Blah Classes
So yeah... classes have started for the past few days. This is actually day 2 of classes for me because I went and saw Zay this past weekend! :-D It was really good to have seen her again. I definitely missed her. But anyway, yeah... I got there Saturday afternoon and picked her up from work Saturday night. Then we just hung out and enjoyed each other's company. We were both dead tired, but it was good anyway. I left around 11pm Sunday night which was kind of a mistake, but I didn't really want to go or have to go to classes anyway. Actually, I ended up sleeping in a rest area until 6:3o about an hour after I left, so I missed classes anyway. That's okay, I just can't miss anymore from now on ;). Anyway, yeah... I'm actually in class right now, but it's a "study hall" pretty much. There's not much to do. I have to print out my resumé and turn it in, which shouldn't be all that hard. Anyway, I'm off... I have to look up some stuff... like a job. Update some more later. Peace.
I'm in Oklahoma!
So... I'm in the state of Oklahoma. Orientation is this Friday from like 9-10am and classes start this Monday. Hopefully I'll get to go see Zay this weekend. I'm not sure if it will work out though. Also, I don't have internet access yet cuz we have to set up Cable and Broadband at my apartment so I have to come to the library to do it.
I'm living about 11 mi off campus in an apartment right now. The guys I'm rooming with are pretty cool. One is 24 yrs old and is "wild," so it should prove to be an interesting experience if anything else. I haven't met the last guy yet. Apparently he wanted to stay at home last night and will join us tonight... I dunno. Anyway, yeah... not sure what else to say. I think this will be a great time and I'm looking forward to seeing what God has planned for me here. If it's anything like what I've seen so far, I may fit right in. Anyway, I gotta go. I'll try to update when I can.
Days to Class: 5
Last update from home and man is it a long one.
So... it's Saturday morning and I should be packing. Instead, I guess I've decided to blog. My room is still a fairly big mess. It'll all be clean by the end of tomorrow (by tomorrow I mean Saturday night). I smell like engine oil and have thoroughly drenched my hand in it since I dropped the bolt and the oil filter into the oil pan when I was changing them out. Slippery little buggers. I added some power steering fluid along with brake fluid and I replaced the burnt out horn :-D
I'm finally getting the hang of driving a stick, which is a plus. I love it and it is a lot of fun. I raced a car today on the street. It was a pontiac sunfire so no contest :) It was great, she really tried to beat me too. Ah well ;) It was a good test of the new oil and to see how much my tranny can handle. I still have to check air pressure in my tires and the brakes themselves. Hopefully everything is running fine... I see no reason why there should be a problem.
Anyway, yeah... this will be my last post until I get situated at Spartan. I leave Sunday, how crazy! I'm shutting my computer down after I finish this last entry so if you need to get in contact with me anytime before I leave... send an e-mail to my brother and he can get it to me.
I apologize to all of you who actually read this. I haven't really been updating you of my whereabouts or what my thoughts/experiences have been these past few months. I can tell you that often, I just really didn't want to. I guess I left it until now to write. I think I needed everything to roll around in my head and have it click a little... anyway... what to say...
This time at home has been rather trying. I guess it was good that I was home for awhile cuz it made me realize how much I still needed to just grow up and face life as it just rolls on. Getting a job was a part of that. So I found a job at Go Roma and stayed there up until Thursday. I was there for six months and I think it's funny how God puts you in these specific environments to develop you into who He wants you to be.
The same goes for the people He puts into your life. I was rather hesitant to even apply to go to the Czech Republic as a teacher/leader. So here comes Zay persuading me to apply and to go and it was one of the best experiences of my life. I learned so much about who I am as a person and how much God can use just anyone. It was awesome and an incredible eye-opener. So now I admit that I have leadership potential :-P. There's still a lot I have to learn and I think my time in Oklahoma will teach me just what I need. Now, I know that I won't learn everything... but have you ever felt like there's just something you know is going to happen but you weren't sure what it was? Yeah... that's what I feel when I think about Oklahoma and my time at Spartan. Odd, I know.
But yeah, thanks to Zay for having enough insight to persuade me to go and for believing in me :). You're kewl.
If you were to ask me right now if I'm ready to go to Oklahoma, I'd tell you "No." I don't think I'm ready physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually. But in a sense, I think that it's better this way. I felt the same way I do at this moment just a few days before the team left for the Czech Republic. And the time there was amazing. It was hard, but God was there through it all. I think that it will be similar. I have to put a lot of faith into God on this one because I can't do anything else. I'm powerless here... So anyway, yeah... that's where I am. Nervous to get going and hating the packing process too :-P.
Yeah, I guess that's all. I'll update again in Oklahoma! That may be a few days so don't fall over in suspense or anything. I'm driving on my own and my parents are taking their car so it might be a little crazy. Pray for my family and safety travelling please!
Latah.
The Peak.
Days to Spartan: 2
Days to Class: 9
dude....
So my last day of work at Go Roma is tomorrow. Crazy huh? To think I've worked there for about 6 months now. It'll be sad to leave but at the same time, I'm glad to get out of there. Friday is my last day at Wheaton College and I'll tell you... I'm definitely looking forward to leaving there. It's good pay, but man... am I ever bored out of my mind there. Nuthin to do since I got back from CZ except little tasks/chores that no one else will do so of course, the "part-timers" are stuck doing it. Anyway, moving on... my registration is this coming Monday. Wild huh? Great part though is the fact that I'll be on my own from then on. That'll be fun :) Another great thing is that I'm gonna get to see Zay before my classes start, which will be oober kewl. I've missed seeing her. But yeah... gotta leave soon and I haven't really done any packing... so... off I go to pack some. I'll update some more before I leave for school. Chances are my puter will be dismantled and in my car by Saturday. So yeah, latah.
Days to Spartan: 5
Days to Class: 12
