The Grove Word Prompt: Dance
Matthew 11:28-30 (The Message) Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how...
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The Grove Word Prompt: Opposites
Maybe you knew the minute you exited the airport. This new home of yours was different from the one you just left. Did you have...
The Grove Word Prompt: Introductions
What’s the first question you get asked when you meet someone new where you live? In my (Sarah) Southeast Asian home, it was usually, “How...
The Grove Word Prompt: Niche
Niche: “a place, employment, status, or activity for which a person or thing is best fitted; a habitat supplying the factors necessary for existence”. (Miriam-Webster) It might seem...
The Grove Word Prompt: Welcome to Team
We’ve welcomed you to the field. We’ve introduced you to the Velvet Ashes community and chatted about what it is like to walk the culture shock journey. This week...
The Grove Word Prompt: Welcome to Culture Shock
“Culture shock: A state of anxious confusion experienced by someone exposed to an alien or unfamiliar environment.” American Heritage Dictionary It might...
The Grove Word Prompt: Welcome to the Field
You lean in close to the airplane window, excitement bubbling up within you. The scene looks different than what you just left, and your heart still aches a bit...
The Grove Word Prompt: Welcome to Velvet Ashes
It is that time again. So many transitions take place this time of year, as people pack up and return after home assignment or get...
The Grove Word Prompt: Travel
If we gathered all of your travel tales, stories from airports and train stations and tuk-tuks around the world, they would be enough to fill an entire library of...
The Grove Word Prompt: Baggage
Hard-shell. Roller. Duffel bag. Backpack. Tote. If there’s one thing we know as global adventurers, it is how to pack a bag. Our skills have...
