Summer in Pictures

So, I had a really relaxing summer. I spent a month remembering why I love Ohio, another month with some of the best co-workers anyone could ever ask for (not pictured sorry!), and a weekend in Palmyra, New York.

The Return of FLA

So I spent a month of my summer working for Kent State’s Foreign Language Academy in the Russian program. It was tough work, but also rewarding. I realized how tough teaching High School Students was and a couple of times I thought to myself- “Is this really something I want to do for the next 30+ years of my life?” Well, the answer was always yes. I participated in a night of Ramadan, made daily trips to Giant Eagle and became friends with a cashier named Chris G, ate cookies nearly every night, and had the privilege of catching high school students sneaking out of their rooms! As I said earlier, it was incredibly stressful, but I was blessed to be working with some of the most amazing co-workers ever who kept me sane. Five words to describe the experience: 大老鹰 (Dà lǎoyīng), Insomnia-Cookies, Gyros, train, Chris G.

I was also was able to pick up some slightly useful Chinese words. So, that was fun.

I didn’t decide to take any pictures while I was there, so you are just going to have to take my word that I had a good time.

Things I learned from an Interfaith dialog

On Tuesday, Elise told us about this way cool interfaith dialog that was going on between students from Califonia’s Biola University and our own BYU students.  So we (Elise, Paige, Ryan and I) went. It was held at a professor’s …

The Return of Elise

Elise came back! she is so stinkin’ fun and funny. We were able to surprise jared and ryan with her unexpected visit. She brought her friend Paige with her, so it was neat to be able to meet more people. The …

My thoughts on The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

I recently finished reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. It was on my reading list for Books Intellectual Adults read and I really enjoyed the personal insight I gained from this semi autobiographical novel. Here is a little summary …