Articles tagged with: Intl Students
Investigative Bible Study
Kathy with one of our dear international student friends at PSU
Yesterday, after working in the FOCUS office, I headed to the Student Union to meet a Kim (name changed),Korean married student to resume our weekly Bible study after a brief summer break. Last year, three of us had met together to study the book of [...]
Biba’s Portland Story
Biba in Portland
Biba is a veterinary science student from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Between June and August she lived in Portland, Oregon at our “1748 House”, an international student and young adult intentional community house. Biba shares her “Portland Story” here, an experience typical for many of the students we host. “The 1748 House” is just [...]
PSU Intl Students at Molalla Buckaroo Rodeo
[ July 4, 2009; ] July 4th Kathy and I coordinate a day trip for 50 international students and scholars to enjoy the Molalla Buckeroo 4th of July Rodeo and Parade. This has been an annual event for the past 5 or 6 years.
Our volunteers will meet early in the morning picking up small groups of students for transportation and [...]
Wati, Our “Right-hand Woman”
Wednesday Wati flies home to Jarkarta, Indonesia.
Wati joined our “1748″ household in Fall of 2007. She was a masters degree graduate working with a local community services non-profit. Through her 18 months at the house Wati became Kathy’s “right hand woman” managing the house on days or weeks we’d be out of town.
She has a great [...]
House Breakfast for Sunny
Today we brought Sunny to the airport. She joined us at 1748 about a year ago from Korea as a student at Portland State University studying English.
The video today is an ‘early’ attempt at doing this (be patient) but features our monthly house meal– breakfast celebrating Sunny’s homegoing.
Also happening here is a little showing off [...]
International Student Open House at PSU
Last night I just returned from attending the International Open House at Portland State University sponsored by the Saudi Student Club and Organization of International Students. Fred and I had our FOCUS display up to connect with students we know as well as those that have never heard of FOCUS.
Honestly I always think we [...]
