Indiana, My Indiana

Bula (Fijian for "hello") to you all from Indiana University in Bloomington.  I'll be updating my college life on a weekly basis (sometimes more than once per) here, and hopefully this will give you the opportunity to see what goes on through the eyes of a college student as I am beginning the final...

Can you believe how close to the end of another semester we are?  It's absolutely mind-boggling how quick some semesters go and others just seem to drag out as long as possible.  This finals week may be the lightest I think I've had to date.  A few hours ago I performed my third and final speech for...

Each fall and spring semester at IU, there is this week before all semester exams are given that is most affectionately known as "Dead Week."  The name "Dead Week" sort of speaks for itself.  Students have gone through more than four months of academic trials and tribulations to reach this part of...

Friday evening I arrived back in Bloomington after leading a Christian Awakening retreat for high school seniors in Indianapolis.  The week brought me a lot of laughs, tears, hugs, and many other memories that I could talk about for paragraphs.  Since not everyone would know what I am talking about,...

Just yesterday I had a conversation with a friend from my high school, Indianapolis Cathedral.  The student is finishing up her senior year within the next month and a half. Cathedral just ended spring break yesterday and today is their first day back.  When we were talking, I got my friend thinking...

Hard to believe that four years ago today I was on Spring Break with my college decision not finalized.  One month later the decision was made to attend Indiana University.  The last months of high school were a time for reflection and enjoying the last few steps of the journey.  Taking a journey...

48 hours from now I will be back at home in Fishers, Indiana watching some of March Madness on television and enjoying the fact that I will not have the stresses of homework and studying for a week.  Nine weeks into the academic semester at IU and I am more than ready for a break.  School work right...

College is a time where you take a look at your own life, and everything that has gone on in the last 16-19 years before jumping into a whole new beautiful environment.  Similar to being in a middle school or high school, the culture of a college is similar in that you have the sports teams, the...