Tuesday, March 6, 2012

CC class 2011-12

Shahid family (Pakistan) enjoying card making in our Cultural Connection class. From L-R: Ibrahim, Shahid, Juvaria, and Mariam.

Janet Yang (L) from China is currently studying at Northeastern Univ. She has been attending our CC class faithfully this year.

Colonel Shahid (L) with his wife Juvaria. Juvaria is a Humphrey Fellow at Boston Univ. We are delighted to have them join our CC class this year.

First Night in Boston 2012

oooh, aaah, wow! What an amazing journey we have this year. Another new year to praise God for with our lives.
Luis and Giseli Ferreira (Brazil) are one of the best residents in our international house this year. Luis is a Post-Doc scholar at Tufts University.
Ice Sculpture - Autumn color in display.

Yes, there is summer in this ice sculpture!

Frozen Spring

Father Winter is not that mean after all this year

Christmas Eve 2011

We attended Christmas Eve service at Grace Chapel in Lexington with our friends Cynthia (Taiwan) and Juvaria (Pakistan).

Mosaic Cross - representing mosaic ethnicity in the body of Christ.

What a beautiful coat Juvaria (Pakistan) is wearing here. This is her first time attending a Church service.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Thanksgiving 2011

Playing a pioneer game - appropriate for Thanksgiving Day.

Dr. Joseph Lin and Emma (Taiwan) dissect the turkey.

Friends from Mexico, Brazil, and Taiwan.

Plymouth 2011

 With the tour guide inside the Mayflower II.

 Juvaria and Cynthia with the Pilgrim at Plimoth Plantation.

From L -R: Luis and Giseli (Brazil), Cynthia, Juvaria, Nanan and Chris at Plimoth Plantation on November 19, 2011

Farewell and Baptism 2011

 We said goodbye to Jameel Khan as he went back to Saudi Arabia.

Sara received the Lord in our Cultural Connection class back in Oct. 2009. What a blessing to see her being baptized two years later on October 30, 2011. We rejoiced with her. Praise God!

Chewmocha

 She looks like Chewbacha from Star Wars. So we call her Chewmocha, or "Chewy" for short. Isn't she adorable?!

Chewy is very fashionable. She like pinky outfit.
 Chewy is loved by her adopted Mom and Dad.

Chewy rules her Master