Leaf Raking!

So, today I went leaf raking as part of a service project with my church. We split up into groups and went to homes of people who can't rake their yard themselves (usually senior citizens) and we raked! My group did 3 houses, but 2 of those 3 had yards that were COVERED with leaves, and I mean covered. We had 10 bags full of leaves for one house, 20 bags for another house and around 30 for the last house. We could have had more for the last house, but after a while we discovered that the backyard backed up into the woods, so towards the end, we just raked the leaves onto a blue tarp, carried the tarp over, and dumped the leaves on the other side of the woods. A lot of work, but we all felt a sense of accomplishment and the people seemed to really appreciate it. Afterwards, we had Gino's East pizza for lunch-very good, if I say so myself. The rest of the day I spent napping, trying to do homework and actually doing homework.

Well, I need to get up early tomorrow. Should be interesting. I'm EXHAUSTED and will probably be sore soon.

Ashley

Back from Trinity

So, I had a great visit. My hosts were very nice, we watched a movie and went to a worship thing, where we watched a video about the Invisible Children organization.

Then woke up, met with transfer counselor (ASTRONOMY WILL TRANSFER! YAY! So it won't be completely pointless), sat in on an English class, had chapel, meeting with a prof, lunch and tour. It was quite cool. Got a nice keychain. Got decent pictures. So it was really neat.

I'm quite tired though; air mattresses are not my preferred area of sleeping....

Ashley

Trinity Day

Spanish was okay, today was okay, nothing new in school. Only 28 more class periods (not counting finals) until the end of the semester! Hard to believe.

Anyway, I'm visiting Trinity today. I leave around 5ish, so that's why I'm writing so early. I got my acceptance letter from them (finally, one week after the acceptance phone call). I also got an academic scholarship from them. So far, the scholarship tally is Trinity 1, Taylor 0. Not sure how I feel about this. Oh well.

Need to do some homework before, better sign off.

Ashley

Uber Short Post

Today was basically so-so. I think I did okay on my math test. I don't really feel like boring you with the details of my day today. So good night, exactly 2 WEEKS until Turkey break. I'm trying to work out hanging out with people....

Ashley

Tuesday Really Is Monday Part 2

Yeah.... That sums it up for me.

I've decided that I hate construction. I despise it. Can't wait for it to end. Spanish was average. Work was okay. Was in a weird mood for a little bit and I don't know why. I want to go to Ireland. 15 days until Thanksgiving break (yay!). 46 days until Urbana 09 and I'm REALLY getting excited for it! Um.... Not much else. Sorry.

Oh, I think I got a decent amount of sleep last night, so my "warning sore throat" is gone, but I don't want to take chances....

Ashley

Creativity on Hold: 11/09/09

So, I don't feel like putting a funny title up tonight, but I didn't want to JUST put the date on. That would be lame.

Um.... 16 days till Thanksgiving break, that's what I keep trying to tell myself. 2 tests, 2 presentations, one project and one million little assignments until Turkey break. YES.

But in the meantime, Photo was fine, I got some decent negatives for a project due in two weeks. Math was okay, as usual. I actually feel pretty good about the test on Wednesday. Which is frightening. Lunch was good, had Chipotle leftovers. Astronomy was okay, the test was moved from Wednesday to next Monday (hallelujah!) and I discovered how excited college students get when the Magic School Bus is mentioned (no, a clip wasn't played in class, but someone brought it up for some reason). It was funny. Although, I did love that show when I was little.

Not much else, I NEED to go to bed earlier this time, as I'm getting a warning sore throat. I get those on occasions which is basically my body's way of telling me that if I don't get enough sleep soon (or something), I will get sick. So I want to at least be in bed BEFORE midnight. Of course, a couple times I have gone to bed before than, but my mind was whirring for a while....

Oh, I think it'd be cool to study in England sometime. Maybe grad school? Eh, doubt I can afford it.

47 days until Urbana 09!

Ashley

Church: Both the US, and the Persecuted

Today, I had many adventures in driving. Hopefully, I won't have any more tomorrow. Church was good. Did some homework, though it's never as much as I plan to do. Oh well, stuff for tomorrow is done. But tomorrow, I need to have a detailed to-do list, broken down into small, manageable chunks, that way, it will hopefully be easier to get everything done. Wish me luck with that.

Tribe was good, saw some people, had Hamburgers and hot dogs for dinner. Instead of a normal Bible study, we talked about and prayed for the persecuted church. There are more Christians who are persecuted today than there have been at any point in history. In some countries, Christians can be arrested, tortured, or even killed for their faith. Totally different from U.S., where when we go to church, we never had to worry about the building being burned down or closed down or raided or anything. And many people in the US may have, like, 3 Bibles or more in their houses; in persecuted countries, it is an amazing joy to have just one Bible for the whole community. I knew all these facts before, but it's amazing how quickly I forgot them. Definitely an eye-opener of sorts. So quite a good night.

Not much else today.... 48 days until Urbana (right?). 17 until Turkey break!

Ashley