It is hard to imagine that Thanksgiving time is already upon us. It doesn't seem like I've been at college all that long, but then when I think about it, it seems like I've been at college for a really, really long time. Memories of my time at the Anchorage camp fade, though I still vividly recall my experiences on the boat in Alaska, probably because it is harder to forget traumatic experiences.
But I might as well start from the beginning.
My first week at College.
I am working on Public Safety, (security) at BJU, so I got there a week earlier than everyone else.
There not much to tell, we had a lot of training going on. They taught us how to direct traffic, and how to deal with people. All different kinds of people, dumb people, angry people, stubborn people, important people, emergency people, problematic people, yeah, people. So we got a crash course in how to act like we know what we are doing, so that we can fool everyone into thinking that we really do know what we are doing. And basically that's it.
During the first week, I had a couple of meals with Jennifer and some of her dinning common friends and I got to know some people that way. All in all, it was a nice week. I was able to settle in and get everything ready, in a very relaxed and quiet environment. By the time the week was over though, I was ready for some people to be there, because it was getting a little boring.
Then Friday came around, and people just started popping up everywhere. The campus seemingly exploded with people. I finally got some roommates. And I saw Jeremiah, Sarah, and Aunt Rachael. Yey! It was nice to see people that I had knew really well. I can remember how excited I was to see them. I can remember how I was the first week, I was quiet, reserved, shy… But when I saw them, I was… well like I am around them, open, loud, outgoing, a funny jokester kind of guy. We went off campus together to do some shopping and stuff, which was fun, I got some things that I needed. So, I was thankful for that.
Another thing I was thankful for was that they brought with them, most of my stuff, because I had flown into Greenville I was limited to 1 bag and one carry-on, I didn't have much baggage with me. So, a lot of my stuff had to be left behind for them to bring when they came up. One of the things that they brought up was my beloved camera. I was so happy to see that wonderful device, it brought joy into the inner most parts of my heart. I'd have to say that it was the first thing that I took out a played with. My happiness was so great, that words cannot express my intense, fervid rejoicing. :P
Time quickly went by, and soon the first day of classes had arrived. I will admit, I was scared. What will I do? How will I do? I want to do well, but everyone keeps talking about how hard it is. Jeremiah did it though, so I should be able to do it. But how? I don't know what to expect. Things are real now, no more putting off tests until I'm ready, and no more games on the computer. How am I going to handle this? I don't think that I can do it. All these thoughts were rushing through my head, as Wednesday came closer, and closer.
On Tuesday night I was especially worried, knowing that classes started the next day. I didn't express my worry to anyone and pretended to be fine. At the time I barely knew my roommates, so I didn't feel like expressing my deep anxiety with complete strangers. So I kept to myself.
Despite all my wishing and hoping that it would go away, the fateful day arrived. I went to my first class not really knowing what to expect. "Ok, Computer applications, I don't know what I'm suppose to do, but I guess that I'll just go, and find out." And so I went, and they passed out the class syllabus, and talked a little about what this class was about, and stuff like that. That first class really calmed my spirit I think, because I realized that they don't expect anything of me yet. They will teach me, and then expect me to know what they taught, but they didn't expect me to know about things that they hadn't taught me. On to my next class, History of Civ. Uuu, I've heard about this class, it's supposed to be really hard, I guess I'll see what it's all about. Well it was pretty much the same thing, we got the syllabus, and were told what it was that we were expected to know.
The rest of the day went pretty much like that, I didn’t have a problem finding my other 4 classes, well… Except for Speech. Did you know that the signs in the Fine Arts Building, don't specify that there is a 3rd floor. The only signs that indicate that there is a 3rd floor and the signs in 2 of the 4 stairways, all of the other signs don't even acknowledge the 3rd floor. But I eventually found my classroom, and made it in. On time.
Things quickly picked up the pace, but it wasn't too bad. I didn't miss not having the time to play Mount&Blade, or reading camera forums. I had stuff to do now.
Things were going well, and I was pleased with how I was doing. I was able to -- by the grace of God -- handle everything that came my way. It was actually a very exciting feeling, feeling like I was on top of things, like things were under control. I kind of impressed myself with how much I was able to get done when I organized everything and sat down and worked on things. There was a distinct sense of satisfaction in accomplishing everything that I need to accomplish, in the time that I had.
Papers, projects, tests, and quizzes began to accumulate, but even though I thought that I didn't feel as though I was adequately prepared for college, college sort of prepared me for itself. Query.
The weeks began to pass by, I had my share of nerve racking moments, -- my first speech comes to mind -- but by the guidance of God's faithful hand, I was able to overcome those moments. In some I was satisfied with my performance, and with other, I just had to learn to just live and learn.
Ah, yes, then midterms. The week before midterms, I freaked out. Then I calmed myself, recomprised my thoughts, and freaked out again. This cycle repeated itself again and again, all through out midterm week, until the end of my last class for the week. But after my last class on that week I can remember doing spins and tap dancing my way across the Bridge of Nations, as I came out of my last class on Friday. People were staring at me, but I didn't care, More people stared at me when I rode my unicycle, so why should I care that they stared at me?
But lets change gears a little bit. For college isn't all about classes. I mean, let's be perfectly honest, college is about girls too. Oh, the drama. Well right off the bat I got the reputation for being a crazy guy who had flocks of girls around him. I don't know how anyone got this impression, but I think that part of it was because I had several meals with Jennifer and her friends, who happened to be girls, so I would often be the only guy in a group of about 4 or 5 girls.
I consider it my "duty," as a guy, to ask girls out to Performance hall plays, and Artist Series. Considering that it is improper, for girls for girls to ask guys out, guys must take the responsibility of asking the girl. So, anyway, I asked a girl out to The Tempest. I must say it was pretty strange to ask a girl out on a "date," because I had never done it before. But I didn't experience the same, knee-knocking-stomach-turning-belly-flopping feeling that I thought I might go through according to all the stories and movies. But it wasn't really that way, at least for me it wasn't. Anyway, I asked a girl named Kendra to The Tempest, and we had a very pleasant time.
My didn't have another "date" until Artist Series. I took a girl who is named Abby. (The same name as my sister. :D ) I'd say that we both had quite a pleasant time. We saw the Pirates of Penzance. A Gilbert and Sullivan opera, performed by the New York Gilbert and Sullivan players. The show was hilarious, and I thoroughly enjoyed it, not only because the show was good, but also because I was accompanied by a very lovely young lady.
So far I have had pretty good experiences with dates that I've gone on. We'll see if that keeps up. I currently have 2 tickets to another performance hall play, Arsenic and Old Lace. And right now I don't have anyone to go with. I asked one girl, but she was already going with someone else. Oops. So now I have to find a girl that is desperate enough to go with me. :P Another Artist Series is coming up soon also…. Hmmm….
Well, on another note, I've been able to get out some, and help with different projects, like the Big Dig, and Farm Fest. Both of which were very good by the way. I've also been able to go on extension pretty much every week since the second week of school. I go with Agape Bible Club, and we have a Bible club for the kids in the neighborhood there. I never really know what to say about it though. It's a Bible club, we play games with the kids, then the kids get a snack, and then we sit them down tell them a Bible story. So, that's basically how it goes. Pretty much like every Bible club, there are of course certain things that make this Bible club special and unique. And some of those things just can't be expressed in words, they have to be experienced, in person.
So, I feel as though I have been able to experience a whole lot in those past few months. Both on campus and off. I've been through some things that I have never had any experience with before, and some things that I'm quite familiar with.
Now, it's Thanksgiving break. I am very much so enjoying the rest and relaxation. I haven't been able to get as much done as I was planning, but I was kind of expecting that. I still have time though. I have been able to do a lot of things that I have enjoyed a whole lot. From playing games, to taking pictures. I am very thankful that I am able to go somewhere for Thanksgiving, because I know that it just wouldn't have been the same, if I had to stay on campus.
Ever since high school I've been looking forward to college because I would finally be able to be around other guys and girls my age. So, now that it is here I am enjoying it very much.
Someone asked me to describe my college experience in only a few words, and the words that I chose were, challenging, terrifying, and very, very profitable. I have learned so much, in my classes, and just from college life. And I have grown in so many ways physically, mentally, and Spiritually. So, yes, it has been a very profitable semester so far, and the Lord has taught me so much, I am just very thankful for being at BJU.
Thank you for reading, I hope that that will bring you up to speed, on where I am, and how college is going for me. :P
If you wish to see pictures you may do so here. ;)
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
To Date, or Not to Date
It is again time for me to share with you my various embarrassing, and otherwise self-consciously distressing tales.
Today was the date of my first “date.”
The girl in question is Kendra, and the place to which we were to go was Performance hall, where a play called The Tempest was to be performed. I was to meet said girl at ten minutes following the hour of seven o’clock. After a quick rundown of everything that I would need, I was off to meet my fair lady, at the last minute remembering to grab the tickets. (Boy, that would have been embarrassing if I had forgotten the
tickets.)
On the journey to the girl’s dorms, I proceeded to talk myself into being nervous, even though there was no need to be nervous. Several girls giggled at me as I set foot inside the girl’s dorm’s lobby, but I paid no heed to them. I stood there in the lobby for approximately 30 seconds before a young lady kindly informed me that, contrary to my understanding, men were not allowed to wait for girls in the lobby.
Acting upon this new knowledge I escorted myself to the door with the big “EXIT” sign hanging above it. Again I paid no heed to the girls who proceeded to giggle at my breach of the well established rules of BJU.
Shortly thereafter, a being emerged from the doorway. Not a mere girl, but an angel. She was pulchritudinous in every sense of the word. Her radiance shone round about her like the sunbeams of midday. No maid have I seen so fair in all my days, for it seemed as though the whole world was beautified by her presence. As she walked there was as if, an aura surrounded her making her 3 stops brighter than anything else around her. (lol photography joke) An aura surrounded her, only to magnify her beauty by tenfold. A stream of light shone down upon her from the sky, like a giant spot light from heaven.
She descended the stairs with the grace of a princess. With a smile sweeter than fructose, she looked at me and said, “Shall we?” The warmth radiated by her expression nearly melted my inner being. It took all my strength and will power to resist the overwhelming urge to pump the air vigorously, and shout “YES!” at the top of my lungs, but resist the urge I did.
We walked slowly along the road to the Performance Hall. Every bystander could not help but stare in awe and amazement at her matchless beauty.
All too soon our walk was over, and we had we reached our destination.
We were ushered in and directed to our seats.
The lights were dimmed, and the play commenced.
Though spectacular in both plot and performance, it was a constant struggle to keep my focus on the play. My eyes continually longed to gaze into Her eyes, but using every ounce of will power that I posses, I managed to keep my eyes on the stage.
The play was in short, hilarious. But the thing that I loved the most was when I could hear Her laughing. Her laugh is like none other, the perfect balance of everything lovely and desirable one could possible posses in a laugh. Every time I heard her laugh my heart overflowed with joy and excitement. Just knowing that she was joyful, caused me to be satisfied.
When the show was over we all were quickly and quietly ushered out of the building. We walked along together to Her dorm, where we said our heart wrenching farewells, and she disappeared from my sight. Once she had departed, I turned and embarked on my lonesome journey back to my place of residence, saddened by the separation from my soul mate, Kendra.
. . .
. . .
Ok, in all seriousness. We had a great time. The show was extremely funny; people would be speaking in Shakespearian one sentence and then modern English in the next. I’d say that we enjoyed one another’s company, because going with a friend is more fun than going alone. Oh, and Micah Coston was one of the performers, he came to Poland on the BJU mission team back in ’03 I think, so seeing him on stage was cool too.
Anyway, we had a good time, but neither one of us is looking for a boyfriend/girlfriend. We just went together because we both wanted to see the show, and like I said, it’s more fun to go with friends.
Timothy
P.S. I finally used pulchritudinous in a sentence. :P
Today was the date of my first “date.”
The girl in question is Kendra, and the place to which we were to go was Performance hall, where a play called The Tempest was to be performed. I was to meet said girl at ten minutes following the hour of seven o’clock. After a quick rundown of everything that I would need, I was off to meet my fair lady, at the last minute remembering to grab the tickets. (Boy, that would have been embarrassing if I had forgotten the
tickets.)
On the journey to the girl’s dorms, I proceeded to talk myself into being nervous, even though there was no need to be nervous. Several girls giggled at me as I set foot inside the girl’s dorm’s lobby, but I paid no heed to them. I stood there in the lobby for approximately 30 seconds before a young lady kindly informed me that, contrary to my understanding, men were not allowed to wait for girls in the lobby.
Acting upon this new knowledge I escorted myself to the door with the big “EXIT” sign hanging above it. Again I paid no heed to the girls who proceeded to giggle at my breach of the well established rules of BJU.
Shortly thereafter, a being emerged from the doorway. Not a mere girl, but an angel. She was pulchritudinous in every sense of the word. Her radiance shone round about her like the sunbeams of midday. No maid have I seen so fair in all my days, for it seemed as though the whole world was beautified by her presence. As she walked there was as if, an aura surrounded her making her 3 stops brighter than anything else around her. (lol photography joke) An aura surrounded her, only to magnify her beauty by tenfold. A stream of light shone down upon her from the sky, like a giant spot light from heaven.
She descended the stairs with the grace of a princess. With a smile sweeter than fructose, she looked at me and said, “Shall we?” The warmth radiated by her expression nearly melted my inner being. It took all my strength and will power to resist the overwhelming urge to pump the air vigorously, and shout “YES!” at the top of my lungs, but resist the urge I did.
We walked slowly along the road to the Performance Hall. Every bystander could not help but stare in awe and amazement at her matchless beauty.
All too soon our walk was over, and we had we reached our destination.
We were ushered in and directed to our seats.
The lights were dimmed, and the play commenced.
Though spectacular in both plot and performance, it was a constant struggle to keep my focus on the play. My eyes continually longed to gaze into Her eyes, but using every ounce of will power that I posses, I managed to keep my eyes on the stage.
The play was in short, hilarious. But the thing that I loved the most was when I could hear Her laughing. Her laugh is like none other, the perfect balance of everything lovely and desirable one could possible posses in a laugh. Every time I heard her laugh my heart overflowed with joy and excitement. Just knowing that she was joyful, caused me to be satisfied.
When the show was over we all were quickly and quietly ushered out of the building. We walked along together to Her dorm, where we said our heart wrenching farewells, and she disappeared from my sight. Once she had departed, I turned and embarked on my lonesome journey back to my place of residence, saddened by the separation from my soul mate, Kendra.
. . .
. . .
Ok, in all seriousness. We had a great time. The show was extremely funny; people would be speaking in Shakespearian one sentence and then modern English in the next. I’d say that we enjoyed one another’s company, because going with a friend is more fun than going alone. Oh, and Micah Coston was one of the performers, he came to Poland on the BJU mission team back in ’03 I think, so seeing him on stage was cool too.
Anyway, we had a good time, but neither one of us is looking for a boyfriend/girlfriend. We just went together because we both wanted to see the show, and like I said, it’s more fun to go with friends.
Timothy
P.S. I finally used pulchritudinous in a sentence. :P
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Guess what happened
Well guess what I managed to do today.
I managed to tighten up my unicycle crank, so in celebration I rode it to the dining common for dinner. After dinner, I was showing it to my friends, and I started jumping down the stairs in front of the dinning common. And... well... when I landed, this happened.
...
I landed the jump very nicely, but the unicycle just buckled. Part of the reason was that the tire was pumped up too much, and it didn't cushion the fall well enough. I didn't notice that the tire was filled up too much, until I actually started hopping on it, and I didn't think that it would be a problem.
Oh, well... :-(
I managed to tighten up my unicycle crank, so in celebration I rode it to the dining common for dinner. After dinner, I was showing it to my friends, and I started jumping down the stairs in front of the dinning common. And... well... when I landed, this happened.
...
I landed the jump very nicely, but the unicycle just buckled. Part of the reason was that the tire was pumped up too much, and it didn't cushion the fall well enough. I didn't notice that the tire was filled up too much, until I actually started hopping on it, and I didn't think that it would be a problem.
Oh, well... :-(
First couple weeks at College (continued)
Today was a pretty good day; I didn’t feel as overwhelmed with school work as I have lately, so I am very thankful for that.
I had lunch with my brother (Jeremiah) and company, and during the conversation I mentioned that I was planning on going to The Tempest, and then Jeremiah asked if I was taking anyone. When I said “no” he said that I should. I argued that I didn’t know any girl well enough to ask, but he said that we didn’t have to be good friends or anything, as long as we knew each other fairly well; it’s not that big of a deal, “Besides…” he said, “Girls like to be asked out.” So anyway, I decided that I’d give it a shot. I already a girl in mind that I wanted to ask, but I didn’t think that I could muster up the courage to ask her; because, like I said, I don’t know her “that” well, but thanks to Jeremiah, I decided that I was going to ask her anyway, and see what happens. Her name is Justine.
I tried to have lunch or dinner with Justine, so that I could catch up with her, and then ask her if she would go to The Tempest with me. Unfortunately, she was busy, so I wasn’t able to arrange it. Anyway, I did get some studying done, but not very much. I had work for several hours in the afternoon. I was working in the Welcome Center, taking names, giving directions, answering phone calls, and writing down the radio conversations. Well actually I didn’t do all those things; I only “helped” do those things, since I’m still in training. I’ll be able to do those things after I get more training, and I know what to do and when to do it.
I went ahead and bought two tickets to The Tempest having faith that I would get someone to go with me.
Today went pretty well, I didn’t get much chance to study on Saturday, because of work, and some other things that I had to deal with, so as a result I had to do quite a bit of studying today in the afternoon, but it wasn’t bad, I got it all done.
I finally built up the courage and asked Justine, if she would go to The Tempest with me. Sadly she declined my offer. I was decimated. I cried myself to sleep the next two nights…. Ok, not really. I was fine. I had prepared myself for her to say “no,” so it didn’t even really surprise me too much. Understandably, I was a tad disappointed though.
By the world’s standards, today would be considered a “very good” day. Since God makes every day the way that He wants it to be, then I can’t say that it was a “good” day, or a “bad” day, because every day is perfect. Though, I can say that today went really well for me. I had three things that were the highlights of my day.
Firstly, I had a quiz in English, and I was a little nervous about that, because English is not my best subject, and I didn’t know how it would go, but my fears were calmed when I first laid eyes on the quiz. It wasn’t nearly as hard as I was expecting it to be, and I feel really confident that I did quite well on it.
Secondly, I had my first freshman speech today. I was nervous about that, because I didn’t have a speech class in high school, so giving a speech is something that I’m not used to. But again, I had prepared well, so I once I got up there I wasn’t nervous, and I did quite well I think. It was a personal experience speech, so I talked about my experience fishing in Alaska this summer.
And lastly, I asked a different girl (Kendra) to The Tempest, and she said “yes.” She, Daniel, and I were having lunch together, when I asked her. Daniel is one of my co-workers; it’s through him actually that I met Kendra. Kendra is Daniel’s best friend, but they aren’t dating or anything, and they aren’t going to date either, they’re just good friends. So, anyway, Daniel and Kendra usually have lunch together, and since Daniel and I are pretty good friends I would eat with them sometimes. So, like I was saying, today was one of those days; Daniel, Kendra, and I were having lunch together, when I asked her. (Even though both Daniel and Kendra had made it clear that they weren’t dating, I still asked Daniel if I he didn’t mind me asking her out. And he was perfectly fine with it.) I really had no idea whether she would say “yes” or “no,” so again I prepared myself to be turned down. When I asked her, she recoiled in shock. Placing her hand on her heart, and took a gasping breath, as if she had just been shot. Baffled her reaction, I didn’t know what to think, so I just sat there, not really doing anything, just looking at her and waiting for her to answer. After she caught her breath, she looked at me again, and said, “Yes.” I was kind of surprised, because after the way she reacted I didn’t really expect that, but I was like, “Ok, great.” And pretty much that’s how it happened. I really don’t know what was going through her mind when I asked her, but maybe that's a good thing.
Just because I asked a girl to go to a show does, _NOT_ mean that we serious. Ok, peoples? ;-)
Timothy Petersen
Saturday, September 06, 2008
First couple weeks at College
Well college sure started off with a bang.
Let me start from the beginning though, I got here on the 23rd. The reason that I came here a week early was for training. I’m working Public Safety, so they wanted me to get a week of training before they let me loose on the streets to potentially, cause widespread havoc and pandemonium, as fun as that might be. The whole first week I didn’t have any roommates, which had its own ups and downs. I did get first pick for the bunk, so that was pretty nice, but the whole room seemed pretty empty the whole first week. Training was fun, because it wasn’t too difficult, and I got to know the campus and my co-workers, which was nice, because that way I didn’t start the year “completely” clueless. I had the general idea of where everything was by the time classes started, which, I would say, was very helpful.
My job seems pretty neat too, right now I’m only allowed to do traffic, but next semester, I might get a uniform and move up in the food chain. If that happens, then I’ll be able to move up to other jobs, such as night watch, or something like that, so I’m pretty excited about that situation.
As fun as the first week was, the campus did seem pretty dead most of the time, so when Friday rolled around, I was ready for some life to come to the college, and it did. Throughout the day I was amazed, by how quickly it seemed that people were showing up. People came swarming into campus, people by the hundreds. Every time I turned around it seemed as though the population had doubled. Jeremiah and Sarah arrived around noon, and I hung out with them for pretty much the rest of the day.
Saturday and Sunday were pretty quiet, but on Monday it seemed as though things just started right up, all day Monday I was running back and forth taking care of everything that I needed. Through the skillful use of my day planner, I was able to accomplish a whole lot though, so at the end of the day, I really felt a sense of accomplishment. Tuesday was pretty much the same way, though not quite as busy. I auditioned for a choir, but I haven’t heard anything back yet, I’m assuming that they didn’t accept me, because they said that they would E-mail the people that were accepted. I am disappointed a little bit, but I know that I tried my best, and I wasn’t good enough. I know that there are many people here on campus, and a majority of them have a whole lot more talent than I do. Because I didn’t make it, I will have a lot more time this semester, which is probably very good, because I’m going to need all the time that I can get if I’m going to do well in my classes, and frankly, with choir practice my schedule looked pretty packed, and without it, it just looks “busy”. J I’m not giving up yet though, I also auditioned for voice lessons, and I’m going to be taking those this semester, and I’ll try for the choir again next semester. :) They’re not getting rid of me that easily!
When Wednesday came around, things “really” started to get busy. I don’t know how I’m going to make it through the semester. From day one my homework assignments started piling up, and I couldn’t keep up with them. I got everything done that I needed to for the next day, but I like to get everything done that I was given that day. I got behind of Wednesday, but I didn’t get any more behind on Thursday or Friday, so now I have the weekend to catch up. Thank you God for giving us weekends. :)
One of the highlights this past week were the evangelistic services that we had on Thursday, and Friday evening. I think that they were really good, even though it was prime homework time, (6:30-9:00) I’m very glad that they had those services, they helped to keep us reminded about the BJU focus. No matter how busy we get, we always need to keep God as the center of our life, because that is the only reason that we are here on Earth. We were created by God, for God. So I’m really going to try to make that my goal this year, to always put God first my life. Pray for me that’ll be able to keep that goal.
So, as I look back at this week, I’ve had a great time so far. But, I do miss my family. Especially you, Abby. L And I know that it’s going to stay pretty busy around, here so please pray for me as I get adjusted to college life, it’s something I’m just not used to. :\
And, sigh… I suppose that I should write about my social life too, because I know that you’ll want to hear about that, as it seems it the only part that SOME of you even care about. (Thinking back to all the Missy comments.)
Yes the rumors are true I did have dinner with Jennifer and 4 of her friends, but I practically haven’t seen her at all since then, it’s almost funny, I’ve seen her friends that I ate with all the time, and I say “Hi”, but for some reason I never see Jennifer around anyway. Well, I think that it’s strange anyway.
I’ve gotten to know all the girl freshmen that are on Public Safety, not such a difficult task, as there are only 4 of them. If fact I’ve gotten to know most of the freshmen Public Safety officers, and there are 30 of them total. One of them, Jessica I got to know better than the other girls because we got put together on some of the training. But I wasn’t complaining, because she seemed like a really nice girls, so, naturally I wasn’t against getting to know her a little better. Evidently, back in college, her mom knew my aunt, and her dad knew my mom, but I didn’t find that out until later, when Aunt Rachael was here and ran into Jessica’s mom. Anyway, Jessica and I seem to be “compatible” personalities, so I think that we might become good friends. I haven’t to her much since the FFF on Monday though; I’ve seen her around, but only in passing. The FFF is the Freshman Flit Fest, they took all the Freshmen and let them loose in the dating parlor. And since I didn’t really feel like going over to some random girl and talking to her, like the other guys seemed to want to do, I instead talked with someone I already knew, Jessica. BUT, before anyone gets any ideas…. There is a VERY strictly enforced NO DATING WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT policy. So, no. It is forbidden to date another Public Safety officer; you get shipped if you are caught. So, I’m not thinking along those lines, I’m merely thinking that she would make a good friend.
Another girl that I’ve gotten to know a little better is Ashley. I met Ashley in line to the dinning common one day, she and her friend were talking about how they would like to go to Europe sometime, and see the castles and stuff. (Ashley likes history.) So, I kind of made a comment about how I was an MK from Poland and told them about Malbork, and agreed with them that castles were really cool. Well anyway, so I started talking to them and then they asked if I was sitting with anyone, and I said no. Because I wasn’t. And so then we had lunch together, but then the funny thing is that she is in my Speech class and English class, which we didn’t know about until we were at the class room, and were like “You’re in this class too?” So, I thought that was pretty cool. So anyway, we’ve eaten together a couple times, never alone or anything, always in a small group setting, but I’ve gotten to know her a little.
So anyway, that about sums it up. I think that college is going to go well, and be a very good time for me. A very good time of spiritual growth, as well as academic growth.
But before I leave I thought that I’d try to show you a few pictures. Not the easiest thing to do, because it seems that BJU’s filter blocks just about every image hosting site there is, but I’ll see if this works.
This is Jeremiah’s society’s tent.
This is one of Jeremiah’s society’s posters, I thought that it was pretty cool. :P
This is the construction on Rodeheaver.
Let me start from the beginning though, I got here on the 23rd. The reason that I came here a week early was for training. I’m working Public Safety, so they wanted me to get a week of training before they let me loose on the streets to potentially, cause widespread havoc and pandemonium, as fun as that might be. The whole first week I didn’t have any roommates, which had its own ups and downs. I did get first pick for the bunk, so that was pretty nice, but the whole room seemed pretty empty the whole first week. Training was fun, because it wasn’t too difficult, and I got to know the campus and my co-workers, which was nice, because that way I didn’t start the year “completely” clueless. I had the general idea of where everything was by the time classes started, which, I would say, was very helpful.
My job seems pretty neat too, right now I’m only allowed to do traffic, but next semester, I might get a uniform and move up in the food chain. If that happens, then I’ll be able to move up to other jobs, such as night watch, or something like that, so I’m pretty excited about that situation.
As fun as the first week was, the campus did seem pretty dead most of the time, so when Friday rolled around, I was ready for some life to come to the college, and it did. Throughout the day I was amazed, by how quickly it seemed that people were showing up. People came swarming into campus, people by the hundreds. Every time I turned around it seemed as though the population had doubled. Jeremiah and Sarah arrived around noon, and I hung out with them for pretty much the rest of the day.
Saturday and Sunday were pretty quiet, but on Monday it seemed as though things just started right up, all day Monday I was running back and forth taking care of everything that I needed. Through the skillful use of my day planner, I was able to accomplish a whole lot though, so at the end of the day, I really felt a sense of accomplishment. Tuesday was pretty much the same way, though not quite as busy. I auditioned for a choir, but I haven’t heard anything back yet, I’m assuming that they didn’t accept me, because they said that they would E-mail the people that were accepted. I am disappointed a little bit, but I know that I tried my best, and I wasn’t good enough. I know that there are many people here on campus, and a majority of them have a whole lot more talent than I do. Because I didn’t make it, I will have a lot more time this semester, which is probably very good, because I’m going to need all the time that I can get if I’m going to do well in my classes, and frankly, with choir practice my schedule looked pretty packed, and without it, it just looks “busy”. J I’m not giving up yet though, I also auditioned for voice lessons, and I’m going to be taking those this semester, and I’ll try for the choir again next semester. :) They’re not getting rid of me that easily!
When Wednesday came around, things “really” started to get busy. I don’t know how I’m going to make it through the semester. From day one my homework assignments started piling up, and I couldn’t keep up with them. I got everything done that I needed to for the next day, but I like to get everything done that I was given that day. I got behind of Wednesday, but I didn’t get any more behind on Thursday or Friday, so now I have the weekend to catch up. Thank you God for giving us weekends. :)
One of the highlights this past week were the evangelistic services that we had on Thursday, and Friday evening. I think that they were really good, even though it was prime homework time, (6:30-9:00) I’m very glad that they had those services, they helped to keep us reminded about the BJU focus. No matter how busy we get, we always need to keep God as the center of our life, because that is the only reason that we are here on Earth. We were created by God, for God. So I’m really going to try to make that my goal this year, to always put God first my life. Pray for me that’ll be able to keep that goal.
So, as I look back at this week, I’ve had a great time so far. But, I do miss my family. Especially you, Abby. L And I know that it’s going to stay pretty busy around, here so please pray for me as I get adjusted to college life, it’s something I’m just not used to. :\
And, sigh… I suppose that I should write about my social life too, because I know that you’ll want to hear about that, as it seems it the only part that SOME of you even care about. (Thinking back to all the Missy comments.)
Yes the rumors are true I did have dinner with Jennifer and 4 of her friends, but I practically haven’t seen her at all since then, it’s almost funny, I’ve seen her friends that I ate with all the time, and I say “Hi”, but for some reason I never see Jennifer around anyway. Well, I think that it’s strange anyway.
I’ve gotten to know all the girl freshmen that are on Public Safety, not such a difficult task, as there are only 4 of them. If fact I’ve gotten to know most of the freshmen Public Safety officers, and there are 30 of them total. One of them, Jessica I got to know better than the other girls because we got put together on some of the training. But I wasn’t complaining, because she seemed like a really nice girls, so, naturally I wasn’t against getting to know her a little better. Evidently, back in college, her mom knew my aunt, and her dad knew my mom, but I didn’t find that out until later, when Aunt Rachael was here and ran into Jessica’s mom. Anyway, Jessica and I seem to be “compatible” personalities, so I think that we might become good friends. I haven’t to her much since the FFF on Monday though; I’ve seen her around, but only in passing. The FFF is the Freshman Flit Fest, they took all the Freshmen and let them loose in the dating parlor. And since I didn’t really feel like going over to some random girl and talking to her, like the other guys seemed to want to do, I instead talked with someone I already knew, Jessica. BUT, before anyone gets any ideas…. There is a VERY strictly enforced NO DATING WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT policy. So, no. It is forbidden to date another Public Safety officer; you get shipped if you are caught. So, I’m not thinking along those lines, I’m merely thinking that she would make a good friend.
Another girl that I’ve gotten to know a little better is Ashley. I met Ashley in line to the dinning common one day, she and her friend were talking about how they would like to go to Europe sometime, and see the castles and stuff. (Ashley likes history.) So, I kind of made a comment about how I was an MK from Poland and told them about Malbork, and agreed with them that castles were really cool. Well anyway, so I started talking to them and then they asked if I was sitting with anyone, and I said no. Because I wasn’t. And so then we had lunch together, but then the funny thing is that she is in my Speech class and English class, which we didn’t know about until we were at the class room, and were like “You’re in this class too?” So, I thought that was pretty cool. So anyway, we’ve eaten together a couple times, never alone or anything, always in a small group setting, but I’ve gotten to know her a little.
So anyway, that about sums it up. I think that college is going to go well, and be a very good time for me. A very good time of spiritual growth, as well as academic growth.
But before I leave I thought that I’d try to show you a few pictures. Not the easiest thing to do, because it seems that BJU’s filter blocks just about every image hosting site there is, but I’ll see if this works.
This is Jeremiah’s society’s tent.
This is one of Jeremiah’s society’s posters, I thought that it was pretty cool. :P
This is the construction on Rodeheaver.
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