The Chinese students come to the campus for an intense 3 week Total Immersion Program where they are only allowed to speak English and get cited for speaking Chinese.
This is the program we get to facilitate and it is really exciting to see what the new students will be like and how they will progress in their English!
On Sunday we went to a Christian Church in Beijing and it was incredible hearing the message from Pastor Wu; I was really surprised how excited and open he was about his faith and his thoughts about missions, especially considering that being a Christian and working as a missionary is rather frowned upon in this nation. But things are definitely looking up! We also got to explore Beijing and the Peking University Campus, and I must say that this is a really hot, crowded, fast-paced, and amazing city!
Akso, over last few days it has been raining off and on, and Hee Sung told me that the government was making it rain because they didn't want rain to happen during the Olympics... I really thought that he was joking until I heard this same thing from a few other people!
I guess that planes fly over Beijing carrying dust and water and it makes the clouds want to rain?
I don't really know, but it's really kind of freaking me out...
Well, the ONLY other thing I don't like about it here is that the bottled green tea tastes like soap.
But myself, the food, the people, and the cheap Chinese goods are all wonderful!
I'm going to go get some sleep now!
Adios!
3 comments:
It sounds pretty much amazing...and government conspiracies are ALWAYS fun. haha
Thanks for the update. It's great to get to know what it's like for you there. And thanks for the address. I'll be sending something soon. :)
first the people, now the weather. those darn communist governments just have to control everything don't they.
There is pretty much nothing better than "cheap Chinese goods." If only they could come up with a cheap diaper...Enjoying your blog, Morgan. It's the only one I care to read these days! LOVE in Jesus!
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