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Boumans by the Danube: August 2011
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Boumans by the Danube. Wednesday, August 31, 2011. Murphy's Law, God's Grace. Jeff asked me to carry the envelope with the money for the stamps in my bag. I put the envelope in my bag, and we set off. I was being helpful already! Much better to have $2000 worth of Hungarian forints in my bag than shoved into his pants' pocket. Now you can see where this is going, right? And fear. Where was all that money? Tuesday, August 30, 2011. Suffice to say we had a great time there. A very good time. Just a slice o...
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Boumans by the Danube: I Love Lars
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Boumans by the Danube. Thursday, September 11, 2014. This blog post isn't really about Hungary or Budapest. But it is about life. Last night we invited the students to our apartment for a movie night. Though Budapest has plenty of wonderful places for them to explore every time they step out of their dorm, we like to offer them a chance to be in a home for a while. We brought a couple of our favorite movies with us from home and decided to watch Lars and the Real Girl. As we watched Lars. His wife calls ...
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Boumans by the Danube: October 2011
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Boumans by the Danube. Sunday, October 30, 2011. It's a great big world - it's a great big moon - it's a great big sky - it's a great big love for you." These lyrics from Pierce Pettis keep rolling around in my head as I continue to experience new things this fall. We are just past our halfway point of time away from our home in Grand Rapids, and starting to wonder things like, "what does this experience mean for us? This is a photo taken in the Old City of Dubrovnik, Croatia last weekend. Headed down th...
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Boumans by the Danube: November 2011
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Boumans by the Danube. Saturday, November 26, 2011. And a good time was had by all. Thursday, November 24, 2011. For music swelling and echoing through the rooms of St. Columba's Church,. I thank you, Lord. For dancing and silliness and not being afraid to look foolish,. I thank you, Lord. For the wonder of food: the labor that produces it, the hands that prepare it, and the providence that supplies it,. I thank you, Lord. For the bed at 852 Calvin that is starting to call my name,. I thank you, Lord.
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Boumans by the Danube: Time Flies
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Boumans by the Danube. Friday, September 5, 2014. Some things that stand out in the last month:. Lena Vida and Nora Takács. Lena even invited all of us to a surprise birthday party for her sister at their home in a town outside the city. It was a beautiful evening with lovely people who extended very gracious hospitality to a large group of strangers. (You can read more about it from Abi's perspective here. Birthday party in Lena's backyard. Lunch with Kata Kallay. A lunch with Kati Füged. I, the woman w...
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Boumans by the Danube: Making meaning, and walking humbly
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Boumans by the Danube. Sunday, September 7, 2014. Making meaning, and walking humbly. Cameras. Laptops. Smart phones. Facebook. Instagram. Snapchat. Conversation. Observation. Eyes. Ears. Mouth. Nose. Hands. Language. Culture. History. I have been thinking alot about interpreting the world lately. Or making meaning. In a reading assignment this week from Patty Lane's book Crossing Cultures: Making Friends in a Multicultural World. September 7, 2014 at 1:11 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Boumans by the Danube: Second Time 'Round
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Boumans by the Danube. Tuesday, August 19, 2014. What is it like to be back in Budapest? I find a lot things I'm experiencing falling into one of three categories:. Things that are the same. Things that are different. Things that are new. Hungarian friends, old ones and new ones, are amazingly kind and hospitable to us. We've already visited two homes of Hungarian friends and had numerous social gatherings and been given many kinds of help. Being in a different culture with a different language i...Cars ...
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Boumans by the Danube: My own two hands - who can make this world a better place? (and an update)
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Boumans by the Danube. Sunday, November 16, 2014. My own two hands - who can make this world a better place? Two months' worth of thoughts from Jeff, and a general update, plus some nice pictures! With My Own Two Hands". Jack Johnson, featuring Ben Harper -. Https:/ www.youtube.com/watch? I can change the world. With my own two hands. Make it a better place. With my own two hands. Make it a kinder place. With my own two hands. With my own two hands. I can make peace on earth. With my own two hands. And t...
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Boumans by the Danube: Return to the Danube
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Boumans by the Danube. Sunday, August 3, 2014. Return to the Danube. Once again on a Sunday morning in early August we have trunks and suitcases packed, and we are off to Budapest, Hungary. We will live in the same apartment, become reacquainted with the city and friends we have made there, welcome a group of Calvin students to an off-campus learning semester, and experience cross-cultural living for the fall semester. August 3, 2014 at 7:49 AM. What a great opportunity for them! Return to the Danube.
