At our little tour around the hinkley visitor center i was very impressed by the size and grandeur. also by the love and commitment brother isaak had for the place. it made me want to visit more often and get involved in the activities because it obviously affects peoples lives. I was impressed with the memoirs found throughout just the living room. i was impressed by all the hard work put into making the building what it is. and i'm grateful that we don't have to dress up like cats and what not like the freshman did back in the 50's ( i noticed this on a picture in the main hall.)
the thing that will make me always a cougar is my involvement in the school's campus activities and service opportunities, as well as my involvement on dance teams. Right now I am a program director of Volunteer Placement at the BYUSA office. I love my job! I spend 4 hours a week serving in the office and I love it! I make the greatest friends, learn new skills and really help others. I am also a member of one of BYU's folk dance teams. I am the class representative and very excited to be able to perform in the Homecoming parade and Christmas Around the World Dance concert. Being on a team will link me to BYU and after my experience of learning other cultures dances with others and working together as a folk dance club I will feel so proud. Proud enough to return to every Folk Dance Concert I can when I'm graduated and no longer performing. Already I feel a certain pride. Speakin of pride, that is definitely something that ties alumni to their former schools. And most pride is created by way of athletics! BYU football games are incredible!
As an alumni my responsibility will be to give back to the school that provided me with a great education. My mother and I are already alumni and already a part of a foundation set up by my great grandfather that gives out scholarship monday. They meet every october in the Hinkley Building so I'm very excited to attend. Assuming i don't have class during their luncheon.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
This Semester
My parents are probably sick of hearing me tell them how much I love college. "Whatever" used to be my overused phrase but now "I love college" definitely is. But really, seriously, i'm so estatic to be here! I love my social life first and for most. I love being able to go out and play with anyone at anytime. I love my roommates: I definitely didn't expect my roommates to be as wonderful as they are... no offense to them. I didn't expect myself to have so much fun doing simple things. I didn't expect so many opportunities to be offered to me at BYU. There are so many ways to get involved. I didn't expect involvement in activities to be as big as it is on campus, I am super excited about how involved and willing to serve people are on campus. Because ya know, in high school, there would be clubs but everyone joined them and paid their dues but never were really that involved. The purpose of joining the club was just for a college resume, but there really is a spirit of service on BYU's campus.
As you know, I LOVE COLLEGE, but that doesn't mean life is always easy peasy or hunky dory. The things that are more difficult for me then I thought would be are my sleep schedule, eating habits, and time management. I play way way way way way too much!!! I get all my homework done, but passing classes means passing tests, which means lots of extra study besides just doing the busy work. In high school I could do all the busy work and that would help me learn the material. I have to make a mental and physical effort to really succeed at school here, it doesn't happen just by osmosis. And I really struggle staying awake in classes, I do not get enough sleep. I mean i arrive home and get in bed before my roommates alot of the time but still they get home pretty late so that isn't saying a whole lot for me.
If I could change anything about this semester thus far it would be that I want a personal math tutor and a better math t.a. And I wish I could change the fact that I party too much. And really its all just a matter of self mastery. I wish I was more disciplined and could control my urges more. I procrastinate homework so bad on the weekend that i end up doing it on Sunday and I really really really detest doing homework on Sunday. Not because i'm self righteous or anything but just because I really need a day where I don't have any school obligation and can just focus on catching up with my family, my spiritual well being, and church. But I wouldn't change a whole lot about my BYU experience thus far, its been pretty darn spectacular!!!
As you know, I LOVE COLLEGE, but that doesn't mean life is always easy peasy or hunky dory. The things that are more difficult for me then I thought would be are my sleep schedule, eating habits, and time management. I play way way way way way too much!!! I get all my homework done, but passing classes means passing tests, which means lots of extra study besides just doing the busy work. In high school I could do all the busy work and that would help me learn the material. I have to make a mental and physical effort to really succeed at school here, it doesn't happen just by osmosis. And I really struggle staying awake in classes, I do not get enough sleep. I mean i arrive home and get in bed before my roommates alot of the time but still they get home pretty late so that isn't saying a whole lot for me.
If I could change anything about this semester thus far it would be that I want a personal math tutor and a better math t.a. And I wish I could change the fact that I party too much. And really its all just a matter of self mastery. I wish I was more disciplined and could control my urges more. I procrastinate homework so bad on the weekend that i end up doing it on Sunday and I really really really detest doing homework on Sunday. Not because i'm self righteous or anything but just because I really need a day where I don't have any school obligation and can just focus on catching up with my family, my spiritual well being, and church. But I wouldn't change a whole lot about my BYU experience thus far, its been pretty darn spectacular!!!
Monday, September 15, 2008
My BYU Adventure
Friday night last week, my two roommates, Jen and Josie, and my imaginary roommate, Angela, ( she sleeps on my couch, eats my food, but doesn't technically live in apt. 228) and I went on the most fascinating adventure!! It was a hard thing to get started though, Angela was asleep on the couch and I had to coax her off the couch and out the door by placing a trail of cheerios on the ground that led to the door... She almost fell for it but then slipped to the ground and face planted it! Ha ha it was ridiculously funny.
Once on campus we visited the Hinkley Visitor Center first! They had some great rooms that were full of some of the comfyest chairs on the planet! Haha I know where I'll be watching devotionals :) They had some great historical pictures on the wall, my favorite was that of the freshman in the olden days, They had to wear cat ears and whiskers around campus for some initiation of some sort, boy i'm glad we don't have to do that.
Then we got lost in the basement of the HFAC! It was ginormous and i swear we were going in circles! Everywhere looked the same! haha but the highlight of the basement of the HFAC was the bulletin board, found somewhere in the maze of hallways, that we all signed our names onto just to be funny like the rest of the kids who thought they'd put clever little doo dahs on the boards. Lol felt like jr. high all over again, writing on walls and things that weren't meant to be written on.
Then we took pictures of some amazing sculptures outside the MOA. We tried to mimick the awkward pose of the little dancer scultpure. Haha some guy ended up asking if he could take a picture of us taking pictures of each other, that was cool. We then explore the JFSB stairs, haha that was intriguing but my favorite part of the adventure was definitely the Eyring Science Center! There were so many hands on activities and amazing things to read about in the lobby! But the telescopes on the observation deck were absolutely fascinating! We got to look at jupiter and three of its moons! We got to see the moon up close and in detail threw a really large telescope! I had always wanted to stare through a telescope that large in scale! So that was way cool!!
Something I would definitely recommend everyone should try at night on campus is to slide down the library hill! When the weather is just right and with a good running start you can make it all the way down on your stomache or side! haha its also fun to roll down!
Once on campus we visited the Hinkley Visitor Center first! They had some great rooms that were full of some of the comfyest chairs on the planet! Haha I know where I'll be watching devotionals :) They had some great historical pictures on the wall, my favorite was that of the freshman in the olden days, They had to wear cat ears and whiskers around campus for some initiation of some sort, boy i'm glad we don't have to do that.
Then we got lost in the basement of the HFAC! It was ginormous and i swear we were going in circles! Everywhere looked the same! haha but the highlight of the basement of the HFAC was the bulletin board, found somewhere in the maze of hallways, that we all signed our names onto just to be funny like the rest of the kids who thought they'd put clever little doo dahs on the boards. Lol felt like jr. high all over again, writing on walls and things that weren't meant to be written on.
Then we took pictures of some amazing sculptures outside the MOA. We tried to mimick the awkward pose of the little dancer scultpure. Haha some guy ended up asking if he could take a picture of us taking pictures of each other, that was cool. We then explore the JFSB stairs, haha that was intriguing but my favorite part of the adventure was definitely the Eyring Science Center! There were so many hands on activities and amazing things to read about in the lobby! But the telescopes on the observation deck were absolutely fascinating! We got to look at jupiter and three of its moons! We got to see the moon up close and in detail threw a really large telescope! I had always wanted to stare through a telescope that large in scale! So that was way cool!!
Something I would definitely recommend everyone should try at night on campus is to slide down the library hill! When the weather is just right and with a good running start you can make it all the way down on your stomache or side! haha its also fun to roll down!
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Bloch Talk
I really enjoyed visiting the Museum of Art. I hadn't ever been in that building before and I love art history and just art in general so going to visit that painting was a good excuse to go. My only complaint was about having to drag our backpacks to a bin to be stored away during our visit... that was just different.
Staring at the picture for ten minutes wasn't really enough time for me to come up with my own interpretation of everyone so we stayed a little over 15 minutes. In that small amount of time I can conclude that I am most like the man 2nd in from the left that has an expression of deep concern on his face. He stands in the background, pressed back by a gathering crowd but gazes straight forward with worry.
I, unlike him, don't have that many wrinkles...let me just make that clear. And I really am not a huge worry wart, but something I do worry about is others abilities to see what kind of miracles Heavenly Father can place in our lives, especially through Christs atonement. I feel the greatest joy from recognizing tender mercies and love coming from my Heavenly Father and it worries me that others do not recognize his love. That they are too low in spirit that they cannot feel the peace and comfort he can bring.
This teaches me about being a disciple-scholar in regards to worry and care for others. To be a disciple-scholar one needs to be able to care and feel for everyone. To not be selfish and think of themselves but to worry about the welfare of others as well.
Staring at the picture for ten minutes wasn't really enough time for me to come up with my own interpretation of everyone so we stayed a little over 15 minutes. In that small amount of time I can conclude that I am most like the man 2nd in from the left that has an expression of deep concern on his face. He stands in the background, pressed back by a gathering crowd but gazes straight forward with worry.
I, unlike him, don't have that many wrinkles...let me just make that clear. And I really am not a huge worry wart, but something I do worry about is others abilities to see what kind of miracles Heavenly Father can place in our lives, especially through Christs atonement. I feel the greatest joy from recognizing tender mercies and love coming from my Heavenly Father and it worries me that others do not recognize his love. That they are too low in spirit that they cannot feel the peace and comfort he can bring.
This teaches me about being a disciple-scholar in regards to worry and care for others. To be a disciple-scholar one needs to be able to care and feel for everyone. To not be selfish and think of themselves but to worry about the welfare of others as well.
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