Life in Malaysia!
Hii... much love to all. i have had many people ask me when i was going to blog on here...and to be honest i sorta forgot about this thing! so here we go...
Malaysia is great! It is such an awsome place, the people are amazing..so friendly. Malaysia is made up of mainly three people groups, the malays, the chinese, and the indians...so it is a very culture rich place to live. The food is awsome..one of my favourite parts about malaysia so far:) They have everything!! One of my favourite meals is Banana Leaf!! Malaysia is quite hot and tropical, and i am still trying to get use to the heat. It feels wierd having this kind of weather in the September! I'm so use to having fall this time of year. I can only imagine how christmas is going to feel. My school is great and so are the people. In my class there are 9 of us and lots of nations are represented...2 canadians, 2 Americans, 3 chinese from malaysia, and 2 from England . There are other schools going on here at the same time and in those classes, there are people from all of the places i mentioned, plus Indonesia, China, India, and Germany! So yeah, our base is full of people from everywhere and it adds a lot of flavour...dinner time is especially fun when we all gather! I started classes last monday. WE are doing the Kairos course for this week, which is all about God, cultures and world missions. It has been really interesting, but tough because they have taking a semester long course and squished it into one week!
As far as adventure and fun, i have done some pretty cool things since being here. I have had a tour of downtown Georgetown(Penang) and got to see lots of hindu and buddhist temples, and muslim mosks. The streets in the downtown are intense! So many sights and smells. It is crowded because there are many people here, and they drive super fast...not to mention on the left side of the road(still trying to get use to that). They don't really stop at all the stop signs here either which can be scary. They also don't have to wear their seat belt! But it is a really rewarding experience to be amongst all these people, esperiencing there daily lives. The streets are colourful! You will walk down a street and it will be mainly indian, full of sari and punjabi shops, spices shops and indian food(curry is sooo good), hena stalls, bangle(bracelet) stalls, cows....it is just sooo colourful. then you will come into a chinese neighbourhood and the street will be lit with chinese lanterns and it is soo beautiful...again awsome food...it doesn't matter which people group your experiencing here, the food is to die for!
I also got to go to this secluded beach that we had to take a fisherman boat to get to. It was phneominal!! Lush tropical jungles surround the beach..growing on mountianous landscapes! Emrald green water(not everywhere in penang tho), starfish, lots of fish..not all nice! One girl got stung by a jelly fish, but it is acually rare to get stung because they only come at high tide and therefore, people know not to swim then...not us tho, but we now know! It was an awsome day at the beach tho...which ended with a spontaneous time of worship.
They also welcomed us with a 'welcome to malaysia' feast! We all dressed up in traditional malay, chinese or indian dress and had an evening full of great food and entertainment, as well as lots of information given about malaysia and its people. It was I think my favourite time so far, along with the beach day.
On base, there are a bunch of houses that everyone lives in and also there desinated houses for meals, classrooms, prayer times, and so on. I live in a house called Thailand with 2 of my leaders, Andrew and Gretel(from Australia, married), Jayme, another leader, and then 2 other students, both girls. So yeah, a house full of girls and one boy! Good times! All of the houses hanve names of different countries in asia. The community we live in is really nice...it acually backs up into the jungle! But this doesn't mean i live in a small village! I live is a big city, just on the outskirts.
So as you can see, I am absolutely loving it here. I have made some really awsome friends here, that are going to be be lifelong friends! They are soo amazing...and we all share a similar heart to see God move through these nations and to see people blessed! I know God really planned for all of us to be together at this time. We all fit together so perfectly and our personalities match and just flow together! Everyone brings there own unique flavour and cultural background with them, which is the coolest thing in the world. I have also met some other really amazing musicians here and worship is reall good. This one guy, Chor Ee, who is from Penang and is a student leader here, leads worship most of the time for DTS and he is really good! I know we are going to get a long really great!
OK this is long and who kows if anyone even made it this far. I love you and miss you..it's true...even though i am havig this grand adventure, i still mis my home town and family and friends. I miss fall leaves changing colour and i am going to miss snow for christmas! So remember that i am thinking of you often!..until my next post..
love always, andy
Malaysia is great! It is such an awsome place, the people are amazing..so friendly. Malaysia is made up of mainly three people groups, the malays, the chinese, and the indians...so it is a very culture rich place to live. The food is awsome..one of my favourite parts about malaysia so far:) They have everything!! One of my favourite meals is Banana Leaf!! Malaysia is quite hot and tropical, and i am still trying to get use to the heat. It feels wierd having this kind of weather in the September! I'm so use to having fall this time of year. I can only imagine how christmas is going to feel. My school is great and so are the people. In my class there are 9 of us and lots of nations are represented...2 canadians, 2 Americans, 3 chinese from malaysia, and 2 from England . There are other schools going on here at the same time and in those classes, there are people from all of the places i mentioned, plus Indonesia, China, India, and Germany! So yeah, our base is full of people from everywhere and it adds a lot of flavour...dinner time is especially fun when we all gather! I started classes last monday. WE are doing the Kairos course for this week, which is all about God, cultures and world missions. It has been really interesting, but tough because they have taking a semester long course and squished it into one week!
As far as adventure and fun, i have done some pretty cool things since being here. I have had a tour of downtown Georgetown(Penang) and got to see lots of hindu and buddhist temples, and muslim mosks. The streets in the downtown are intense! So many sights and smells. It is crowded because there are many people here, and they drive super fast...not to mention on the left side of the road(still trying to get use to that). They don't really stop at all the stop signs here either which can be scary. They also don't have to wear their seat belt! But it is a really rewarding experience to be amongst all these people, esperiencing there daily lives. The streets are colourful! You will walk down a street and it will be mainly indian, full of sari and punjabi shops, spices shops and indian food(curry is sooo good), hena stalls, bangle(bracelet) stalls, cows....it is just sooo colourful. then you will come into a chinese neighbourhood and the street will be lit with chinese lanterns and it is soo beautiful...again awsome food...it doesn't matter which people group your experiencing here, the food is to die for!
I also got to go to this secluded beach that we had to take a fisherman boat to get to. It was phneominal!! Lush tropical jungles surround the beach..growing on mountianous landscapes! Emrald green water(not everywhere in penang tho), starfish, lots of fish..not all nice! One girl got stung by a jelly fish, but it is acually rare to get stung because they only come at high tide and therefore, people know not to swim then...not us tho, but we now know! It was an awsome day at the beach tho...which ended with a spontaneous time of worship.
They also welcomed us with a 'welcome to malaysia' feast! We all dressed up in traditional malay, chinese or indian dress and had an evening full of great food and entertainment, as well as lots of information given about malaysia and its people. It was I think my favourite time so far, along with the beach day.
On base, there are a bunch of houses that everyone lives in and also there desinated houses for meals, classrooms, prayer times, and so on. I live in a house called Thailand with 2 of my leaders, Andrew and Gretel(from Australia, married), Jayme, another leader, and then 2 other students, both girls. So yeah, a house full of girls and one boy! Good times! All of the houses hanve names of different countries in asia. The community we live in is really nice...it acually backs up into the jungle! But this doesn't mean i live in a small village! I live is a big city, just on the outskirts.
So as you can see, I am absolutely loving it here. I have made some really awsome friends here, that are going to be be lifelong friends! They are soo amazing...and we all share a similar heart to see God move through these nations and to see people blessed! I know God really planned for all of us to be together at this time. We all fit together so perfectly and our personalities match and just flow together! Everyone brings there own unique flavour and cultural background with them, which is the coolest thing in the world. I have also met some other really amazing musicians here and worship is reall good. This one guy, Chor Ee, who is from Penang and is a student leader here, leads worship most of the time for DTS and he is really good! I know we are going to get a long really great!
OK this is long and who kows if anyone even made it this far. I love you and miss you..it's true...even though i am havig this grand adventure, i still mis my home town and family and friends. I miss fall leaves changing colour and i am going to miss snow for christmas! So remember that i am thinking of you often!..until my next post..
love always, andy
posted by soul_inspired at 4:43 AM
3 Comments:
i'm so glad you posted
i miss you a TON and it is really good to hear from you
I READ THE WHOLE THING!!
much much much much much much much much much (and much more muchs) LOVE
-becca
SO HAPPY that you posted! It all sounds beautiful, and part of me wishes I was meeting you in april to backpack. Take lots of pics and keep journalling often (maybe open a flicker account to upload your pics). I look forward to hearing more about how you're doing. Both the good and the bad.
Luv you and thinking of you often!
-kt ;)
My dearest Andriah...I cannot express how happy I am for you. I know God is going to move you and use you in soo many ways. I always love to hear about your adventures, you truly were meant to travel and experience the world. I miss you terribly, and I love how above all else that you find joy in everything. I miss your beautiful smile and your joyful laugh. I pray for you constantly and think of you often. I hope that you blog constantly, I always need a good study break. You're amazing, never forget that. Bless you so much! I love you!
Amy
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