To Walk On

Now I am looking forward to what is to come. This meaning that I am looking forward to the end of this semester. Do not get me wrong, this semester has been so fun, much more enjoyable than I ever expected. There have been many great movies watched, many great trips to Richmond, many amazing experiences that I would not give anything to replace; but we are entering that time where we have been living in the same tiny room with our same roommate enduring the same dorm life accomodations for about eight months now, going between mediocre class to completely lame class, eating nothing but campus food for every meal of the day (which could definitely be worse at other schools, we do have amazing dining facilities), being surrounded by dozens of people ... I guess all my angst can be attributed to the fact that there seems to be no escape in college. At least no escape when you are living on campus. Maybe things will become a bit more realistic next year...

Oh next year. Where I will be living in a lovely old house, where I will have a room to my self (which is quite the feat considering that there are 9 girls living there), where I will be learning how to study and honing my work ethic under the strain of a 17 credit semester, a full schedule at work, various commitments to organizations, and even possibly, if I'm lucky, a social life. What on earth am I thinking? I am not, however I do know I am beyond happy to be reunited with my friends next semester. Everything else will be put on the back-burner just so I can spend time with them.

But this summer, oh this summer. I finally have secured myself a job and put my parents at rest. Even though I will be getting paid next to nothing, who really cares? I sure don't. I will be spending my time at Hope Church as a youth intern, working under the likes of a man whom I have only dreamt of working under since I was in 7th grade, and working with other interns who I cannot wait to get to know better, and the rest of the staff of Hope who I admire and love dearly.

This choice of vocation for the summer has left me with quite a bit of freedom, including a few weeks after I get out of school and when I start work to do whatever my heart pleases. This may include spending copious amounts of time with family, taking out a loan from my dad and coming back to Prague for a few days, road tripping...somewhere, or maybe just reading and babysitting and enjoying Richmond, or maybe just spend a week in the mountains, camping and hiking and exploring. Anybody want to go backpacking for a week? Because I am in the market for a friend who can go without showering for a week and loves to sleep in a sleeping bag on hard ground and knows the fundamentals of how to start a fire. Ha, I am kidding...or am I...?

But whatever happens, I am excited. This summer has a lot in store, and I think I am in for being a part of something great. The people at Hope have had an indeilible mark on my life, and while I feel that I can never measure up, I am at least given the oppurtunity to work with them, to live and pray and walk amoungst these people.

Oh goodness, I cannot wait.