an American girl doing life and her thoughts on relevant subjects
I turned in my two-weeks notice to Fun Expedition on Friday. No one noticed till I said something on Saturday. The management is sad about me leaving. I feel loved. On Thursday, I had to switch my schedule with another person. One of my managers didn't know it, so when I didn't show up, he said that I had called in because he didn't want me to get in trouble for being a no-show. Oh, yeah. I am loved.
posted by Trivia Riddle @ 1:19 AM
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I am a missionary doubling as an English conversation teacher. Honestly though, I feel like the relationships are really why I am here. I have been realizing more and more recently what a blessing it is for me to be an American. In Japanese culture, people are divided into social classes- based on many aspects of life such as age, job, etc.- which totally changes peoples' relationships with one another. Even the language is grammatically based on these divisions. However, since I am not actually a part of their culture, people let me into their lives where they aren't supposed to let others. I am a farmer: sometimes I get the weeds out of people's lives; sometimes I see the chutes breaking through the soil for the first time, but those moments don't come as often as I would like; mostly I plant seeds. (For a nice Biblical allusion, see Matthew 13, the parable of the sower.) There are days when I feel like my time is wasted, when I can see nothing of what I am doing. God keeps me grounded. He reminds me that HE decides which seeds to water, HE decides the best time for harvest.
