Biola bound

Recently, one of our senior students excitedly told Jeff that she was accepted to Biola. She wanted to talk to us about Biola and find out everything she could. Biola was Sarah's third choice. Her other two were NYU and Emerson. But she was thrilled about Biola. Her only concerns was the price and finding a good church to attend. We invited Sarah over to our house for dinner one night to talk with her and answer her questions. We love having students over to our home and they love to escape the dorm atmosphere. Sarah is one of our Korean students. She has been at BFA for five years and spoke little english when she came. Shortly after she came to our home, her parents called her on her cell phone to ask her about her day. Her parents only speak Korean. So for ten minutes, Sarah switched and spoke to her parents in Korean. As soon as she hung up, she effortlessly switched back to english without even a trace of an accent. I am so amazed by these kids. Sarah wants to major in Communications at Biola specifically journalizm. I told her that she is such a great marketing tool already with the five languages that she can speak and the international life she has lived. I think you will see a lot of TCK's ( third cultured kids) in major jobs in the near future!

We had so much fun talking with Sarah about our experiences at Biola. It really brought back fond memories for us. Jeff and I wish that part of us could travel back with the seniors each year and help them with their tranistions. I know so many of them struggle and to have a ministry on a college campus to help them transition would be so beneficial. Good luck Sarah and the rest of the senior class as you prepare to leave BFA!