This is the Testimony

This man's testimony is so powerful. I'm not an Islamic scholar, and I'm smart enough to know that you shouldn't allow one person's opinion to represent an entire group of people. But God is above all of that. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. We can't affect how people will receive our testimonies but the point is that we should all share the love of Christ.

Be Blessed.

Lifelong learning

Ok I am super excited about what I just heard. Harvard and MIT are offering FREE online Classes through their new cooperative program EdX! I can't wait, I will definitely be supplementing my education. You can never stop learning!
Here's a link. Please everyone should check it out, its democratization education.
http://www.edxonline.org/
I'm sure it's not going to outsource actually going to those schools but education should be accessible to all. First class will be offered in the Fall. This is why we have to watch the news people!
We perish for lack of knowledge.

You Planted the Seed

I have made a concession regarding this blog--every once in a while it will be taken over by my natural hair blogging alter-ego and serve as my very own hair photo album. I can't get on facebook, and I need a place to share pics of my "good hair" days. This happens to be one of them. For the past week, a few acquaintances have asked me to wear my hair out. My answer to this was simply a flat out "NO!". Do they know how much effort must be put in to wear my hair down? And yet today I've acquiesced. I got the itch this morning, and I fought hard not to scratch it. I don't wear my hair completely out unless I get that feeling. This morning it it me hard. Its this restless, unsettling feeling I get when I look at the coif in the mirror. Anyway I took it out in the bathroom at the Library, because I just couldn't take it any longer. I was hoping that I didn't come out looking like two different people, and that the other students wouldn't notice my metamorphoses. Here are a few pics.

If you can't tell by now, I'll admit that I certainly do think I'm cute lol . I was feeling myself :)

Akos

If You Want to Watch I'll Give You a Show

Ignore the students in the background. I'm in the library, and so is everyone else on campus--its finals time. I inserted the pic above to highlight my outfit, well my shirt at least. Clothing is one of the few immutable things that I brought back from my experience in Ghana. If anyone is reading this, and you actually know me, you're keenly aware of my daily mantra in regards to clothing: comfort over style. I don't care how nice it looks if its painful to wear, or takes too long to put together, chances are you won't see me in it. Today was a special day for me. Not for any particular reason, notwithstanding the end of the semester, but because I was in a mood to dress up. Yes this is me dressing up. I even tried to fashion my coif in a Janelle Monae like updo. I tried. Anyway the bright green shirt you see is paired with an even brighter pair of slacks. While walking around campus I had to remind myself why other students were staring at me. If I had any apprehension about wearing African attire on a Western campus, the reminder that people would stare just as much if not more if I was actually in Africa. I recall the time I wore my fro out on University of Ghana's campus. Between all of the gawking and pointing I questioned whether or not I was in Africa. It was amusing and disheartening to say the least. No matter where you are, people tend to question your desire for self-expression.  I feel confident in my "Afrikan-wear" but I have to admit, that I don't really enjoy much of the attention. Its a beautiful day out and there are more important things to think about other than clothing. Like growing in my relationship with God. I've been slacking. No need for pretensions here.

Alive
Akos