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| In an effort to include you all in my life at UC Davis, I have started a blog devoted to you: whishh.blogspot.com. I'm not exactly sure how it differs from this one; slashymovement kind of feels a little more personal (even though I rarely post, and when I do, it's often a copy-paste of an email I sent to everyone anyway...)
There are up and down days; I am slowly coming to terms with the fact that this isn't undergrad anymore, and life will never be the same again (oh stop being melodramatic). At the same time, it is exciting looking ahead at all the work to be done! Sometimes, I feel like I've been sucked into another world. I haven't forgotten you guys, I'm just still sorting through this whirlwind. Please don't feel intimidated about saying hi once in awhile; even if I'm studying and can't continue the conversation, it will make me feel warm and fuzzy, and I need all the warm-fuzziness I can get when I'm studying :)
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| My mom found out California's in a drought, so she's been trying to save water by collecting the water we use in the kitchen sink and using it to water the garden. She's very proud of herself.
mom: I'm trying to do my part!
mom: They should give me an award!
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| With a little over a month left before I head off to medical school, I have been getting more and more apprehensive about the road ahead of me. I ought to have more faith, but quite honestly, I am scared out of my mind. I have been mulling over Moses, and the passage in Exodus when God sends him to rescue the Israelites. Moses presents God with insecurities about his abilities to lead, yet the three miracles God shows/promises Moses are probably the most unconvincing arguments I’ve ever seen:
1) turning Moses’ staff into a fearsome snake and giving him completely backwards advice on how to handle the situation (grab the snake by its tail instead of its head?? Everyone knows that’s what you do if you want to DIE)
2) striking Moses with leprosy (who wants to follow a diseased leader?)
3) turning water into blood (not the most helpful ability in the desert)
In my times of uncertainty, I want proof God will fix my weaknesses and give me capabilities & resources adequate for the task in front of me. Instead, God uses these signs to show Moses: He can take completely stupid actions and make them successful, Moses is even more vulnerable than he ever imagined, and even the most precious and vital resource Moses can think of is actually unreliable and rotten.
I suppose God would say to me, you want the truth? Medical school is going to be much harder than you ever imagined, and you are weaker and more unprepared than you ever imagined. But I am your Creator, I have chosen you, and I will go before you, so stop asking questions and let’s buckle down for the ride.
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| Thought I would write a brief update from Taiwan (that way I don't have to rack my brains to remember everything when I come back). The weather & mosquitos haven't been too bad (I think my mom has actually been bitten more than me). It's been nice just resting - our schedule is pretty chill - and spending time with people. I've picked up some Taiwanese (I learned a very important sentence: "I'm telling you, I am really full!" and after I told Yi-Xin (cousin) this one, he taught me: "I'm telling you, I'm not a pig!") and reading Chinese (Grandma's helping me read through my mom's book).
I learned to make zongzi with Grandma (mom's side), and Aunt Lee-Sue took me for a foot massage - it was pretty painful -_- but interesting! I also had lunch with Aunt Lee-Sue and one of her old students who is now a surgeon. I was hoping I could ask him questions about being a doctor & what surgery is like, but this was actually kind of an awkward lunch.... I have the feeling my aunt was trying to set us up (AWKWARDDDDD). ahahaha ohhhh boy.
I've been trying to spend more time with Grandma and Grandpa (dad's side). Grandpa likes to watch this Taiwanese drama at night, so I watch with him - I get to practice listening to Taiwanese and reading the Chinese words on the bottom. Honestly, hanging out with them stretches my patience sometimes. I am seeing a lot of how I need to grow in selfless love and patience and humility. It's amazing how good my mom is at listening to people!
It's pretty crazy watching my mom at her evangelism. When we're at Grandma's (mom's side) house, she follows Grandma and Grandpa around with her tape of the Taiwanese Bible and plays it wherever they are; otherwise she'll talk to them about God and Christianity. She's so relentless! We went to TaoYuan with Grandma's younger brother and his wife, and during the hour-long ride there and back, Mom also kept talking to them about the Bible and God. When we had lunch with Po-Wen (cousin) and Yu-Ming (his friend who visited us before), she kept telling Po-Wen he should go to church and bring Yu-Ming.
One night Yi-Xin and Pei-San (his wife) joined us for dinner, and Yi-Xin shared about how things are going at his company right now, how he's seen God working there. It's exciting to see his enthusiasm to serve God with his business, how he practices trusting God with his business concerns.
I think I am feeling the after-effects of graduation; I'm missing Berkeley people terribly, and feeling kind of lost - questioning what am I doing with my life? Where am I going? But it's okay, just need to be patient and take things one step at a time :)
the crazy big wok of rice for zongzi-making
we made 90+ of these!
a carrot from my grandma's (mom's side) farm
a fuzzy caterpillar from my grandma's farm
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