Them Some Tall Boyz

In honor of the Olympics, which is now just one week away, I thought I'd do a little sports-related post! :) While Joy and I were out runnin errands a couple of weeks ago we ran into this:The NBA Jam Van! There was loud music thumpin' and a plethora of young NBA wannabes competing in 3 on 3 and slam dunk contests.I had to take advantage of the opportunity to snap a pic of some East Asia guys who've got height on me!

Didn't We Have FUN?!?!?!

We love ya Val and we do miss ya!

Val's Last Night

We had a progressive dinner in honor of Val on her last night. :)

1st stop: The Yummy Dumpling Place

Val sandwich.2nd stop: Grandma's. It's a little snack shop we discovered not long ago, and we actually know "Grandma" the owner. This little snack is something like sticky rice covered in batter and peanut sugary tasting topping.Last stop: Jack Hut! Our favorite drink- Brown Sugar Milk Tea.

Thanks for remembering us during this time of transition!

Visitors

I had such a great week with Stef and Sarah! Here are some fun highlights:Taking lots of pics with fun statues!Meeting up with some students at my university.Getting our hairwashed, which here includes nearly 15 minutes of wash and scrub, then another 15 minutes of head and shoulder massages, all for a little over a buck!And CUT! Yes, after nearly 2 years I finally got my first haircut in East Asia.You really can't even tell a difference, besides it being shorter. They had to temporarily straighten the afro to check to make sure it was all shaped up. So Stef and I were excited about having super straight hair, until a downpour came out of nowhere about 2 hours after we left the shop, and out came the curls again! :)The beautiful girls with the scary living statue guy!And my favorite, sipping on coffee and having heart to hearts! :)

Freedom

We're done with school! :) Our landlords helped us get started celebrating by taking us out to sing karoke!Some precious friends are visiting for the week. More pics with Stef and Sarah soon!Sally and Lisa came over and brought us some fun gifts!Matching bibs(?) and scarves!Val and Sally, the first of many goodbyes for her.

Study Break :)

Since all of our friends are leaving at different times according to when their finals are done, we decided to celebrate the end of the semester with a little early with a "study break" party. Uno and Phase 10! The girls had a hay day going through some of Val's old clothes! Thanks for remembering us as we and fellow students are taking exams!

Independence Day!

Happy 4th of July!We borrowed a friend's soccer ball grill (notice it's the height of a wal-mart sack) to grill some hotdogs and hamburgers!And got to enjoy some home-cooking! :) Oh and we shared...we didn't eat it all ourselves!

There are so many things to especially be thankful for today! One that has come to my mind throughout this day is...the freedom to hear truth about the Maker from an early age! The truth that leads to everlasting unwavering freedom!