Maria (all the titles I could think of were cheesy)

I like to write when I feel inspired and not forced. Alas I was told in no uncertain terms by the members of my team that it is time my biography is posted so today I have no choice.

I am Maria Sensenig (this is the part where you burst into song with something from the Sound of Music, West Side Story or some other random song floating around out there with my name in it) and I am 21 years old and from Ephrata, Pennsylvania. I graduated from Garden Spot in '05, spent the next half year in YWAM (Seattle and Thailand) and then came home, worked for the next year and half and joined YES this fall.

I love to travel (although my list of previous destinations doesn't begin to rival Ben's) and find learning about other cultures very fascinating. I enjoy people, whether it be sitting in a crowded place watching strangers interact, or spending time with those I love most. Speaking of those I love most I forgot to tell you about my family, which consists of some pretty amazing parents, and a brother (also quite amazing actually) who is two years older than me. Some other things I enjoy include reading, writing, food (both making and eating, especially new and unusual things) watching movies, piano, coffee, taking walks, jogging, playing games etc. etc.

It is a strange feeling to be in Hong Kong. Many times I still wake up and wonder what exactly is going, how I ended up here and what God wants to do with me in this place. But I'm really beginning to love this city, with its millions of people, long crowded bus rides, over-the-top Christmas decorations, laundry hanging from every window in the high rises, the fact that the grocery store consists of an aisle of rice, an aisle of noodles, an aisle of oil, an aisle of soy sauce, and if you're lucky maybe a few other things, that I can wake up with birds chirping and a pleasant breeze blowing over my face and realize that I am sleeping on a roof and the list goes on.

I hope that gives you a bit of an idea who I am.



I thoroughly enjoyed this sign. If Hong Kong's cuisine could be captured in one phrase, here it is.