Starting Over.

I am not quite sure where I have been the past couple of months. Well, yes I do but everyone else may not. However, I will try to get things up to speed.

Things that have happened since 11.06.2009:

- I got a new MacBook Pro... I love it!

- Thanksgiving. I got to go home and see people I haven't seen in a while

- Raised money for mission trip to Mexico thanks

- Christmas Break:

- Worked (a lot)

- Got my grades back

- Foundations of Education B+

- Philosophy an Ethical Issues A

- Old Testament A

- Principles of Writing A-

- First Year Seminar A

- Sorry I thought I deserved bragging rights :)

-Those who knew me in high school know why

- Christmas Eve Church Services

- I was liturgist at the 5:00 service again!

- Christmas

- I got really amazing gifts from my mom. Even after I told her that I didn't need any new things- she had already given me enough :)

- Spent time with my family and all my little cousins

- Cracked the screen of my iPhone

- Favorite part of break was hanging out with all my friends again!

- Back to school

- Found out I got off of "Provisional Status" and could take a full course schedule

My Classes:

- Exception People- EDU 190

- Principles of Speech- CMC 102

- New Testament- BIB 102

- Writing & Research- CMP 102

- Principles of Education- EDU 302

- Shakespeare on Film- LIT 312

- Notified that I made the Deans list last semester! Woot woot!

So... that is the summary of my life for the past two months or so. My game plan is to do just as well as I did last semester. Maybe better? Part of this plan means staying on top of this blog. As you can tell, I really like lists. I make "to-do" lists like it is my job. In fact, I have them posted all across my desk and in all the corners of my room. I can finally cross something off a list.

I can't say much about the other things though...

Strange Feeling...

I grew up in a public school system. Coming from this sort of setting I am used to my peers being from different faith backgrounds. Many of my friends from back home have views separate from mine. I have friends who are atheists, family members who are Buddhist, and a very good friend who is Jewish. Their religion, beliefs, and their customs do not change how I think of them in any way. Excluding the few kids in my youth group, all of my friends are Catholic.

Roberts Wesleyan likes to say that they accept people of all faith backgrounds here. However, I have not met many non-Christians that go to this school. During one of the first weeks of school one of my new friends said that they have never met a Jewish person. I was in shock, complete shock. I could not comprehend how she could live in this country, go to a public school, and never meet a Jewish person. I have noticed that many people here are quite open with their faith, others tend to shy away from it. 

I am not used to being around people who are so intense about their faith. In my group of friends I was always considered the "church girl". Although I am strong in my faith, being around the people here makes me feel a little out of place. It isn’t in anyway steering me away from being a Christian. I like to think that this school is strengthening it. However, even though it is towards the end of the first semester it still seems a little strange.