settling in...

another retreat picture

(:

things about taiwan...no good chocolate, not even hersheys. instead, we have:

lol...what?!? (btw, it doesn't taste anything like hersheys...or even chocolate for that matter...)

internet!

i finally have internet! skype with me!!! i'm serious. and webcam it (: i miss your faces/voices. haha.

work

to be honest, it's been grueling for me. i was delighted to find that work hours were actually 9am-5pm. but because it IS research, hours have been much longer (can't leave until we finish taking care of the yeast etc etc). the hours have been 7am-9pm, and also to 7pm and it's been draining both physically and mentally.

regardless, i am still extremely thankful for the job, the convenience of only walking 15 min to get to work, as well as the learning experiences that come from it.

prayer requests:

-roomates are pretty much moved in. but i'm usually so tired after i get home that i just lock up in my room. please pray that i would not be lazy in reaching out to them and that i would find ways to show them Christ's love.

-co-workers. that i reach out to them. i'm falling into the "work for money" and not taking opportunities to witness to the people i spend...more than half a day with.

-that i would use internet as a means of communication and necessity, not a means of wasting time. times of reflection and prayer had been good because internet/tv were not there to distract me.

and to end off, ms. karen liu's aunt:

yes, karen, you look much younger than she does.