Comments on: Introduction… a great place to start! http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/01/06/introduction-a-great-place-to-start-2/ let's activate something Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:40:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Audrey Metz http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/01/06/introduction-a-great-place-to-start-2/#comment-7347 Audrey Metz Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:24:56 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/01/06/introduction-a-great-place-to-start-2/#comment-7347 Hey Solomon and Sean! I'll bet you - Solomon - don't have a problem with being around too many people with the same name! I don't know if there are any "old" people like me who post here, but I had to: I am delighted to read that you LOVE being an MK! That's so refreshing - as is the joy that you express in being privileged to live in other cultures. Let me tell you - if you can appreciate where you are, who you are, at this stage of the game, you are waaay ahead of the game. I know you'll keep focused on learning, educating yourself as you relate to all the people you meet - whether it's here in the Burg or the furtherest corner from nowhere. I hope you keep blogging - I'd love to read more from both of you. And who knows - we may run into each other: I live up a hill, down another hill, and around the corner from EMU. Hey Solomon and Sean! I’ll bet you - Solomon - don’t have a problem with being around too many people with the same name!

I don’t know if there are any “old” people like me who post here, but I had to: I am delighted to read that you LOVE being an MK! That’s so refreshing - as is the joy that you express in being privileged to live in other cultures. Let me tell you - if you can appreciate where you are, who you are, at this stage of the game, you are waaay ahead of the game. I know you’ll keep focused on learning, educating yourself as you relate to all the people you meet - whether it’s here in the Burg or the furtherest corner from nowhere. I hope you keep blogging - I’d love to read more from both of you.

And who knows - we may run into each other: I live up a hill, down another hill, and around the corner from EMU.

]]> By: SRudy http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/01/06/introduction-a-great-place-to-start-2/#comment-7341 SRudy Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:11:19 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/01/06/introduction-a-great-place-to-start-2/#comment-7341 Hey Sean, thanks for replying! I'm not sure if you know the term TCK (Third Culture Kid). If not, it is usually kids who grow up or have lived a great deal away from their passport country, specifically overseas. And even though you are not an MK, and grown up Anabaptist, we are both TCK's which is so cool! Although I never had friends who grew up military kids, many of them have had military connections. So yea, just cause you didn't grow up anabaptist doesn't mean your input isn't valued! No, I am not still in the Philippines, we moved back this summer. I miss it a lot but know that I will make sure my work in the future involves work in Southern or Eastern Africa. Thanks agian for saying hi! Sol Hey Sean, thanks for replying! I’m not sure if you know the term TCK (Third Culture Kid). If not, it is usually kids who grow up or have lived a great deal away from their passport country, specifically overseas. And even though you are not an MK, and grown up Anabaptist, we are both TCK’s which is so cool! Although I never had friends who grew up military kids, many of them have had military connections. So yea, just cause you didn’t grow up anabaptist doesn’t mean your input isn’t valued!

No, I am not still in the Philippines, we moved back this summer. I miss it a lot but know that I will make sure my work in the future involves work in Southern or Eastern Africa. Thanks agian for saying hi!

Sol

]]> By: Sean F http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/01/06/introduction-a-great-place-to-start-2/#comment-7328 Sean F Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:15:54 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/01/06/introduction-a-great-place-to-start-2/#comment-7328 Hey Solomon! I'm pretty new here as well, but I thought I'd say welcome anyway. I'm also a world traveler, although my traveling was as a military kid. That means that I didn't grow up Anabaptist, but hey, nobody's perfect. As penance, I start grad school in Harrisonburg in the fall, which I'm actually pretty excited about. Since I'd like to end up doing international peace/pastoral work with MCC some day, I'd love to hear some about what your parents are doing or have done in the past. Are you still in the Philippines? Sean Hey Solomon!

I’m pretty new here as well, but I thought I’d say welcome anyway. I’m also a world traveler, although my traveling was as a military kid. That means that I didn’t grow up Anabaptist, but hey, nobody’s perfect. As penance, I start grad school in Harrisonburg in the fall, which I’m actually pretty excited about. Since I’d like to end up doing international peace/pastoral work with MCC some day, I’d love to hear some about what your parents are doing or have done in the past. Are you still in the Philippines?

Sean

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