Anyways, today was very very unproductive the first half of the day. I woke up at around 12:30 PM, which is late for me, because you know it's pretty much the first day of summer break, in a way. (Classes everyday after summer started but now they're done, yay!) Finally Andrea woke up & we went shopping at Dong Chu and Ximen.

The BF was working today, so I went to see him but didn't stay for long because Andrea wanted to go shopping. Suddenly Rich called me, and told me to come because he wanted me to translate for him. To be honest I was a little annoyed because I felt he was using me and only wanted me around to translate his words to his audience. But I still went over, and there was this guy named John Hinton who told us about his show next week on Friday. We chatted for a while, and he was actually very nice. He's actually a magician from California who's visiting his friends in Taiwan, and his show was some benefit show for Haiti. He told Rich he was even interested in performing and/or practicing magic with him!

But the thing I thought was the most amazing was after I went home, I checked out this John Hinton guy and he's actually a youth pastor from California who does magic to spread the Word of God or something. Honestly, I thought he was a little sketchy in the first place but because he was so nice. People usually aren't this nice (so it's really a compliment). This makes me wonder, though: how many people have I met are Christian? It kind of makes me sad, at the same time, that he never told me he was a Christian. I guess I like to see this kind of connection. I know, it might be odd for him to have told me that today, especially because he had no idea that I was a Christian either. And, sometimes it's just not accepted in society for you to go around immediately introducing yourself as a Christian to others (I suppose, unless you're evangelizing or are on a mission's trip or something).

Anyways, I really want to see this guy's show. I'm very, very, very curious to see what he has to show. Now that I know he's a youth pastor, it makes me excited to get to know this guy & watch his show! And I truly hope that Rich can work with him someday. I'm planning to convince and even beg Rich to consider going to this guy's show if I have to.

On a personal note, I really think there was a reason for me meeting this guy. I mean, I just happened to be at Ximen when Mr. Hinton talked to Rich, and Rich just happened to call me as well (he never really tells me to translate for him, unless I'm already there). Lately, I think I've been drifting away from God and I really want to come back. I don't know how meeting a youth pastor would help me, but I mean, there's a reason for everything.

Man, I really want to go to Friday's show! That's the same day I'm coming back from Hualien, so I'm not sure if I can make it. I don't know how I would tell my mom either. "Oh, can Uncle Richard drive faster so I can go to a magic show?" Yeah, right. Well I'm praying! If God wants me to talk to Mr. Hinton, He's gonna find a way to let me make it to his show, or at least chat with him sometime.