Half a month into Kawayan Camp, I am: 

1. sunburned and evading bugs that bite 
2. speaking English a lot… saken naassign yung Korean na camper e
3. very well-fed and am among the few counselors NOT on a diet and still eating rice everything
4. learning to understand (and speak?) Hiligaynon and Cebuano
5. back to wearing a tubao and baggy clothes
6. falling asleep 0-5 seconds after lying down
7. having a breather from special events… but wait, there is more next week!!!
8. appreciating siesta time
9. enjoying throwing questions at my students about OIA (inductive Bible Study)
10. in demand for my massages
11. washing a lot of dishes while singing Sunday school songs
12. realizing the difficulty of keeping teenagers attentive. the secret is to feed them well
13. chasing the paka, the tuko, and the pabo
14. having KC reunions with West V people after 5 years (waaah Jason at last!!!)
15. doing a lot of praying (please Lord don’t let it rain…)
16. thanking God that I am with Kuya Mark and Vina (boom!)
17. being reminded of lessons learned about personhood, KOG, LCMS, etc.
18. memorizing memory verses creatively… i especially liked like this one:

I lift up my eyes to the hills –
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.