I have taken to the skies again, this time back to Belem, Brazil to work on the administrative end of MAP testing. I departed from my school in Lima at around 9:15 am yesterday and arrived in Belem at 12:13 am today. I knew when I left Dunkin Donuts Continue reading
Open Heart Surgery
Today in my church we had a guest speaker and his message was entitled “Open Heart Surgery” from Luke 8:4-15. Pastor Dave Folkerts from Calvary Chapel Melbourne, Florida: Continue reading
October Vacay
I love vacations! It has been several years since I was last in Chilé and I’m glad I had the opportunity to go back. A few of the teachers and I decided to take advantage of the holiday weekend and book an early and cheap domestic flight on LAN to the small town of Tacna, Perú. From there we took Continue reading
Fútbol – a cultural experience
Perú versus Chilé – a World Cup qualifying match. ‘Nuff said. This past Tuesday night, these two international rivals met in Santiago, Chilé to duke it out for three points that go towards qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I heard people talking Continue reading
Jobs and Jesus
Steve Jobs has died. A man who has impacted, influenced, and intervened in the modern world. He has changed how we listen to our music, how we talk on the phone, how we read our books, and we describe a computer – gorgeous. I grieve for his wife and three kids. The sad part, however, is not his physical death. The sad part is there is absolutely no evidence that Jobs new the one who truly and eternally Continue reading