Currently Reading Walking With the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development By Bryant L. Myers see related

Under accusation that I've abandoned my blog, I offer my apologies and an attempt to remedy things a bit with this post.  Things have been busy here!  I've been learning to juggle teaching at two different schools, staying connected with important friends here, getting to know people that are important in Katie's life, and being fully present in a very exicting relationship with a very special lady... all to say I've felt awestruck, eager, overwhelmed, encouraged, exhausted, and incredibly blessed all at once!

Not too much to report from my university classes here... things are going well.  The students are into the 3rd unit of the course, focusing on using English in a problem solving context.  We watched Apollo 13 earlier in the week, and they are working in groups to solve some lunar crisis scenarios!  I know, it's all a bit dramatic! Whatever keeps people interested, I suppose...

Our Service and Society class is entering the semester's home stretch, with just about a month left.  I'm looking forward to seeing the students' presentations in December, as they report on a particular person/group of people in this community that falls outside their normal socio-economic boundaries.  There's a lot of good and difficult thinking to be done about how we can really engage in service and relationship with those perceived as the "poor" in this place. 

Other than that, seems the holidays are just around the corner!  Two weeks until Thanksgiving, then the Christmas season, then lots of important visitors, followed by two months of vacation!  Woohoo!