Sooooo....
Today I had an hour-long meeting with my guidance counselor about my future. Basically she laughed at me a lot because when she asked what sort of extra-curriculars I was involved in, I went on for about 15 minutes. And that was only the weekly ones, like ceramics, LBdC, Team, GEPD, Arabic, not the other ones like Mexico, California Theater Center, other theater, Link Crew, Missions Committee, handbells... And then I told her I want to take Mandarin soon, and maybe Spanish next year... She found it all quite amusing. We talked about lots of stuff and I think I know which classes I'm going to take next year, and such other information.
About the missions committe, I can't decide whether I am informed enough to give my opinions in the meetings... like where the church should be giving its money, and whether or not we should require a statement of faith from the missionaries we are going to support, and which is more important- improving people's state of living or converting them to Christianity. (My opinions: no statement of faith, we should give money to missionaries, I don't care if they are specifically Presbyterian or if they specifically believe exactly what I do, and I think some of our money should go toward organizations trying to feed people, and get them clean water, and empower them to change their lives for future generations.) The Committee is clearly split along this line- should the money go to spread the Presbyterian faith, more specifically, exactly what PCLG stands for? (and what is it that we stand for? middle of the road, try to please everyone? I think so.) Or should the money go to help our fellow human beings in any ways we can? (Water, Computer skills, etc.) (Story: We were discussing the program we participated in last year, where we donated old computers to an organization which then taught people somewhere really far away to use them. So they could, like, earn money. To, say, feed their families. And a certain member of the committee wanted to know if they were being taught scripture on the computers. Um? Am I the only one who thinks this is a little bit ridiculous?) Sooooo.... my dilemma. I have only been to one meeting, and I am the only member of the committee under 40-something. So, I don't know how my ideas will be received, and I don't know the best way to express them because the dynamic of arguing-under-the-table-and-never-really-coming-to-a-conclusion has already been long set.
And... Mes parents et moi, nous avons regardé le film Princess Diaries II. Il était un film vraiment mal. Nous l’avons arrêté dans le milieu du film et nous avons regardé Shark Tale au lieu de l’autre.
Arabic tomorrow for the first time in a month! I am excited.
About the missions committe, I can't decide whether I am informed enough to give my opinions in the meetings... like where the church should be giving its money, and whether or not we should require a statement of faith from the missionaries we are going to support, and which is more important- improving people's state of living or converting them to Christianity. (My opinions: no statement of faith, we should give money to missionaries, I don't care if they are specifically Presbyterian or if they specifically believe exactly what I do, and I think some of our money should go toward organizations trying to feed people, and get them clean water, and empower them to change their lives for future generations.) The Committee is clearly split along this line- should the money go to spread the Presbyterian faith, more specifically, exactly what PCLG stands for? (and what is it that we stand for? middle of the road, try to please everyone? I think so.) Or should the money go to help our fellow human beings in any ways we can? (Water, Computer skills, etc.) (Story: We were discussing the program we participated in last year, where we donated old computers to an organization which then taught people somewhere really far away to use them. So they could, like, earn money. To, say, feed their families. And a certain member of the committee wanted to know if they were being taught scripture on the computers. Um? Am I the only one who thinks this is a little bit ridiculous?) Sooooo.... my dilemma. I have only been to one meeting, and I am the only member of the committee under 40-something. So, I don't know how my ideas will be received, and I don't know the best way to express them because the dynamic of arguing-under-the-table-and-never-really-coming-to-a-conclusion has already been long set.
And... Mes parents et moi, nous avons regardé le film Princess Diaries II. Il était un film vraiment mal. Nous l’avons arrêté dans le milieu du film et nous avons regardé Shark Tale au lieu de l’autre.
Arabic tomorrow for the first time in a month! I am excited.