Wow. So I totally haven't written a new blog here on Nutang in quite some time. I think now is a great time to do so. What did I write in my last blog? I talked mainly about New Student Orientation and moving into my new room here at school...
Well, it's now halfway into the semester, and their is a lot more homework than I ever could have imagined! I love the classes, and the work is manageable, it's just a lot of [mostly] reading. My classes are as follows: Freshman Comp I, Old Testament Law & History on Weds. and Fri. I have World Missions & Religions, and Intro to Public Speaking on Tues. and Thurs. We don't have any classes on Mondays, which is awesome. Every weekend is a 3-Day weekend for us! Last night was our schools first pep rally from 10-12. It was so much fun! I got my whole face painted and even had the oportunity to play a tiny bit of basketball towards the end of the night. I love playing basketball, so I was really happy I got to play even if it was only for 20 mins or so. And my friends who also went had a hard time recognizing me with all of my face paint on! Cliff also got up a rapped during half-time, and he's actually pretty good. Who knew a white girl from Kissimmee would go from liking country-western to Christian rap and Hip-Hop?

Anyways, it's time for bed right now, but I promise I will post more soon! And I will definitely do my best at keeping this blog better updated for my readers. Also, for anyone who doesn't know what school I'm going to, it's Trinity College of Florida in New Port Richey, FL.

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Today I finally submitted the first part of my application for the Discipleship Training School in New Zealand that's to begin on February 23, 2008. It appears that a lot of people think I have decided to do this next semester after only a little time in prayer about it. That isn't so. I have been praying about doing a DTS since last October, ever since I learned of Youth With a Mission. Now the time has come to get all of my paperwork together and sumit the application. I've decided to do what I can online, so as not to lose the information before it's sent out., although I know there is still going to be a bit of physical paperwork to be done as well. I'm excited! I am also a little sad, because I absolutely love it here at Trinity, and there are so many things coming up in the spring semester that I know I will have to miss. (GCMF Missions Trip, Female Basketball Team, etc.) And I am seriously going to miss living just across the hall from my best friend. There are a few things back home that I'll miss as well, like my Uncle Clyde's wedding, and my dad's birthday. But I anticipate that the joy found in serving the Lord overseas will be beyond anything I can imagine, so I'm not terribly terribly upset about having to miss those activities. And it's not as though I will not have the opportunity to participate in some of the aforementioned activities at a later date.
I'm going home next weekend for fall break, so I'll get to be home for a little longer than in the past when I've gone home for the weekends. I don't have any real plans for while I'm at home other than visiting Emily (Ed's mom) and attending my home church, Cornerstone on Sunday morning. I'm also toying with the idea of visiting FUMC, the church that I used to babysit at on Sunday and Wednesday evenings.

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I've been thinking about this school thing, and I am really not a school person. I love the classes that I'm in, and I love my classmates and friends and professors and all, but I still really feel this incredible need to get out of there as quick as possible. So I've considered the option of getting my A.A. and then going to Tennessee and working with "A Christian Ministry in the National Parks." [Great Smoky Mountains!] Trinity College doesn't have any art majors anyway, and I'm not interested in transfering to a bible college that doesn't right now. So I think that's what I've pretty much decided at this point, but that could change by the time this next semester ends.

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Wow. I was just reviewing a few old posts in this blog, and I'm amazed at how scattered I've placed the entries. I think that's due to owning more than one blog, and posting at more than one site. I must apologize to anyone who reads this blog on a consistent basis, and thus remains confused about many details of my life that I seem to have left out, unintentionally. I can't imagine anyone does read this blog on a regular basis given the lack of details and updates, but if there is even one person out there, this apology is for you. I'm truly sorry and I hope to do better in the future. After all, there aren't many other sites that offer revenue in exchange for blogging. This is certainly the best one for it!

And for those who may be reading my blog for the first time, Hi! I'm Laura, and will be starting school at the International Academy of Design and Technology in Tampa this October. I will be studying fashion design, and I will be posting updates about my life as a design student here in the blog, so remember to stay tuned. My current dilemma? Financing the cost of school and finding an apartment to live in while I attend fashion school.

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