Work Routine
In all my posts about living over here, I haven't posted much about work. So, I figured I'd fill you in on what that looks like. After all, it's why I came over here in the first place.
My work these days consists of two parts:
1. Learn language at school.
2. Hang out with people and witness.
As you can guess, #2 is much more fun, but would be pretty much impossible without #1.
A Normal Day
On a normal day, I get up and head to the big university here and go to class for most of the day. My class lets out around 4:30, at which time I hang out on campus with students and practice the language and witness as opportunities arise.
I've built relationships with music students almost exclusively on campus. I know a few students in other departments, but mostly just music students. I wish I could say this was by design, that I prayed over who to build relationships with, but the truth is they are the closest to my building on campus.
When I first started going to class a few months ago, I walked out of my building after class one day and looked for the first building I could practice the language and make friends in. Lo and behold, the first suitable building I came across was a cafe on campus where all the music students hang out at. (I think I just ended two straight sentences with prepositions. Is that wrong?)
So, I've been going to this cafe for the past 3 months or so after school most days. I've met a lot of students, made several friends, and have had a lot of opportunities to witness, much more than I thought I would have. Most people around those parts know me as a "spiritual" person. (I really hate that title, we need to come up with a better one.) The guys there are pretty friendly, and several have invited me to their apartments and to hang out on the weekends and things like that.
Well, there you have it. That's what I've been doing for the past few months when I'm not accidentally haggling in the market or spraining ankles on the basketball court.
