Time for an update.
Past time, in fact. I've been lazy about keeping people posted on what I'm up to, mostly because, as I explained in a long-overdue email to Ben, when I get home from school I'm generally too tired to do anything but shower, eat and go to bed. But then, that's really no good excuse, so here I am, updating the ol' livejournal.
I really miss Colby at the moment. Mostly because classes have started up again and reading people's away messages is making me a bit homesick. I was fine, really I was, until everyone else got to go back (well not *everyone* but a lot of people...) and I had to stay here in Texas. It's mostly all the little things I hear about people doing...starting new classes, decorating dorm rooms, going to dinner in Foss...::sigh:: I miss home.
However, the upside to all this missing-Colby business is that I have decided--for the moment, anyway--that I really, really want to be a professor. A religion professor, specifically, although that could change with my mood. But I am really enjoying reading the Bible in a year, and I'm getting as much fulfillment out of the more academic elements of such an undertaking as I am out of the spiritual side of things. And the more I think about it, the more I think that I love teaching, I love academia, I really want to go to grad school, and I'm into theology and Biblical history. It kind of makes perfect sense. For the moment, at least. :)
Much as I miss Colby, though, I'm doing exceedingly well at not missing Karen. It isn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be, although it is difficult at times. But we've found cheap calling cards and get to talk about three times a week--not ideal, but definitely not bad. AND...I have plane tickets. To Russia. For Christmas. WAY excited about that one! So, all in all, it's not so bad. Not great, but not so bad. And it's only a year. Actually, it's only about ten months and twenty-one days. ;)
Oh! For anyone who doesn't read my AIM profile, here is a link to pictures of my house and classroom. My classroom already looks a little different, but you'll get the general idea. Enjoy! http://community.webshots.com/album/179725346jxnNQT
Okay...I think that is all the news I have for the moment. Please, feel free to email, IM or call me and tell me you think I'm a good teacher. I need all the lovin' I can get!
I really miss Colby at the moment. Mostly because classes have started up again and reading people's away messages is making me a bit homesick. I was fine, really I was, until everyone else got to go back (well not *everyone* but a lot of people...) and I had to stay here in Texas. It's mostly all the little things I hear about people doing...starting new classes, decorating dorm rooms, going to dinner in Foss...::sigh:: I miss home.
However, the upside to all this missing-Colby business is that I have decided--for the moment, anyway--that I really, really want to be a professor. A religion professor, specifically, although that could change with my mood. But I am really enjoying reading the Bible in a year, and I'm getting as much fulfillment out of the more academic elements of such an undertaking as I am out of the spiritual side of things. And the more I think about it, the more I think that I love teaching, I love academia, I really want to go to grad school, and I'm into theology and Biblical history. It kind of makes perfect sense. For the moment, at least. :)
Much as I miss Colby, though, I'm doing exceedingly well at not missing Karen. It isn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be, although it is difficult at times. But we've found cheap calling cards and get to talk about three times a week--not ideal, but definitely not bad. AND...I have plane tickets. To Russia. For Christmas. WAY excited about that one! So, all in all, it's not so bad. Not great, but not so bad. And it's only a year. Actually, it's only about ten months and twenty-one days. ;)
Oh! For anyone who doesn't read my AIM profile, here is a link to pictures of my house and classroom. My classroom already looks a little different, but you'll get the general idea. Enjoy! http://community.webshots.com/album/179725346jxnNQT
Okay...I think that is all the news I have for the moment. Please, feel free to email, IM or call me and tell me you think I'm a good teacher. I need all the lovin' I can get!