Adventures . Getting Ready . Korea
Rejoice!
On February 18, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampWe made it through quarantine and all our COVID-19 tests were negative! So happy and grateful to be finished with that process. Praise God for every good and perfect gift. Yesterday to celebrate their new freedom, the girls went skating then biking. Later in the afternoon they joined a group of friends for a game
Adventures . Getting Ready
This is the day
On February 1, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampFebruary 1 is a Monday this year which makes this day a starting point for the work week among other things. Today is the start of Black History Month in the states. Each year I do something different. This year I plan to read a prayer each day from a compilation edited by Dr. JAMES
Adventures . China . Getting Ready
Two, two, and two!
On December 10, 2019 by Keturah Haferkamp….two weeks Two weeks left here at SCUT. I already finished one class–a group of Phd students that meets only 1 time fortnightly. The others will follow. This Monday I checked my class schedule for Spring 2020 and was glad to see that all my classes are full. Full semester schedule full of new students.
Adventures . China . Family . Getting Ready
Things to do in Guangzhou!
On August 21, 2019 by Keturah HaferkampTraveling with kids is a superb experience. We’ve traveled to many countries with our children and really enjoy learning about the world with them. For the last two trips, we’ve asked the kids to create a custom list of “things to do in…” This exercise helps the kids take ownership of their experience by inviting
Adventures . China . Getting Ready
Visa
On August 12, 2019 by Keturah HaferkampEarlier I wrote about a visit to the consulate. My second visit was for “pick-up”. The consulate officer told me my visa would be ready in 4 days. That is the “no-rush” regular service. Speedy. On Monday I applied. On Friday I returned to 1 East Erie for pick up, paid the $140 fee and
Adventures . China . Getting Ready
Picture Day
On July 30, 2019 by Keturah HaferkampLast Friday I visited a local Walgreens to get my photo taken for the visa application. The China Consulate website has meticulous rules for how the visa applicant’s photo ought to look. A detailed 11 point bulletin is posted to the consulate site to help applicants with the procedure. It is accompanied by the gentle
Adventures . China . Getting Ready
Permit Approved
On July 21, 2019 by Keturah HaferkampThis past week my Work Permit arrived! This means I can begin applying for the visa. There is an extraordinary amount of paperwork to gain permission to work in a foreign country. This process is making me want to cry poignantly aware of process, of waiting, of order, of entrusting others with my family’s well-being.
China . Getting Ready . Teaching
The Schedule
On July 16, 2019 by Keturah HaferkampI received my schedule. The plan is for me to teach one course, a comprehensive English class for graduate students. It will be 12 teaching hours per week, from Week 3 to Week 17. Because the work visa I have applied for will apply for only permits me to be in country for 90 days,
China . Getting Ready
Getting Real
On July 7, 2019 by Keturah HaferkampAbout three weeks ago, I received my Fall2019 teaching schedule. One week after that I received a Work Permit application to sign, date and return to the University. 外国人来华工作许可申请表 （来华工作 90 日以下,含90 日） I am officially in the application process for a work permit now–one step away from the visa application. The preliminary work