Well, for me today is a day of great significance: my first college A+! I had a paper due last week (yes, the first week of school!) on Friday. My professor handed them back today at the end of class and I had an A+ on the top! She also made some very flattering comments along the margin. I was beaming with joy all day. What a great way to start off a Monday but more importantly to start off the week!
I have reorganized my room several times this past weekend and I think I have finally reached what I wanted. I love the campus and the weather and I'm slowly adjusting to my roommate. I will be sure to write more later as the homework begins to subside towards the week's end.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
Classes
What a whirlwind week these past 3 days have been for me! With the start of classes on Wednesday, it seems as though everything's just been going, going going! I already had my first college paper assigned on Wednesday, which was due this morning. I really put a lot of time and effort into it and it was only a 2 page paper! I wanted to start things off on the right foot.
I am taking 15 credits this semester, so it's a fairly decent class load. My classes are:
English Composition II
Macroeconomics
Missionary Life and Work
Fundamentals of Speech
Christ, Culture and the University
Every professor has a different story to tell, a different background that defines them, and different teaching styles and habits. I've just been testing the waters so far.
I find myself being deprived of sleep - thus I make up for it in naps during the afternoon. Never before have I done this, but it seems to be working since usually the dorms are rather quiet from the hours of 11am-9pm.
Tomorrow is the SEU BIG GIVE. It's a community outreach that SEU does to the Lakeland community that involves lots of food, music, and a carnival of some sorts. Looking forward to playing my part in the mayhem tomorrow. I've found roughly a dozen churches that seem to be potential candidates for my attendance on Sundays, so I'm going to be "moving around" (something I hate) this first month or two. I'm just believing that the Lord will give me divine appointments with who I need to meet and connect.
So the campus event for today was called "Club Rush". It was an event in which all the campus clubs and organizations set up tables and gave information on what they did. I signed up for the Student Missions Association. I first wanted to know if the purpose of the group was simply to go on the SEU mission trips (which I'm not too interested in doing), but the guy said it wasn't about that at all and that the group's focus was to raise awareness on campus about missions, etc. which I thought would be the ultimate venue for propagating Africa Harvest Mission. So we'll see how it goes and who knows, maybe one day I might just become group president. HA - what a thought.
I am taking 15 credits this semester, so it's a fairly decent class load. My classes are:
English Composition II
Macroeconomics
Missionary Life and Work
Fundamentals of Speech
Christ, Culture and the University
Every professor has a different story to tell, a different background that defines them, and different teaching styles and habits. I've just been testing the waters so far.
I find myself being deprived of sleep - thus I make up for it in naps during the afternoon. Never before have I done this, but it seems to be working since usually the dorms are rather quiet from the hours of 11am-9pm.
Tomorrow is the SEU BIG GIVE. It's a community outreach that SEU does to the Lakeland community that involves lots of food, music, and a carnival of some sorts. Looking forward to playing my part in the mayhem tomorrow. I've found roughly a dozen churches that seem to be potential candidates for my attendance on Sundays, so I'm going to be "moving around" (something I hate) this first month or two. I'm just believing that the Lord will give me divine appointments with who I need to meet and connect.
So the campus event for today was called "Club Rush". It was an event in which all the campus clubs and organizations set up tables and gave information on what they did. I signed up for the Student Missions Association. I first wanted to know if the purpose of the group was simply to go on the SEU mission trips (which I'm not too interested in doing), but the guy said it wasn't about that at all and that the group's focus was to raise awareness on campus about missions, etc. which I thought would be the ultimate venue for propagating Africa Harvest Mission. So we'll see how it goes and who knows, maybe one day I might just become group president. HA - what a thought.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Starting Life
I am now a resident of the State of Florida! It's exciting yet nerve-racking all in one. I moved in my dorm room Saturday morning, checked-in, and registered. Sunday, August 17th, I said bye to my family and also met my new LIFE group, which consists of 9 other freshman guys. I am slowly but surely adusting to college life; I think the biggest adjustment is the night life! I'm not much of a night owl, but everyone else here seems to be.
Classes start tomorrow and I'm looking forward to getting into a regular routine. Today I walked to each of my classes so I shouldn't get lost tomorrow. (At least I hope!) Since Tropical Storm Fay is passing through today, all activities have been cancelled for the day.
Just in these past few days, my walk with the Lord is growing closer. Why? Because I have come to realize that in the midst of everything and everyone around me changing, He is the one stable and certain thing in my life. For He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow; what a wonderful realization when we are so uncertain about our surroundings.
One thing though that has helped in this transition is me being abe to listen to Pastor Glenn's Sunday podcasts. I just finished listening to August 17th's message. What a refreshing time to just sit in my room and listen to someone familiar. I really enjoyed his message, it served as a reminder to continually walk/live in the Spirit. Too often my flesh takes control and I must remind myself of II Cor. 8:5-8. Thanks Pastor Glenn, I apprecite you!
Classes start tomorrow and I'm looking forward to getting into a regular routine. Today I walked to each of my classes so I shouldn't get lost tomorrow. (At least I hope!) Since Tropical Storm Fay is passing through today, all activities have been cancelled for the day.
Just in these past few days, my walk with the Lord is growing closer. Why? Because I have come to realize that in the midst of everything and everyone around me changing, He is the one stable and certain thing in my life. For He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow; what a wonderful realization when we are so uncertain about our surroundings.
One thing though that has helped in this transition is me being abe to listen to Pastor Glenn's Sunday podcasts. I just finished listening to August 17th's message. What a refreshing time to just sit in my room and listen to someone familiar. I really enjoyed his message, it served as a reminder to continually walk/live in the Spirit. Too often my flesh takes control and I must remind myself of II Cor. 8:5-8. Thanks Pastor Glenn, I apprecite you!
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