the world

how can we fix this?
The Spoils: A Scramble for Tin in Congohttp://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/11/15/world/africa/20081115-congo/index.html

it needs to be fixed.

japan day two

ah yesterday was so much fun! we got going in the am (it took forever to get Danyal going and ready, he is such a girl!) first stopped at starbucks for a bit of breakfast (we gave in but it was only pastries and coffee and really good!) and mapped out our days adventure. We then proceeded to experience the finest transportation system - the JR rail. It was great, even better than NY system. Very easy and takes you everywhere!

First we went to Shibuya for a bit of shopping - it was amazing. We came across the biggest and busiest pedestrian crossing. Seriously hundreds of people crossing every which way! We found an atm that would take foreign cards (Citi bank go figure but the japanese pronounced it shitty bank haha!) and got out some cash. Then came the shopping! Oh it was SO fun. I litterally bought an outfit and put it on myself while we were shopping. It all started with this skirt that has stars on it and then I needed a top to match, shoes to match, found an adorable star necklace that matched and then I needed to buy a bag to put all of my old clothes in haha! Clothes are pricey here though, usually 30 to 40 bucks for one shirt. And everything is crazy! All of the clothes have wild colors and prints and buttons and zippers and hoods with bunny ears attached. Its really wild and different but the japanese look great. I bought some pretty awesome funny stuff. The first mall we went too had 8 floors and it was all womens clothing! We stopped at this shop on the street and only had hosery - i took a picture of these rainbow stripped kneehighs. They were pretty great.

There are SOOO many people here. It just reminds me how small I am. Anyway, gots to go, have someone waiting for the free internet! Love you and let me know if you don`t want to receive emails.

Christy

mousetrap

worst week ever. my principle told me i wasnt coming back next year. crazy man with bloody hand cussing me out on the street. scratching up my car from a bad parking job.

do bad things really happen in threes? I hope that is the case so that its all done. I can't take anymore. I've hit my fill of bad things. Good thing asia got booked - I'm sooooooooooooo excited. japan, china, and thailand all for a month. its going to be so insane. i can't beleive. its going to be amaaaazing.

35 more days of school. mom is coming this week. maybe things are looking up.

your body is a temple

I was reading Corinthians 3:16 on wednesday: "Dont you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's spirit lives in you?" and I just think its funny how much food I ate that day and consequently barfed it all up. I don't know, I was just thinking about that verse all week - I've been feeling kind of bad - stomach bug or something I guess. But how does God live in us? All the good things that come from this world - that must be God living in us.

clothe yourself

1 corinthians 1:10
I appeal to you brothers in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.

How important is it to fight with someone? Worth sacrificing christ's love that should be shown to that person? When you are fighting and are divided with someone are you fulfilling that call to love as christ did? I think not. How can I be in unity today with my co-workers? How can I love them today? How can I forgive them?

Wow - a post of 20 questions. I love this joke though - No need to go shopping when you can clothe yourself right here (referring to the bible)! Haha, love Mandy joon. Apparently though I have to be initiated into the persian life this weekend though with the 13 day after new year festival. how I love those persians.

Back to the verse and clothing. God I pray that today you would help to close all divisions within the body of christ. That I would be a uniter and not a fighter.

long time no post

ohh my gosh friday was so hilarious. don't think i've had such fun since hawaii. rebecca and i were in the city becuase we decided since hawaii that we needed to have lives like the HI corps so we went to see a play then went to a bar and we weren't there for even five minutes when this guy comes up to us with an invitation to join a bachlor bus. needless to say free champagne and gooseberry vodka lately it made for some good stories. and a cute italian mormon :-)

mexico this friday ahhhhh! i'm scared from the bathroom stories - hopefully i will survive. anticipation anticipation anticipation.....