There are two ways that Sundays are Swedish for me. First, church is in Swedish. I do grab an earpiece for concurrent translation, but I try to listen to the Swedish first and then hear the interpretation to check my understanding and fill in gaps of vocabulary. Sometimes it works great, sometimes the timing with the translation is just a bit behind to make this work well.
My colleague at Johannelund was the preacher today. He did his PhD at Fuller.
Sometimes, I think Lars-Göran looks a bit like Russel Crowe.
What do you think?
There is some quirky humor in theological circles. Others started this look-a-like humor, finding famous people that look like some less famous theologians and biblical scholars. Here are a couple links! (For the second link, there are many additional look-a-likes on the right navigation bar.)
- http://jamesmcgahey.blogspot.se/2013/05/theologian-and-preacher-doppelgangers_20.html
- https://amazinglookalike.wordpress.com/2014/11/14/n-t-wright-and-richard-schiff/
Sundays are also Swedish in the sense that they are days to put in some extra time on language practice. On Friday, I have another oral exam, so I’m working on putting together my news article to discuss.
I took a break to make some no-bake cookies.
On my way biking home from church on the packed snow, I remember once thinking that one biker in Bellevue doing this was crazy. (Kari, I believe it was your brother!) And now, I do it every day! I still need to get the studded tires on our bicycles. The packed snow really isn’t too bad. The freezing rain will be the bad stuff.
Anya and I are on our 27th day of playing ping pong at least once a day. While we play, I throw out a word, and she tries to find a lyric in a musical to match. Words include: red, inside, grandmother, socks, ladder, arrow, chicken, and more! Sometimes she has to make an analogy, but she is amazing!
I Skyped with my parents in the evening, but Anya was tired and had already gone to bed.
With blessings,
Beth
As a freshmen at the U of Minnesota, I biked in the snow all of December until I left to go to Bible College in LA. Quite the reprieve from frozen toes. Biking on ice, rough ruts and dips made from footprints when it was wet and slushy, was the worst. Hard to control direction; very bumpy. But the tires were nice and wide with good tread. Can’t imagine what biking with studded bicycle tires would be like! Wow! How deep are the studs? How much do they stand up out of the tire?
LOL, could have been my brother or me! When I was in Norway, slipping and sliding as I walked, I was amazed st the bikes going zipping past. But it is easier to bike than walk in snow!
I wonder if they even sell studded tires in China. If they do I may just get some because Wuhan behaves a lot like Seattle during the winter so it could be icy. But they are saying this winter is going to be much colder and I’m dreading it.