Oh hey, SPU

I had felt better about ceasing to blog in August because Jenna had as well... Even though I love her, sometimes I hate her. If she found time to update, I guess I can too.

Actually, please note the last part in my very drawn out Las Vegas triology.

So here's the deal. I love Seattle Pacific University.

I know without a doubt that I'm supposed to be here. I love our beautiful campus and the beautiful fall we're having! This is what I get to see out my window most days. We've only had a few days of rain. The other Pacific Northwesterners and I are not used to this much sun and warmth in October and November.

 The people I've met are absolutely amazing! My roommate Nicole, our self-proclaimed "sister roommates" Izzy and Sammy, and all the girls on my floor have become like family.

 Nicoley!

Sammy (New Hampshire), Izzy (Portland), Nicole (So Cal), and Me on our first ferry ride!

A portion of my floormates during our retreat to Camp Casey

Celebrating Jayde's birthday at the Cheesecake Factory

In other news, after weeks of moving between decision and indecision, I'm back to majoring in Integrated Studies (elementary education) with a concentration in Language Arts. That may  or may not change in the future. The average liberal arts student changes their major 3 times. One down, two to go.

Last week I started volunteering with World Relief through SPU. It's a porgram called Cultural Companions, and I get to go hang out with a refugee family for a few hours once a week with another student. We help them with English, adjusting to life in the US and we get to share life together. My family is a husband, wife, and 3 year-old son who came from a refugee camp in Nepal after fleeing from Bhutan. They are so funny and I love our time together so much. I can't wait to see where the next month takes us!

My classes are going really well. It took a while for me to warm up to my physical science class though. I love French, and I'm learning a lot in Children's Literature. There's a lot of depth to the books, and we're also learning how we can be teaching them too.

Living in Seattle is lots of fun too! I went to the Picasso exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum last week and had a blast. It was a sunny day so I walked down to 1st and Pike and grabbed coffee and browsed the fruits, veggies, and flowers. I also got to see MUMFORD & SONS! Ahhh! Two other girls on my floor were like me, we had tickets but no one to go with so we all went together and had a blast. One of the best concerts ever.

It's been nice to have visitors too! Heather came up, then Gregg, then my mom this weekend, then more friends the weekend after that. It's crazy, but it's fun too.

One more thing I love about SPU: Christmas has already begun here! I put on Christmas music last Wednesday and was definitely not the only one. We have since added Christmas lights to our room since this picture was taken, and my Pandora has been set to the Christmas station. Yay!