"The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes."
In an attempt to be as biblical as possible....okay, we actually don't know why, but something in the Philippine air has subjected our poor dear Amberlea to a semi-permanent case of sneezing. However, it does appear to be getting better; the daily count has been steadily declining from 86 to 74 and is getting even better. And let's look on the bright side, you can't ever loose her, you can hear her from a mile away.
We are so grateful for Rhonda's foresight and fabulous ideas. She has paired each of us with a Filipina girl who can be our prayer partner and special friend who can teach us about all the little nuances of the Philippine culture that we would never be able to figure out on our own. In turn, we get to teach them all the silly things Canadians do. They are all close to our age and studying at the university in Cebu. Here, highschool only goes up to grade 10, so you can graduate from univerisy by the time you are 20 (our age). Here is a little bit about each of our partners:
We are so grateful for Rhonda's foresight and fabulous ideas. She has paired each of us with a Filipina girl who can be our prayer partner and special friend who can teach us about all the little nuances of the Philippine culture that we would never be able to figure out on our own. In turn, we get to teach them all the silly things Canadians do. They are all close to our age and studying at the university in Cebu. Here, highschool only goes up to grade 10, so you can graduate from univerisy by the time you are 20 (our age). Here is a little bit about each of our partners:
Amberkay: my partner's name is Ocean. She is 19 and in her second year of university. She is the cutest thing I have ever seen, she comes to a little past my waste, and when I hug her I kneel down, and we're about the right height for hugging. She is so sweet. She is a little bit Chinese, as there are a lot of Chinese in the Philippines. She has a great story; she has had so many accidents, she says she has a cat with nine lives, and she has used up eight of them. She told us one story about how she fractured her neck, but God was gracious to her, and she is no longer paralyzed, and she is fine now! She loves acting, just like me, and was just in a play where she was the villain. So, we had a lot in common. =) I'm so excited to get to know her more.
Amberlea: Riezl is my partner. A 17 year old tourism student, and she is from Lorega. She lives there with her 7 siblings. She is turning 18 in a few weeks and that is a pretty big deal here, so we are having a party for her. She is writing a book about Lorega, and it looks really cool. I'm looking forward to it being published. She is very funny, and always teases us about things. She just texted me that she is putting together her first tour package for a client right now! I'm really excited to spend more time getting to know her and her life her.
Amber Rae: Jonah is the lovely and extremely humerous girl, who is also 20! perfect :) right from the taxi ride from the airport, she and i connected, joking with each other, throwing a bit of sarcasm around and showing some love. She already knows that one of my languages of love is physical touch and she gives the most amazing massages! haha even this morning she told me not to go to bed early, because she has to give me a massage! haha lucky me, now i look forward to getting to know her and finding her language of love so i can serve her. I already know i can and will learn so much from her, and i'm blessed to see her smiling face every morning. She is studying in the universtity for her business and marketing degree...something which i know not of, but maybe i might pick up a few things :) She is fabulous!!! Awesome sense of humour!!! and yaya, i have no other words :)
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