I haven't been doing very well recently about updating this, so hopefully I'll get better now that I'm starting to get back into the swing of things. I'm glad to be back at school. As much as I love home, I really love this place as well.
I'm pretty excited about my classes this semester. I'm taking:
1. History of Education
2. Modern Dance Technique
3. Human Sexuality
4. Educational Psychology
So far I'm enjoying my professors and the subject matter seems like it will all be of interest to me. I'm also going to be an intern at First United Methodist Church of Conway in children's ministry. I think that will be fun, plus it should definitely be a helpful tool in deciding what I want to do later in life.
Shirttails was this past weekend and it is by far my favorite Hendrix event. It's basically a dance competition for all the freshmen. I love it because it's the first big event since summer and the whole school comes out to see it. It just always reminds me what a great community we have here at Hendrix. I was lucky enough to get to choreograph for one of the girls dorms this year. Although we didn't win, it was still a lot of fun to get to know some of the freshmen and get to know the other girls I was choreographing with a little bit better.
That's really all I have for now. I'm sure I'll have more to update on as the year progresses!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
healthy kids, healthy families
This summer I worked with a program called healthy kids, healthy families. It was a program created for low income children and their families to help them learn how to make healthy choices and positive changes in their health behaviors. Every Monday and Wednesday a group of about 20 kids would come for lunch, a nutrition lesson, and a physical activity. I was in charge of physical activity, so over the 10 weeks that the program lasted I really got to know the kids well.
It was so fun getting to know this group of children. All the kids were all Hispanic, which allowed me to brush up on my Spanish skills, as well as giving me insight in to their culture. Family is very important to them and it was a really neat experience to see how they took care of their siblings. I also discovered that soccer is another important thing. There was a group of boys that were about 13 and they played soccer at a park in the neighborhood every night. They kept begging me to go play, so I eventually did. If you know me at all, you know that while I may try, I am no where close to being athletic. I found myself at the park playing soccer with about 15 guys who played soccer on a regular basis. However, everyone was so kind to me even though I stuck out like a sore thumb. I appreciated them letting me in on something so significant to them.
It was sad to say goodbye to all the kids when the program ended last week and it was obvious that they cared for me too as we all said our goodbyes. I am so grateful for the opportunity to meet those kids and learn so much from them. I definitely have a special place in my heart for all of them.
Lately I've been struggling with what to do after college and what careers I might be interested in and my job this summer cleared some things up for me. I know now that whatever I do it is important that I am able to build relationships with people. At the beginning of the summer I was stressed out about what I would do for a summer job, but I really feel like God placed me exactly where I was supposed to be.
It was so fun getting to know this group of children. All the kids were all Hispanic, which allowed me to brush up on my Spanish skills, as well as giving me insight in to their culture. Family is very important to them and it was a really neat experience to see how they took care of their siblings. I also discovered that soccer is another important thing. There was a group of boys that were about 13 and they played soccer at a park in the neighborhood every night. They kept begging me to go play, so I eventually did. If you know me at all, you know that while I may try, I am no where close to being athletic. I found myself at the park playing soccer with about 15 guys who played soccer on a regular basis. However, everyone was so kind to me even though I stuck out like a sore thumb. I appreciated them letting me in on something so significant to them.
It was sad to say goodbye to all the kids when the program ended last week and it was obvious that they cared for me too as we all said our goodbyes. I am so grateful for the opportunity to meet those kids and learn so much from them. I definitely have a special place in my heart for all of them.
Lately I've been struggling with what to do after college and what careers I might be interested in and my job this summer cleared some things up for me. I know now that whatever I do it is important that I am able to build relationships with people. At the beginning of the summer I was stressed out about what I would do for a summer job, but I really feel like God placed me exactly where I was supposed to be.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
we'll see how this goes
I've always wanted to write a blog and with summer coming to an end I couldn't think of a better time to start one. I've always loved the start of school. It's a chance to start fresh. I tend to make even more resolutions for myself this time of year than I do at new years. So with this new start I hope to diligently keep this blog, not only for those who aren't near me at school to help keep up with what I'm doing (mostly my mom), but also as a way for me to express myself. With all that being said, we'll see how this goes...
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