Sophomore year of college. 19 years old. Not sure if I want to graduate early. Not sure if I want to spend part of my summer studying at Oxford in England in order to graduate early. Not sure if I want a boyfriend. Not sure when I'll be ready for a boyfriend. Not sure if I even have the time to date in college. Not sure if my younger brother is going to survive all the temptations in college. Growing deeper with God everyday--Praise the Lord! Not sure who my real friends are. Not sure who I want to live in an apartment with next year. Not sure. Not sure. So much to decide. So little time.
Involvement:
Residence Life Staff: Resident Assistant for 20 girls. Soccer players, cross country runners, beautiful singers, graphic designers, photographers, education majors, still undecided sophomores, history majors, way too many nursing majors, transfer students, and international student from the Netherlands, Canadians, Americans, Iowans, West Coast residents, single juniors, dating freshmen, engaged sophomores, shy girls, way too loud girls, invisible girls, Christian girls, spiritually unconcerned and uncommitted girls, rich girls, poor girls, middle class girls, cowgirls, ag and farm lovers, city girls, small town girls, cowboy boot wearers, heel wearers, athletic shoe and long shorts wearers, blondes, brunettes, short girls, tall girls, skinny girls, overweight girls, average-sized girls, aunts, sisters, only children, oldest child, youngest child, only daughters. Requirements: Weekly hour-long meeting with the other West Hall Resident Assistants and the Director of Residence Life in the girls' dorms. Biweekly one-on-one hour-long meeting with the Director of Residence Life in the girls' dorms. Two hour get-together will all female staff three times a month. Two hour staff inservice with full Residence Life Staff one a month. Asking each resident for prayer requests once a month. Being "on duty" six days a month (Remain in the building from 7 PM-7 AM on "on duty" nights, do a 15-minute round-walk around the building-each hour, report any illegal behaviors, visit with residents, and be responsible for answering the building cell phone between 5 PM and 7 AM). Planning weekly wing meetings/events. Planning monthly or seasonal building programming (all hall events). Serve on Fiesta Planning Committee. Required 3 hour-long meetings during the community (no classes) block once a week for three weeks.
Student Symposium: RA Rep on Symposium (for lack of a better title and excuse to be on Symposium besides having enough "veterans"). Meets twice a month for 1-2 hours in a business-like environment and setting: large square table, comfortable swivel chairs, Robert's Rules enforced, minutes and agenda provided, business dress required.
Intramurals: Outdoor Co-ed Soccer-1-2 games a week (each an hour long). Volleyball (3 teams: 2 co-ed, 1 women's)-2-4 games a week (each an hour long).
Teacher Education Committee Meeting Student Member: Monthly hour-long meetings with 4 professors and 1 other student member about accepting or rejecting students into the Teacher Education Program. (I approved my own acceptance yesterday--woohoo!)
FACT (Future Active Christian Teachers) Club Board Member: Biweekly meetings for an hour in the afternoon. Planning several events to help education students struggling in classes, learn from student teachers, and better prepare education majors to be Christian teachers in both Christian school and public schools.
Kuyper Scholars' Program Student: Completing extra papers, studies, and presentations outside the regular class. Currently, I'm writing a paper on a devotional book I'm reading and completing a contract in conjunction with my Intro to the Education of the Exceptional Student course which requires 4 2-3 page papers, 1 8-10 page paper, and 1 10-minute speech presented before the Kuyper Scholars and my Education course, along with biweekly hour-long meetings with my Education professor.
BEING A STUDENT: 17.5 Credits. Homework. Papers. Reading textbooks. Projects. Tests. Quizzes. Book reviews. Book reports. PowerPoints. Presentations. etc, etc, etc... Many, many, MANY hours of homework.
BEING A FRIEND: Spending TIME with people. I love it. It's not a requirement, not even a hassle. And yet, it still takes up time.
Add up all the hours, and I think that equals a few more hours than I actually have in one week, month, or even semester.
Now add in my great ability to be distracted, and I'm doomed.
Distractions:
FACEBOOK
Checking and responding to my emails (this honestly takes at least an hour from everyday--mostly due to RA-related emails)
Food-eating in the Commons is arguably the most social event on campus.
Planning my life
Visitors to our room
Music
Yep, I'm screwed.
