I don't think that there's a quiz, but if there is I'll be outside.
It's that time again! I get to make the beautiful five hour drive back to Spokane in just a few days, and I'm bouncing with excitement. This summer has been interesting for me, and I can't wait to see what the school year will bring me - especially since I'm going to LONDON!
I love my school for many reasons. Whitworth is gorgeous. The students AND faculty are incredible. The theatre department is seriously the coolest thing since sliced bread. One of my advisors' last name is Sprenkle. Seriously, how cool is that? Saga actually doesn't taste that bad. There are traditions to be upheld. There are pinecones everywhere. I've never walked across campus without seeing a frisbee. =]
I could go on for hours about how much I love Whitworth, but I think that'd get kind of boring (although since half of the people that I know read this blog are Whitworth alumni, I suppose they wouldn't mind too much). I want to write a little bit about the thing I'm most excited for - JAN TERM. I also wanted to take a moment to thank some of the wonderful people that introduced me to Whitworth, but we'll get to that later.
I adore having a 4-1-4 system. The semesters don't drag on, but they aren't rushed either. I took Arthurian Literature last Jan term, and it was incredible. Something about learning for three hours straight is kind of awesome. The snacks and movies helped, too. =P This year, I get the incredible opportunity to spend my Jan term in the wonderful city of London. British Culture Through Theatre and Music is one of the study abroad programs that Whitworth's theatre and music departments offers. I've gotten all the money together, through work and wonderful relatives. I've looked at the pictures from the last trip. I can't believe Ben got to meet Ewan McGregor. I've triple-checked my passport. It's going to be SO cool.
People have been telling me that it is the trip of a lifetime. They make it sound so impactful and life-changing and SCARY. I'm just an innocent eighteen-year-old girl - how many life-changing trips can I go on before I grow up?
My summers have always been the season of change. Besides the whole 'it's your time between school years' deal, the trips that I went on were always incredible. From my very first mission trip to Mexico, when we didn't have a youth leader and everything was weird, to my first houseboat trip, when I realized that growing up had to happen, to my last summer full of mission trips and middle schoolers and houseboats. Every trip I took with my youth group impacted in me in some way or another.
Funnily enough, the trip that impacted my future the most took place in the spring. Our wonderful youth leader, Hannah, took four students to visit the weird college that she'd gone to. We were all juniors. Kenny, Bryce, Tiana, and I stuffed ourselves into her little car and drove five hours to stay in dorms with people we didn't know - except Kenny, who stayed with a Bonnema. From the moment I stepped foot on that campus, I was in love. It felt like home. Almost three years later, it really is home for me. Through incredible parents and a lot of scholarships, I've had a brilliant freshman year and I'm about to start my sophomore. Time has gone by fast, and I want to savor all of the time I've got left at this wonderful place.
So thank you, Hannah, for introducing me to my new home. =]
I also want to thank Jeannie and Travis, because they got married and I met half of the theatre department at their wedding. =D There's a lot more to it than that, but that's the beginning. Jeannie has given me a lot of good advice when it comes to the theatre, and encouraged me to just throw myself into it. That means a lot to me.
This blog had a point when I started it, and I'm not sure I accomplished it. That's okay though, because it reflects my thoughts and that makes it worth posting. =D
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