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     So after a significantly long break, I’ve decided to update this blog again.  Not too much has happened sense I last posted in regards to my going to Korea, but a lot as changed in my life.  First, I have really begun to feel as if this is what God is calling me to do.  When I was a Photography major I never really felt at peace with the direction my life was going, but ever sense I switched majors I’ve begun to feel a beautiful sense of peace mixed with a wonderful sense of purpose.  Because of this I have also changed my minor to Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL).

     Second, because I will soon become an international student, I have recently begun to seriously invest my time in the international community here on campus.  I originally started because I felt as if I owed it to the internationals here to give them what I wanted to receive from Yonsei.  But soon that initiative gave way to truly loving the internationals.  I have made some very good friends through the international Bible Study I’ve started attending every Friday night.  It is very obvious that God is working through this ministry and I would like to ask everyone reading this to stop and pray for Michael (the Bible Study leader) and all those involved with reaching out to the internationals.  I am looking to help start a Buddy Program (what would be called App Peers) here.  That’s pretty much a program where every international student is pared with an App student and it is the responsibility of the App student to help integrate the international student into Apps campus life and help them with any problems they might have.  Pretty much to be their best friend and helper.  I’m very adamant about this because most of the international students I’ve talked to on campus tell me that after orientation, they are pretty much left to their own devises in integrating into campus life and that having a “Buddy” would have been wonderful.

     Third, I’ve decided that after I graduate (and if I really feel this is where God is leading me) I am going to go back to Korea to teach ESL.  I’m looking at anywhere from 1 to 5 years.  I’m very excited at the possibility of this and plan on looking into options while I’m over there next spring.

     That’s all for now!  I’m super excited to see how all of these things fall into place in the future!

안녕!

Some of the international students I've gotten to know!

Yoon Hee (South Korea), Amy (China), Renu (India)

Chris (student leader in Bible Study), Renu, Me, Abhinaya (India), Jerry (China)