The Roberts in Korea

Harmony by Becca, John and Peter

My daughter, Becca, is an amazingly talented musician and a wonderful young lady.  She has some talented friends too. As high schoolers they share lots of laughs and good times together, but they don't waste all of their time just goofing off.  Just for fun, they write music, make songs and create beauty.

Below is the most recent creation by Becca, John and Peter.  This is a song that Becca (vocal/piano), John (vocal) and Peter (guitar) recently wrote (music and lyrics) and they debuted the song at an Amnesty Int'l fundraiser at TCIS.  Even though the piano was a bit out of tune with itself and with the guitar, the song was terrific. 

It is a song sung by a boy and a girl who are in love.  They sing about how the characteristics of their true love compliment one another and the result is beautiful harmony.

Enjoy!

Becca 18?!

It is hard to be imagine that this cute little ten year old turned 18 in February.  Becca celebrated her 18th birthday in Seoul with her friends and famlily.  We were all at the end of the season basketball tournament, staying in the Dragon Hill Hotel, and during our stay we celebrated Becca's life with pizza, cake and lots of laughter.  It was a grand time.

A few days later we celebrated her birthday again at home with an ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins.  Happy Birthday  Becca!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Night--Bball

Beginnings are an opportunity to trust God and endings are an opportunity to thank God.  It is hard to believe that Becca's four years of playing varsity basketball and volleyball in high school are over.  In late February she played in her last game on the TCIS home court.  During that last game the school honored and recognized all of the graduating seniors that were involved in either basketball or cheerleading.

The Senior Night activity was a great celebration of the seniors on the varsity squads.  The teachers, parents and students in the crowd applauded them all, thanking them for their leadership on the teams, for being excellent representatives of TCIS and for giving us so many years of fun and enjoyment as we cheered them on game after game.

As we left the gym that night the moon was rising over the rooftops of the TCIS campus.  The day, the game, the season and Becca's high school sports days were over and even though we were sad, we were thankful.

It is time to trust God with a new beginning...

Shanghai sights at APAC

In February the TCIS girls' basketball team participated in the Asia Pacific Activities Conference (APAC) basketball tournament in Shanghai, China.  Becca and Sarah play on the basketball team so Ryan and Dina felt the need to be good and diligent parents and went along with the team to China to cheer the girls on.

It was a fun tournament and great visit to Shanghai.  It is an amazing city.  One night we (Ryan and Dina) got to go to the downtown area called the Bund.  We enjoyed the sights, the lights, and the experience.

All Decade Team

If you follow this blog at all you know that Becca and Sarah play on the TCIS high school girls' volleyball and basketball teams.  TCIS is a part of the Korean American Interscholastic Activities Conference (KAIAC) here in South Korea.  The KAIAC league is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.  Since 1972, teams from various mission schools, Department of Defense Schools, private schools and international schools throughout South Korea have been traversing the peninsula in vans and buses and competing against one another in the KAIAC league.

Every ten years the KAIAC league chooses an All Decade Team that features the notable and outstanding athletes from its fifteen participating KAIAC schools .  Becca has played on the TCIS varsity girls' basketball and volleyball teams for all four years of high school and was recently named to the 2002-2012 KAIAC All Decade Team!  This is a great honor and came as a huge surprise to Becca.  Here are a few of the stats that were listed about Becca when it was announced that she was named to the All Decade Team:

Stars and Stripes newspaper said Becca was one of the best TCIS athletes from the past 25 years.

Becca received all conference, all tournament and all APAC honors for volleyball and basketball numerous times during her 4 years on varsity.

Becca is the second all-time career points leader for the TCIS girls' basketball program.

Becca led the girls' basketball team to their first ever APAC final in 2011.

Becca led the girls' volleyball team to second place in the conference and in the league tournament, which is the best finish for the TCIS girls' team since 1989-90.

Since Becca's sophomore year the girls' volleyball and basketball teams at TCIS have recorded 10 or more wins per season.

Becca has done an amazing job during her four years as a high school athlete.  She has been a positive leader on and off the court and has earned the respect and friendship of her teammates and of many players from the other schools in the league.  It was great to see Becca honored at the KAIAC 40th anniversary celebration.  We are proud of her!