Busy Busy Bee

These past few days have been so hectic for me! This is kind of surprising because my class load/ homework schedule is actually not that busy - I have just been busy with some other fun things!

The busy-ness started almost the moment that I got back on campus, well, really the airport. I had the opportunity to take a town car back to Gordon! It was quite the experience, but I am not sure that it is quite worth the $$$ that was paid. Though the driver was efficient and didn't crash, he wasn't by my baggage claim and he didn't carry my bag for me. Rather disappointing I must say - mostly because I didn't get to see him and take a picture with the sign that said VANDERARK on it. Boo. Life's tough sometimes. After I got back on campus I watched Letters to Juliet - dumb movie? Some might say so. It was cute but predictable. Monday and Tuesday were mostly a blur of trying to finish homework, my weekly trip to Lynn, and thinking about applying - and actually applying - to some jobs for Christmas break. This is where it really gets exciting people.

The only place that I actually finished my application to was Macy's, all of the others required in-person applications or were way too complicated - though I am still looking. However, the really exciting news is that I got an email from Macy's today saying they want to interview me... problem: I don't live in SB right now. I live in MA.

Upshot: I might have to fly to SB for an interview.

Upside? Everything seems like it will line up for a trip to SB and back. My schedule seems to accomadate this flight reasonably well and I wouldn't have to miss classes.

Downside? I have to got the week before finals. This means less study time.

Upside? My class finals don't seem like they'll be that hard.

Downside? I'll probably be tired.

Upside? I don't have finals on Monday so I could have a day of recovery. Plus being on a plane for about 12 hours forces me to study for 12 hours.

Downside? I might not get the job and it might be a waste of money.

Upshot? I still want to try.

However, we will have to see if this all works out. I really hope that it will, but it would be appreciated if you all kept me in your prayers for whatever may be in my future.

In other, less exciting, news I attended a talk on Hinduism today and got to go to the mall to play "Where in the mall is my RA?" Both were fun but I will start by talking about the Hinduism talk.

It was a very interesting "lecture" and very informational. The point of it was basically to teach students about the basics of Hinduism. Though I cannot sum up all the points here, and I'm sure you can find a good summary online, it was very intriguing and I am glad that I went. Though I do not necessarily agree with all the points that were stated - or think that they made sense - I think it is valuable to educate oneself on the going-on's of this world and to give oneself a more "global" outlook on life. This includes learning about other religions. I am looking forward to more talks like this at my school and I am excited that Gordon provides these opportunities for its students.

The RA scavenger hunt was also a ton of fun. Though I did not originally plan on going - even though I really wanted to - I happened to miss my OT discussion group (by accident!!!) and so decided to go. I am really glad that I did. It was basically chaos around the mall where different teams, by floor in our dorm, darted around and tried to find our disguised RA's. I have to say, there were some pretty great costumes - but my group managed to find them all. Hurrah! I have to confess that I take a little bit of pride in being able to find 3 of the RA's (out of 6) - really I found 4 but 1 of them had already been found. Mostly, I take this as a good indication that I might be successful in the line of work that I want to do. Anyways, we get free ice cream and that's pretty fantastic. Plus, we didn't have enough drivers so I got to drive to the mall! Massachusetts is terrifying people. Especially at night. Especially when I am driving my RD's car and she is right in front of/next to me. Especially since I've only driven once or twice in the last 3 months and both of those times have been in California where drivers at least follow some rules. Regardless, I managed NOT to crash the car or scare any of the people inside (besides me). All I can say is thank you God for not letting me crash (not like it was close at any point!) and thank you that I was able to help people get to the mall safely. Also, thank you for me not having to drive the scary, falling apart car, because I was supposed to originally. And thank you for nice RD's who trust me enough - apparently - to drive their cars.

In other news I got a 98 on my last old testament exam - significantly better than I was expecting. I think I should study more often. Like for finals.

So yes, it has been a couple of very good days and, in the spirit of past Thanksgiving, I am very thankful for them. Sorry this is such a word heavy post but I have been too busy to take pictures lately! However, despite lack of pictures, I feel as if all of this needs to be recorded. So here I am, at 1 in the morning, recording my thoughts for all of you.

Good night all and I will try to be better at updating more frequently so as to avoid these word heavy posts. :)