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(Updated) Please pray for energy, encouragement, & enlightenment into subject matter!

Hello,  If you see this in time, please pray for me tomorrow Thursday in the morning. Please pray for me, especially  that I would be able to get enough rest and have energy for my studies. I am feeling worn down and bit discouraged,but I know that God can give me the strength to push …

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Balance

Hello friends and family!  I have just been able to fix my blog-post-writing app, which means it’s going to be a lot easier for me to keep you all updated. Hosanna!  The family reunion had some unexpected logistical turns, but it still went fairly well. Sadly, a couple of my cousins weren’t able to make …

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Kitchen Inspiration: Alex’s Amazingly Tasty Amazingly Fast Tortilla Pizza

 Cooking time: Less than it takes for the delivery man to arrive! Ingredients:  Two large flour tortillas, trimmed to fit if necessary Some olive oil, sprinkled on lightly Some Medium Safeway Select Fire Roasted Salsa, spread thinly with a spoon (I think that the key here is chipotle, or Serrano chilies with garlic) Some cheddar …

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Interview Improvisation

As demonstrated in the story below, language surveyors usually encounter the unexpected, and must be flexible! This is not considered a problem- it is one of the aspects of surveying that makes it so joyful! “During the Pangwa survey in southwestern Tanzania we went to a village to do individual interviews. We had already randomly …

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What do I want to see happen for my birthday? Let me explain:

What do I want to see happen for my birthday? Let me explain: These brothers of mine are genocide survivors. They have dedicated themselves fully the past two years to realizing their dream: Lifting rural Chajul, Guatemala, out of crushing poverty caused by the organized “coyotes” whose business practices amount to robbery. The coyotes take …

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On Prisencolinensinainciusol and Communicating For “a Better Tomorrow”

What does English sound like to foreigners? Or rather, what did English slang sound like  to an Italian pop singer in 1972? This video upload contains both the classroom introduction (with the subtitles below!) and the full music video released later. [See video description for all credits.] This song by Adriano Celentano entitled “Prisencolinensinainciusol” was …

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