Bapak

Hello,

To dispel any enquiries, "bapak" means "dad" in Indonesian. And I say that to say that my father has arrived in Scotland.

YAY!!!!

I'm super stoked that he is here. I'm having a great time just walking around and talking with him. It feels kinda surreal that I'm showing him around Scotland. This is a completely different side of the country for him though, so he doesn't know much about it. It is great that he's here. When he arrived, it took him 3 hours to get from the airport to me. It's about a 20 min. drive. I ended up running a mile or so to get to him. If you know the area, he was supposed to meet me at the Omni, but I found him at the top of Leith Walk near Ocean Terminal.

I've been having great fun recently. Happy Easter to all of those that I never wished it to. Easter Sunday was great here. It was really something to see people so happy that Jesus didn't stay dead, but came back to life. Praise God Jesus was stronger than death.

David, Yuli, and I were invited for tea over at John and Dana's and that was really great. We watched the telly and laughed and really enjoyed each other company. If you don't know who they are, I'll post some pictures later. Tonight will be a no picture night.

I had a wee confrontation within myself tonight over Christianity and Patriotism. I'm wondering how "ok" is it for me to love my country. Scotland is great, but America is my home and it is my favourite. (I'm trying not to seem arrogant by saying it's the best because that seems to be a "no-no" here). I'm sobered by that thought. America is not the perfect country, but none are. I appreciate what it was founded on. I agree with its founding ideas for the most part. I don't agree with a lot that the government does, but I can't hate the country for what the government does. My home is in heaven with God primarily, but I can't escape what I am here on Earth. I'm an American, and if I had to chose a country to live in forever, it would be the United States. I'm still out of how okay it is. I want to be as international as possible, and not think that the way I do things is the best. I don't want to belittle other people's homelands. And I don't think that I do. I'm rambling now. Take it for what it is.

So now I'm off to bed, tomorrow is a great big day for me. See ya then. Feel free to leave comments and thoughts. Comments have been scarce lately so I could do for the encouragement. Share your thoughts and we'll talk.


Cheers