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The moment I heard about the Lithuanian Study Abroad program, I knew that it would become a part of my journey. But when it came time to pack my bags, I realized I would be traveling across the world by myself, not knowing anyone on the other side. I felt strongly that this was where God wanted me, but I was completely scared out of my comfort zone. It turns out that is actually one of best places to be – I learned who I really am, apart from all of my support systems. I think that if I had gone with people I knew, I wouldn’t have connected as much with the international students I was surrounded by.
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When I was thinking about something to write for this issue, I was overwhelmed by the fact that this would be the last one of the year. After careful thought, preparation, and much digression, I decided that I would write about the little things.
The “little things” are those people, places, objects, or anything that in some small way changes who we are. This sounds grandiose at first, but in reality it’s not; it’s just things that I and people I know have found to be cool, or, as I learned in Marriage and Family, to be little “nuggets.”
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We are coming to the end of midterms and essays, the cherry trees are beginning to blossom, and our textbooks are out of sight and out of mind: summer is approaching!
As we prepare ourselves for countless adventures in the coming season, I find myself with a burning question: can any of that summer cheer be sent my way?
I anticipate this summer to be far different (and less eventful) than those in the past. I will once again be home on the secluded Lopez Island, tucked away in the Puget Sound. Change is in the air this time, however.
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I am a self-confessed doubter. Most of my own explorations emerge out of questioning the structures surrounding me. For instance, I only became a Christian because I doubted the value spheres and philosophical understandings of my own upbringing. Doubt is necessary for strengthening faith; through doubt we begin our search for truth.
Apparently, I am in a long line of those who explored doubt’s connection to truth. Sixteenth-century poet, John Donne, once wrote, “To come to a doubt, and to a debatement of any religious duty, is the voice of God in our conscience: Would you know the truth? Doubt and then you will inquire.”
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In my years as a Kwantlen student, I longed to be part of Trinity Western University. During my breaks, I would drive down the road and pretend to be a TWU student. I would walk around, talk to friends, and eat in the cafeteria. When I saw someone I knew, they would ask me, “Do you go here?” I would hide a blush and glumly respond, “No, I only pretend.”
To most, this probably seems lame, perhaps even a little ridiculous. But there was something different about TWU. The question is: what was it? I suppose this question is often raised. We seek to determine what distinguishes TWU from the school down the road. What is a Christian liberal arts education? The obvious answer is usually Christian worldview integration.
