Life Happens

There is so much I could write about, college is so busy!  My typical week goes (so far) goes something like this:

Monday-Wake up at 5:00 to be out the door at 5:15.  Natalie and I have set a goal to go to the temple every Monday morning.  We are about a 15 min walk away, and I love it.  It is the perfect way to start my week!  Lately we have been going with my hometeacher and friend.  They give us a ride and are so kind!  Great guys!

 After that I rush back to get ready for class by 9:00.  My first class of the day is in the Clyde Building- Global Leadership.  The entire class is focused on developing leadership skills for future opportunities.  Specifically, its for engineers who will probably one day run some big corporation.  I am learning lots though that even applies for a Social Science Teaching major (which is what I am declared as currently) who is a freshman :).  Hopefully I can learn techniques and skills that I can one day bring to my future students.




Next Class at 10: 00 is American Heritage-possibly my favorite class.  It is a huge class (each class varies from 300 to 900 people) but it reminds me a lot of    AP History, and my professor is hilarious.  One day he danced "Gangnam" for us, and another day he auctioned off Krispie Kremes!  We are learning about the American Government, economics, history, and more.  Love it!

11:00 is my Book of Mormon class.  A lot of the other classes are flying through, but I really enjoy my class because we are going really deep.  My professor spent a lot of time setting a solid base for the time frame of the Book of Mormon in reference to the Bible, and also how it was translated by Joseph Smith.  We are also going to spend a lot of time in the Nephi/Revelation chapters-which I am very excited I about.

From 12 to 1 I have lunch break, where I meet up with Natalie and her roommate Shana, and my roommate Jeanice.  Here is a picture of Jeanice and I this Monday: It was finally cold enough for sweaters and we were so excited we wore matching ones!  It was great :)

At 1 I have my Issues In Contemporary Art Class.  I originally took it because it kicks off a GE, but it is actually a great class.  There are about 10 people in the class, and the professor is fun and insightful.  I am about as far as it gets from artistic-especially contemporary art, but this is really good for me to appreciate the art culture.  We discuss different aspects, do a blog discussing contemporary artists, and more.  It's different, but I enjoy it.  It gets done at 2:30

After classes I go workout, study, and then have FHE.  We have a great FHE group!  So far we have hiked the Y, ice-blocked, made pizza, watched UP and did activities, and more.   It has been a lot of fun, I am very blessed to have such a good FHE family here.  The guys really care about us and are a lot of fun.

Tuesday: Up at 4 am!  And out the door by 4:35 or 4:45, depending on if I am supervising at work or not.  I am a grocery stocker at the BYU Creamery, which is basically a grocery store.  It's early, but I enjoy the people I work with and I don't mind the work because you have to move quick.  If you go slow you'll be there forever loading the shipment onto shelves.  I finish work somewhere around 10, and then I go to devotional!

I love devotional!  Every Tuesday at 11 the entire campus takes a break to go to the Marriot Center (where they have basketball games) and watch a spiritual message from a BYU faculty member or church leader.  I look forward to when I get to hear President Monson or someone in person, but so far the other speakers have shared great messages.  Sometimes instead of a devotional we will have a forum, which is essentially a lecture on a non gospel topic.  Last week for example we were visited by __, who talked to us about the constitution.  It was very interesting.

After devotional Biology!  My only class for the day.  I am not especially interested in math or science, but the class is good.  I really like my professor.  His philosophy is not to use textbooks or other sources that won't matter after college (and don't really matter in college for anyways), but rather to use recent science journals and studies that he hopes we will continue to learn about and read even after college.  I have learned a lot of interesting things, however not taking bio in high school makes it a little more difficult.  I have met with the TAs and set up an appointment with a tutor to make sure I am completely ready for my mid term.  I am worried, but I am working as hard as I can and that is all I can do.

After Tuesday's class at 2:40 I go to Dickson Middle School for a mentorship program for girls there.  The program is through the BYU Women's Services and Resources Club, which I joined.  The point of the program is to help girls with body image and self esteem.  I am very passionate about it and really look forward to helping the girls.  I think that is a really critical age for their development and I hope I can have a positive influence in their lives that will better prepare them for the trials many girls go through today.

The rest of the day is filled with studying and whatever else I might have!


Wed is basically a repeat of Monday, and Thursday is sort of a repeat of Tuesday.  Friday I only have one class at 9, then the rest of the day I try and get as much homework done as possible so I can enjoy the weekend!

I love my professors and enjoy my classes.  I am really blessed to have such a great academic schedule!  The social part is awesome too, but that'll be for another post :)