Quick Takes For July

• I've watched Gran Torino a few times this summer and each time I am moved by the crosscultural relationship that is able to develop in the heart of America. The Hmong people group have a prominent role in the film, a people group that is rooted in Southeast Asia.
• At the beginning of July I was able to go to Milwaukee with Seth's family to see a couple Mets games. It was super fun and I got to experience my first sausage race.
• I'm finding that life in general is making me be more proactive and I'm not sure I'd be handling it so well if it weren't for Thailand. This one is hard to explain, but it basically adds up to me standing up for myself a lot more and not just reacting to things that happen to me.
• Next week I get to see Tim, Jamie and Preston-I am super excited to see them again.
• I am really enjoying living in an apartment and relishing in the fact that I don't have to move back into the dorms in the fall, or ever.
  
• I barely made a post this month---must be more proactive in the area of blogging!