This week has included meetings with social workers to network the volunteers and meet known and felt needs of our Kurdish friends.
It's also been orientation at the university. I got to speak to the int'l students about my role there.
"What the heck is a chaplain anyway?" I try to use humour whenever possible as I want to be known as accessible. It does not pay to take yourself too seriously. Humour across different cultures, is a tricky thing. Not everything translates in to German, Cantonese and French.
I've also been in contact with a lonely Chinese woman who has reached out for friendship.
Today I'm off to a networking opportunity with Africans who live in Aotearoa New Zealand.
While my first degree is in intercultural communication, I think the focus then was on one at a time. This is like alphabet soup. I'll report back as to how it goes today.
It's also been orientation at the university. I got to speak to the int'l students about my role there.
"What the heck is a chaplain anyway?" I try to use humour whenever possible as I want to be known as accessible. It does not pay to take yourself too seriously. Humour across different cultures, is a tricky thing. Not everything translates in to German, Cantonese and French.
I've also been in contact with a lonely Chinese woman who has reached out for friendship.
Today I'm off to a networking opportunity with Africans who live in Aotearoa New Zealand.
While my first degree is in intercultural communication, I think the focus then was on one at a time. This is like alphabet soup. I'll report back as to how it goes today.
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