tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049261617402710098.post8402447103841761513..comments2008-01-17T21:11:01.476-05:00Comments on Viata Calvin 2008: America in RomaniaJeff Boumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14042752217823915021noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049261617402710098.post-52545232194408520622008-01-17T21:11:00.000-05:002008-01-17T21:11:00.000-05:00Being "other" can be intensely uncomfortable. Ever...Being "other" can be intensely uncomfortable. Everyone should have this feeling at least once in a lifetime. It really shakes you up. I experienced the same feelings when I took a group of students to the Philippines in 1999. One thing that made us particularly uncomfortable was encountering children who were constantly "in our faces" wanting to sell us stuff (Manila). What's the Christian response? We struggled with this.kathydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17444445197020654144noreply@blogger.com