http://www.globalencounter.net The Online Headquarters of Global Encounters, Inc. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:54:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Final details for summer teams coming soon! Check out the destinations page to find a place where you can serve this summer! http://www.globalencounter.net/news/get-ready-for-summer/ Picture this: hammocks hanging all over your living room, filled with crazy gringos who sometimes fall out, who try to speak in Spanish but get all tangled up, and yet somehow have an unspoken connection with you because of Jesus.  Got it?  That's what the jungle was like! On Thursday we ... http://www.globalencounter.net/blog/agua-azul-hammock-lessons-and-sad-goodbyes/ Language school has finished, we all have verb tenses and Spanish vocab crammed into our brains, and we are headed to the jungle this morning! Don't expect any blog posts while we're gone (no internet reception out there), but we'll update you when we get back. Pray for us! We ... http://www.globalencounter.net/blog/vamos-ir-a-la-selva-we-are-going-to-the-jungle/ Whew, what a week it has been in Chiapas! School continues to go very well, and it's a happy sorrow that it is coming to a close.  On the one hand, we'll all be glad to be done with homework.  On the other hand... well, let's not think about that!  Class ... http://www.globalencounter.net/blog/the-adventure-continues/ We've now reached the pinnacle of studying Spanish here in Chiapas: tongue twisters! "Tres tristes tigres tragaban trigo en tres tristes trastos. En tres tristes trastos tragaban trigo tres tristes tigres." Ok, as if our brains weren't smoking already... :-) Language school continues to be challenging, helpful, and entertaining.  Class #1 ... http://www.globalencounter.net/blog/tongue-twisters-and-quotables/