EGW in Letters to Young Lovers

You are now in your student’s life; let your mind dwell upon spiritual subjects. Keep all sentimentalism apart from your life. You are now in the formative period of character; nothing with you is to be considered trivial or unimportant which will detract from your highest, holiest interest, your efficiency in the preparation to do the work God has assigned you. – {LYL 76.5}
It is your duty to remove every objectionable feature of character that you may be complete in Christ Jesus. You have a large fund of affection and will need to be constantly guarded lest you bestow your affection upon unworthy objects. Character is formed for usefulness and duty by studying the life and character of Jesus Christ, who is our Pattern. – {LYL 76.6}
You cannot be too careful and too particular in all your ways. Let the influence wherever you are be of that character to help and bless others. God has a work for you to do. In no case put your neck under a yoke that will be galling all your life. Be true to yourself and true to your God, and you will have the favor of God, which is of more value than life itself. I pray the Lord to bless you abundantly. – {LYL 77.1}

Midterm Evaluation

Some things don't change despite a trip across the waters...

It's been a good crash course in living in Korea 101 for the last two months. Now to take a breather and continue on to part 2 of living in Korea for the rest of this year where I get to turn to cultivating me.

Goals:

• Read a book a week
• Pass HSK Level 4 for Chinese on December test date = 30 characters every weekday 
• Do my best to prepare for tutoring sessions
• Travel somewhere new outside of Seoul at least once a month 
• Hike a different mountain every 2 weekends 
• Set time apart daily to read the paper news in Korean & English 
• Don't skimp on PT appointments

my dynamic korea days

4:45am wake up

5:53am catch bus

6:40am morning vespers with teachers

7:00am teach class, return to seoul national campus

9:00am korean class, bfast + lunch somewhere during breaks

1:00pm korean history class

5:00pm korean citizenship issues, application preparation, passport issues. errday. EVERY DAY

8:00pm tutor

11:00pm return home

Repeat. 

Korea calls it living dynamic, I call it living with my head cut off. I don't know how I survived this summer, but it's been an absolutely fantabulous time that's winding down its summer days~