So I don't have a 'topic' this time for my entry, which kind of sucks, because I tend to lack coherency, but I'll try my best to logically lay out my thoughts. There's just too many things that are running through my mind. So here goes...
Lately, I've seem to have been asked many times about whether I'd rather stay in San Diego or go home. To be honest, I have no idea. I pretty torn between these two places. For one thing, the weather is fantastic in San Diego (sorry for rubbing it in to you guys back in Ontario where it's been snowing for the past week - hahahahhaa suckers =P), but that's really not the thing holding me to this city. In fact, it's not the place that matters to me that much, but it's the people in the city/place that makes me love living here. It's been amazing to meet such friendly and open people at church - and for that matter, I finally stopped the church hopping I was doing all of last summer. I've really enjoyed my time with my community group - getting to share with them my joys, pains and struggles as well as seek advice from more mature people/Christians. It's been a real blessing to have these people, practically just next door from where I'm staying. Their hospitality and outreach stories are remarkable too. One of the guys (with his wife) went door to door on their apartment floor last week to just chat with their neighbors with the mindset that a spiritual conversation may evolve or a spiritual seed may be planted. I'm not sure how many of us (certainly not me) have the guts to go door to door to do that. Another thing about coming to a place where I don't know very many people is that it forces me to step outside this nice little (Waterloo) bubble I've been in and open myself up to new friends and new opportunities and be able to put some of the problems and burdens back home aside (not many, but a few I'd like to mend/forget about - but these don't seem to be going anywhere... sigh).
On the flip side, I have kick-ass friends and family back home and when I have those spare moments or moments where I'm alone, (yes, this is gonna sound cheesy/sappy...) where I miss you guys the most. You guys are the ones who understand me the most and know me the best. Of course, home-cooked meals are awesome too.... I mean, I cook here too, but I feel so limited in what I feel like cooking - certainly, food variety for a meal is lacking (very much so >_<). Speaking of which, it's been quite fun cooking for myself though - I can experiment all I want without worrying about other people's taste buds hahaha. And yeh, all of the gatherings which involves food.... man, I can't wait 'til I'm back =D looking forward to those during the Christmas break (desserts.....mmmmmmm).
Now, for some really random stuff:
Going back two weeks, it was the first time attending baptismal service where it was held on the oceanside/large natural body of water. I'm used to the indoor pool/tub thing behind the pulpit. It was so cool to be at that, using God's 'pool' for baptism - it was so awesome. It was pretty awesome too how my grandma, Nate and Aaron also got baptized the same day too back home ^_^. Definitely a day to remember.
I think it was two (or maybe three) weeks ago, but Dan and I got free symphony tickets to another concert (well, another for me =) ) I love free stuff =D This concert was much better than the first one I went to... WAAAYYY better. Pascal Roge isn't a crackhead like the female soloist from the first concert. And Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra was excellent too. It's definitely a small world too - Peter Oundjian (conductor of the TSO) was the guest conductor for this concert - how bizarre. I never knew that he used to be a violinist in the Tokyo string quartet until this concert. (just another violin nerd fact I learned haha)
I can't believe there's only really 3 weeks of work left here. This term has flown by crazily fast.
Ok. Enough randomness here.
