Busy, Busy, Busy

Well, the above statement about covers everything that's going on my life at the moment. Lots of homework, a bit of stress, and many things to get done. After I write this, I'm going to the library to isolate myself for a homework session so I can have everything done before Thanksgiving break. I'm looking forward to seeing everybody, and to the game night on Friday. :D We can have it at my house if need be, I'm sure.

Retreat went well, it was lots of fun. :) I'll post some pictures.

Last week in the library, a student from Korea or Japan who is here in the US trying to learn English came up to the front desk while I was working and asked, in very broken English, if she could ask us a few questions. We said sure she could, so she started in with a very intelligible "Whaboutinvilenz?" She repeated the question a couple times, before I was able to craftily sneak a look at the notebook on which she had the question written. Following is a transcript as close as I can get it from memory:

Girl: "Wha bou tin vilenz?"
Me and Kelsey (girl I work with): What?
Girl: "Whad boot tin billens?"
Me: Uh . . . (sneaks look at binder) Oh! What about teen violence?
Girl: (nods and smiles)
Kelsey: . . . it's bad.
Me: Well, I'd say that a lot of teen violence gets started because of gangs and gangs get started because kids are growing up without a father, or with a mother who has to work all the time to support a family. So these young kids join gangs looking for a family. (girl writes down about four or five words)
Girl: "Wha hiz ee sos?"
Me: The source? Well, I guess we kinda already talked about that with the broken families and all. Kids join gangs looking for a family.
Girl: "Famiwies?"
Kelsey: Yeah.
Girl: "Wa diz da . . . solooshun?"
Kelsey: (answers immediately, like two-year-old) Jesus.
Me: Heh. Yeah, that.
Kelsey: And community programs.
Me. Good one. (smiles)
Girl: "I sorry, I don no, wha is diz Jesus?"
Kelsey and Me: (Stare blankly) . . .
Me: (slightly unbelievingly) What is Jesus?
Girl: (nods)
Me: Well . . .
Kelsey: (poking a little fun) Do it Bonnie! Share your faith right now!
Me: Heh. You know the Christian book, the Bible?
Girl: "Bybuwl."
Me: Yeah. Well, in the Bible Jesus is believed to be the Son of God sent to die on the cross to save mankind from their sins.
Girl: "Oh owkaey. Could I have yous signachous? Hav prouf uv ansoor?"
Me: Oh sure, yeah.

And that was the end of that. I guess I was a little shocked to have someone coming to SPU who didn't know who Jesus is . . . but she may have meant that she didn't recognize the name. I'm assuming that Jesus is called different things in different languages. You never know though. All different kinds of people come to SPU.

I went to see a play Saturday night for my theatre class based on the novel Purgatory by Dante. Well, very loosely based. It was okay, but the actress overacted just a little. And having a runny nose was a little distracting too, although I do think I'm getting better from whatever I caught at retreat.

Well that's all for now, kids. I have one-and-a-half weeks of school left, then finals, then Christmas break starting the ninth! XD

The Dazed Denizen