In July I will post the last of my interviews with introverts in various ministries and professions. I'm currently working on questions to ask an introverted therapist I know. I'm looking forward to reading her responses.
If you've missed the other interviews I've done, here are the links:
Introverted Recording Artist - Natalie Nicole Gilbert
Introverted Pentecostal Preacher - John Lathrop
Introverted Church Planter, Part I and Part II- Jamie Arpin-Ricci
Introverted Missionary and Writer, Part I and Part II - Kent Annan
Introverted Youth Pastor, Part I and Part II - Lars Rood
These are great! I'm a missionary who works with kids, and it's hard not being able to "entertain" people as others do. But being able to identify with the outcasts is an advantage.
ReplyDeleteI also think that being an introvert is not necessarily a disadvantage to language-learning. Listening and taking in information means that we can easier memorize the sounds of the language, as well as learn from the extroverts' trial and error, so that we get it right the first time we finally open our mouths. :)
Thanks for your comments Elizabeth. I've been thinking a little about language learning recently. I just spent 2 weeks in France and I really didn't do well with the language. I've never been very good at language learning - mostly because I can't do accents well at all. There is the listening component of language learning, yes, but there is a trial and error process required, which may be more natural for extroverts.
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