chaos and peace

my life has been chaos in every way lately. this post is due to me taking a break from outlining one of my five term papers that is due the week after thanksgiving break. i went to write the outlines to try and focus on things other than the fact that one of my best friends' mom has cancer. on the way to writing, i came from teaching the chemistry study session and stopped by the library to get a copy of the play we are doing next semester. of course, i need to decide if i can fit this play in with everything else i am doing next semester! this story may seem a bit crazy, but it's also just how my life is lately:).

next semester i will be taking 14.5 credits, which may not seem like a lot, but for a science major isn't really all that bad. i am in organic chemistry, western civilization, economics and christian stewardship, voice and body warm ups(a phys ed class), education curriculum class, concert choir, and working as a teacher's aide for chemistry 104. should be fun!!

another thing that i am thinking about a lot lately is my trip to the netherlands with concert choir at the end of the year:). we are leaving the week after graduation, and will be gone for almost two weeks. we will fly into amsterdam, then take trains and buses all over the netherlands and across belgium. this will be the second time i have been to europe, and i can't wait! i could wait for the price, but i guess that's just how it is:).


the picture is of my friend and i at lake michigan:)

that's all for now!

intro...

this is my first blog other than the one that was assigned by my education technology professor:). my mom has been blogging for some time, so i'm sure she'll be overjoyed to find that i'm doing the same. i can't guarantee any kind of regular schedule or an abundance of posts, but i'm going to try and post new things in my crazy life along with some interesting things i've found in my studying or browsing. this way you can see my pictures(the one to the right is one i took in wisconsin!), music, websites, interests, etc. if theres anything you would like me to write about, go ahead and ask me!

i am a sophomore at dordt college, (pronounced "dort" not "dork"...;)... i am studying to become a high school science teacher, which you can read more about at the assigned blog i mentioned above:). this semester i am taking: perspectives on origins(bio 251), calvin's institutes, english 220, education psychology, and education technology. i am also involved in the theater program and this year i was able to get into the concert choir that is touring europe at the end of the year! i can't wait for that and i'm sure i'll have a huge blog post to write when i get back:).

well, for the first thing i want to share, here is a site i went to when i was writing a paper about the media's influence on women's body image. it's the dove campaign for real beauty site, which promotes a healthy body image, especially for young girls. i especially liked the videos, so thats what the link is for, but the rest of the site is very interesting also.

last thing for this post is the link to the ben folds site, since that it what i've been listening to a looooot lately:).

that's all for now!