As I walked down the cobblestone streets of the beautiful city of San Andres Itzapa, Guatemala, I was welcomed by the unfamiliar sight of stray dogs roaming through the streets, a mass amount of trash lying in the river, and children running about without any shoes. I heard the sound of roosters crowing, the horns from tuc tucs passing by, and the native Spanish speakers. I felt overwhelmed because Guatemala had put me in a situation outside of my comfort zone. I was culture shocked. I had
In the end…Jia-Chien, returns to the kitchen…the resolutions return the credit to traditional patriarchy, which is now seen as even more capable of containing challenge and renewing its validity…" When you take into consideration that Jia-Chien ends up taking the promotion and moving to Amsterdam and the fact that Jia-Chien's cooking is finally appreciated and respected by her father through the power of the Eternal Feminine, one must conclude that the "virile" and "reproductive sexuality" of Chu
Acknowledgments I want to acknowledge several people who have given many hours of their time and expertise in helping me make this project a reality. One is Barbara Crafton, whose advice, support, and depth of life and ministry I greatly appreciate. She walked me through this process with clarity and gentle prodding and deftly critiqued the manuscript. I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Sue Stanley, who labored for many months typing the various changes in the text. Her patience, humor, and generosity