I was working on my other blogs and saw that this one still exists. We have met and became family with so many over the years since I last posted. One of our most loved sons (my Taiwanese son Ian) has gotten married and I went to the wedding, they came back for a visit last year with our Taiwanese grandson and his wife. So excited that they have now added a second grand child to my heart with a daughter. Ian's sister Ayu has stayed with us off and on over the years, then last year she sent a friend of hers and she has also become like a daughter to myself and my husband. We were so pleased to meet her fiance and are excited for the wedding. (when they figure that out).
AirBnB has now become popular..We hosted several short term students, one from Switzerland Rahel, has also found a place in our hears.
As I look at all the changes in our life and my original desire for this blog, my heart also breaks for all of the refugees that have no home, they do not have the opportunity to enjoy and experience a homestay or experience a different country thru AirBnB and other amazing tools that many of us use and have the opportunity to use to explore the world.
One thing that AirBnB does offer is that during a natural disaster, you can agree to open your home to those needing shelter. It is heart breaking that many people some of us would welcome into our home, to provide shelter, food and rest and not able to get out of the camps or countries they are in.
Be blessed as you read this and so many other travel blogs, complain about the cost of travel or so many countries and not enough time. We also have the same complaints.
But we also continue with our commitment to one love one home. Whether thru hosting in our home or guests in others.
There are ways to help and or get information about the size of the crisis: here are a few sites.
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-09-03/5-groups-doing-important-work-help-refugees-you-may-not-have-heard
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/02/syrias-refugee-crisis-in-numbers/
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