Cultural Expectations

19
Jan

A Blurry Dash Towards The End Times

"I came to the mission field to change the world but so far the only thing that has changed is myself." - Anton, Russian philosopher
9 min read
01
Dec

We Survived Our Bush Orientation

Every new Samaritan Aviation family goes through a “Bush Orientation” which sounds like a formal thing, but it’s not.
14 min read
05
Oct

Dumping Money Into A Slot Machine And Hoping.

AirNiugini has many fine qualities as an airline but the thing it does best is lower your expectations.
8 min read
02
Jun

Simple Solutions Versus Wild Ambition

Mechanics without pilot licenses are a bit like penguins. We’re basically flightless birds. This is why we don’t care much about the weather. Pilots do.
8 min read
26
Jun

I Know What's Wrong With My Faucet, But What's Wrong With My Feet?

I have a revelation about feet while walking to the hardware store to look for a new faucet.
9 min read
06
Jun

Speaking Funny

Language learning is shifting from memorizing vocabulary to the next step: Embarrassing oneself.
3 min read
13
Apr

My Fate Was To Stand There For An Eternity Wishing I Were Dead.

We move to Wewak, Papua New Guinea to start our first term with Samaritan Aviation.
11 min read
23
Nov

Acculturating at Mission Training International

I used to think that the only preparation you needed to be a missionary was an appetite for misery and a one way plane ticket.
11 min read