Hi.
I cringe reading my last post on here. About 25 days after I wrote that, I changed my mind. I actually ended up coming back to Ohio this summer/fall 10 days early, completely out of my own volition. Not really going to give an explanation (not sure I have one) other than I did not want to give up what I was experiencing. I knew deep down in my heart that Aroostook County had not changed and would never afford me the opportunities I knew that I wanted, and I certainly did not want to give up the amazing faculty of the History/Gov't and Bible departments here at Cedarville.
So here I am, Sophomore/Junior year (I'm crazy for still trying to finish early), and trying to make the most of it. I unfortunately am not in Concert Chorale anymore, not because I did not like it, but rather I just was not prepared for that kind of commitment. So instead- I'm making a bunch of smaller commitments! (I know, defeats the purpose...but oh well!) Still doing the nursing home ministry, and will in fact after December be leading it! We thankfully did not lost any of our residents over the summer, and I will update you all on that probably in a month or so. Also was accepted into the Honors program over the summer, so I've joined the org (Christian fraternity) for that and am getting into the swing of things. I'm certainly not a super deep thinker when it comes to philosophy and theology, so that is going to take a bit of getting used to, but all is well.
Also, for those of you who did not know, picked up another major of Political Science, at the advice of our VP for Academics (who happens to be my favorite prof as well...) because he said I might have a tough time finding a base-level job with just a History degree. In the money realm, currently I have two "jobs". The first is being a host for high school students that come on campus and need a place to stay overnight, and the second being that I am a tutor for some of the classes in the History and Bible Departments. I applied for a third job of being a research assistant for the H&G department, but I do not believe I'll get that because that was a long shot.
I'm on the completely opposite side of campus than I was last year, living in a dorm that my mother lived in over 25 years ago! (Sorry to reveal your age, Ma...) They've wanted to tear it down for ages, but because Cedarville keeps growing in size, they decided to keep it another year! Thankfully, those who choose to live in there get a 40% discount on housing, which is something I definitely needed. The size is undesirable, but you gotta give up comforts sometime. Really the only problem I have with living there is that I feel alienated from the rest of the campus, but I'm trying to stay on main campus a lot to balance that out. I'll survive.
I'm so thankful for everyone who has been praying for me since this journey began. It's been a wild ride, but I've adjusted back into my Cedarville routine so much better than I ever thought I would. It's beautiful (hot) here, and it's been so lovely to be back in chapel and with the professors I love so much. I'm currently gearing up for my second trip to Washington D.C., which will be in about three weeks from now. Next fall will be my opportunity to intern there, so I'm going to try and familiarize myself again with everything and begin preparing for the beltway now!
I'll probably be posting somewhat regularly again soon!
Laura xx
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