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Natalie - Southeast Asia Updates

Class of 2013
Community Organizing Apprentice in Southeast Asia
Track: Compassion - Justice track
Region: Asia - South East

Lessons Learned (typically the hard way)

By on Track: Compassion - Justice Region: Asia - South East

 I’ve had the sudden realization that while I’ve kept everyone updated on some of the inner struggles of my heart, I have never shared the lighthearted lessons I’ve learned here in Thailand.  I want to fix that this month!  So here goes some of my favorite lessons…or the ones I can remember right now.   Buses stop FAST!  Avoid elbowing people directly in the face or knocking groups of people over when you lose your balance. If you sneeze or cough on the sky-train everyone will stare you down because you just got your germs on them.  Wear a mask you jerk! Never… Read more >>

Uncomfortable

By on Track: Compassion - Justice Region: Asia - South East

Merry Christmas!!! It’s that time of year again!  For those of you in Colorado, snow is falling, twinkle lights are shimmering, and Christmas music is perpetually playing everywhere you go.  Occasionally your heart will skip a beat, or your breath will be taken away by something truly special.  For me it was always the lights, the fun Christmas parties, and the quality time with people that evoked those good ol’ feelings of “Christmas cheer.”  However, it was the candle light Christmas Eve service at church that always rendered me breathlessly in awe of the birth of Christ… Read more >>

The State of My Heart

By on Track: Compassion - Justice Region: Asia - South East

For some reason I found myself avoiding writing this month’s blog as long as I possibly could.  So much has happened over the past couple months, and my mind has struggled wildly to make sense of it all.  I read through the blogs of my friends for inspiration, but instead found myself wrapped up in an endless cycle of comparison and jealousy.  That has been the biggest struggle since moving to Bangkok, and I have to admit, it hit me out of the blue. I’m constantly comparing myself to my roommate, to my teammates, to the other students in language school, to images plastered on… Read more >>

November Newsletter

By on Track: Compassion - Justice Region: Asia - South East

Hi Friends!Personal Update:Whew, it’s been a whirlwind of adjusting, emotions, dreaming, and praying, but we are going into our second month here in Bangkok better than I ever would have imagined! Sarah and I officially unpacked our suitcases last week and have started making our apartment more normal.  I never knew how much of a difference a fridge, plates, cups, plastic drawers, and all those things could make me feel.  Apart from feeling more comfortable at home we are starting to feel more comfortable in the city in general.  We have a pretty intense commute everywhere we… Read more >>

First Ministry Update

By on Track: Compassion - Justice Region: Asia - South East

Sawadii Kha (Hello) Friends, My team and I made it to Bangkok safe and sound!  We had some minor bumps, but God was in control of everything.  I spent my first week living in a slum community with some other interns, and now I’ve moved into a low income apartment community with a teammate named Sarah.  We love our community!  The leaders of the community have really taken us under their wing.  We feel more and more at home every day.  Our apartment is one room with a little kitchen and bathroom.  We sleep on mats on the floor, and we actually have a shower… Read more >>

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