Monday, July 16, 2012

Taking It All In: A "5 Sense" Tour of Houston


As we prepare to leave Houston, I look back at some of the pictures of our experiences here. Wanna take a quick tour of Houston with me?

Normally when you go to a baseball game, you dress to sweat. So did we, and boy were we surprised when we stepped into an INDOOR baseball stadium, air-conditioned and everything! It was the best and most surprising FEELING at a baseball game. We had a fun time with our team and a few interns.


Visiting with good Iraqi friends, we always come away with full bellies of TASTY biryani.


Standing on top of a parking garage looking out over the complexes in our neighborhood, praying for the people who live there, we look directly below us to SEE a Burmese refugee trying to crawl underneath the fence. As we watch her path and direction, she walks along the sewage drainage area looking for who knows what? Maybe a fish for dinner? Or plants to use as herbs?



Every Monday, we HEAR repetition of "1/3 cup, 1/3 cup,” as we partnered with Houston Refuge to serve refugees in the area as English teachers. One of our interns, Meghann, led the classes fantastically.

After listening to and observing a Hindu Aarti ceremony, we walk into the gift shop and SMELL India immediately, with all of it’s tasty treasures awaiting us, that are blessed by the gods.


I hope that you've enjoyed getting a "sense" of what life has been like here in Houston!