Without Borders | Sin Fronteras

After more that 24 hours of traveling, we finally arrived at the airport in Taiwan at about 9:30 pm on Thursday night. We then took a half hour bus ride to the hotel in Taipei (the capital of Taiwan). Thankfully, I was so exhausted that I fell asleep right away and was able to get a good nights rest. In the morning we got up and had breakfast at the hotel and then walked to the Mass Rapid Transit or MRT, which is similar to a subway system in the US. We rode on the MRT for about 20min to get to the high-speed rail train. The high-speed rail took us from Taipei in the north to Zuoying in the south in about an hour and a half, and there was beautiful scenery along the way. I found it interesting that most people in Taiwan seem to be very quiet in public places and then you have our little group talking non-stop, taking selfies, and generally being loud, typical Americans.             When we arrived in Zuoying, we drove for two hours up to a cottage in the mountain

I can't believe that I leave for Taiwan in one week! (which means that I should probably start packing) For those of you who haven't heard anything about my trip, I have the opportunity to go to Taiwan this summer and work with some high school students as we participate in the first Taiwanese and American Young Leaders' Camp. I will be going with fellow students and faculty members from NWC, along with a few other Americans. I leave on June 25th and will return on July 30th. For the first few days, we will be attending an orientation with other Americans who will be doing various missions work in Taiwan this summer. Then we will be leading/participating in several youth camps where we will discuss topics such as leadership, family, society, community, nation, and world. Our main responsibilities will be presenting on the topic of "community" and leading group discussions. An NWC alumnus has been working very hard to put these camps together and he hopes that we

Considering the fact that the last time I posted was more than a month ago during finals week, I thought that it would be a good idea to post an update about the crazy busyness of summer. Coming home from college has been an interesting transition. When I am away at school, I am responsible for myself and my own schedule, so adjusting to my family's schedule can be challenging at times. My mom always wants to know where I'm going and when I will be home, which I expected, but I am glad that she is communicating with me and not just placing restrictions on everything I do. I really missed her while I was at school and I love being able to spend time with her at home. We have been going on bike rides and working out together so that we can both stay in shape. And she has decided to be a leader of the college group at our church this summer, which I am excited about because I know that she really likes to invest in college students like myself. Since coming home from school,