Got back to school yesterday after a good Easter break. :) I was really happy that I got to see so many family members and friends!
I'm happy to be back (despite the literature paper and biology test - both due on Monday next week - which are hanging over my head like a little black rain cloud.) It was quiet at first, but more and more people are returning. It's really fun to see everyone again!
The university is in the midst of an exciting but stressful time as everyone prepares for the dedication of the Oratory tomorrow! I'm sooooooooooo excited!!!!! But it was rather short notice, so people are scrambling to get things done. From what I've seen, preparations are going well. Today me and two of my friends helped prepare the music that the choir will be singing for the dedication Mass. This is where I really feel the time crunch: the choir hasn't gone over all of the music yet! I don't sight read well so this is a little unnerving for me! :O Prayers would be appreciated! (Oh, yea, also my throat has been sore ever since I've returned so I also ask for prayers for my throat. St. Blase, pray for me!) Check out http://www.avemaria.edu/ to get the link to watch the dedication via web cam broadcast!
So, you may ask, where did I find time to blog? To be honest, I'm tired of trying to write my lit. paper, and I'm trying to pass time while I wait for my friends to arrive back on campus. But they're taking a long time...I think I'll finish my assigned reading from Paradise Lost and then go to sleep. Big day tomorrow! Mary pray for us!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Festival of the Arts
These pictures were taken after the AMU choir sang at the Festival of the Arts on March 9. One of my friends recorded the concert and I'm hoping to have my roommate put it on a CD.
Additions to the gallery
These are pics from the Scythian concert. It was super fun and high energy the whole time! They're great!Here's a short video clip. Though I couldn't really capture the atmosphere...If you clap along and hop up and down like you're an Irish step dancer you might get close... ;)
A picture is worth a thousand words...
An indoor picnic!
O.k. Because I took such a long break from blogging, I'm just posting a bunch of pictures to up date everyone. This first set is of the decorated dorm room (though this was before I moved).
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Long time no blog...
Yes, it's been a small eternity since I last posted something on this blog. There are several reasons for this. 1) Life moves fast here! I mean, lots of homework, and then just hanging out with friends. 2) I've gotten used to living here so I don't feel as compelled to record the ordinary events of daily life. 1 is the overriding reason. So I'll just ramble to bring everyone up to speed...
I joined the women's discernment program so that I could focus more on what God wants me to do with my life. So I moved to the neighboring dorm. My roommate is a theology grad student. She's really great! She is also the lab coordinator: thus she knows a lot about God and His creation!
Literature is the most difficult class I have this semester. I get confused a lot; it's pretty lofty stuff. Thus far we've read Beowulf and Dante's Divine Comedy (Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise inclusive!) The latter was deep poetry! I felt lost for most of the class. But I passed the midterm exam, praise Jesus!
It was crazy! The week before midterms we had a history paper due on the Friday before, and a literature paper due on the Monday of midterms week! Need I say more...The good thing was that Monday was a reading day, so there were no classes.
Midterms week itself went pretty well. Though I've only gotten one test back (literature) I wasn't panicked this time 'round. What a grace!
I joined the choir this semester. It's challenging, but very fun. The director is incredible! But he's not terrifying. We had our first concert on March 9 and it went well. I heard a recording of the concert which was taken with a small digital recorder, and even on that we sounded quite good! I'm hoping to ask my roommate to make a cd of the concert.
The concert was part of the Festival of the Arts. So we also watched a dance program, and the musical Guys and Dolls. There is no formal drama department here; it's all completely student run. They are outstanding!
Well, that's it for now. Of course there are more little things, but I'll have to leave somethings to tell in person!
P.S. I'm writing now because I forgot to do my laundry so I'm waiting up for the wash cycle to finish!
I joined the women's discernment program so that I could focus more on what God wants me to do with my life. So I moved to the neighboring dorm. My roommate is a theology grad student. She's really great! She is also the lab coordinator: thus she knows a lot about God and His creation!
Literature is the most difficult class I have this semester. I get confused a lot; it's pretty lofty stuff. Thus far we've read Beowulf and Dante's Divine Comedy (Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise inclusive!) The latter was deep poetry! I felt lost for most of the class. But I passed the midterm exam, praise Jesus!
It was crazy! The week before midterms we had a history paper due on the Friday before, and a literature paper due on the Monday of midterms week! Need I say more...The good thing was that Monday was a reading day, so there were no classes.
Midterms week itself went pretty well. Though I've only gotten one test back (literature) I wasn't panicked this time 'round. What a grace!
I joined the choir this semester. It's challenging, but very fun. The director is incredible! But he's not terrifying. We had our first concert on March 9 and it went well. I heard a recording of the concert which was taken with a small digital recorder, and even on that we sounded quite good! I'm hoping to ask my roommate to make a cd of the concert.
The concert was part of the Festival of the Arts. So we also watched a dance program, and the musical Guys and Dolls. There is no formal drama department here; it's all completely student run. They are outstanding!
Well, that's it for now. Of course there are more little things, but I'll have to leave somethings to tell in person!
P.S. I'm writing now because I forgot to do my laundry so I'm waiting up for the wash cycle to finish!
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