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The Internet...seriously. Have you stopped and thought recently how freaking awesome the internet is? Have a question about how many ounces of butter are in a cup - the internet. Want to keep in touch with friends from another country - the internet. Do I need to go on? Gregg commented the other day that our kids are going to be so much smarter than we are simply because of, you guessed it, the Internet.  Working in a village with NO internet connection has also made us profoundly thankful to have such an easy time accessing the internet. Can you even imagine trying to do homework without the use of the internet? And to make matters worse they don't have a library in Yalu either. Anyways, all of these things combined inspired me to do a list of things I am thankful for, internet style.


Funny Skype calls with slightly intoxicated friends...


Megavideo...did you know that you can't watch videos on Hulu, abc.com, etc outside of the US? Totally lame. But Gracias a Dios we can watch pretty much anything on Megavideo a whole 72 minutes at a time. Show of choice right now is LOST. We purposefully didn't watch it in the states because we didn't want to get addicted to a show but now we are happily making up for it.


Learning about all the awesome things people are doing around the world. One of the perks of not having a 8-5 job is the freedom to explore, research, and listen to things we never would have had time for in Seattle. Some of our current favorite, mind-blowing sources of information; TEDtalks, This American Life, The Guardian global development page, and Humanosphere (based in Seattle!).


and of course, Friend Stalking on facebook...yes we mean you. By the way have you noticed some people are giving up FB for lent? Now thats hardcore.


Thank you Internet, for all you do. You truly make our lives better and much much more interesting. And on a non-internet related note - We learned today that 12 kids from Yalu accepted Christ last Monday! There is a tutoring group of about 50 who meet every Mon, Wed, Friday at the feeding center to work on homework and have a bible teaching as well. It's days like these that make being away from home, out of our comfort zone, and feeling rather useless totally worthwhile. Like the MCM founder said, "We don't want to send fat kids to Hell."