This time will be different

I have tried to write blogs multiple times. And failed. Every time.
But this time will be different. I am determined to do this. There are a lot of new things going on in my life, and I have discovered I actually like writing. So, everything points to this. Or wordpress, but that is too complicated. So here I am.
The point of this blog will be to tell you about the transitions in my life, the differences between Europe and the US, the struggles of college and my life in general. So, here we go:
About three months ago I moved to this country (I like saying that - it sounds so exotic). I moved to John Brown U in Northwestern Arkansas. Already I find myself calling this place home. And I don't know how I feel about that. But that will be another post, once I really get home sick. In any case, this is a great place.

My roommate Luke is great! His favorite band is Relient K, which is a big deal to me. He plays all kinds of instruments, and is with the school band. He is a super cool guy, and his parents just moved to Honduras to be missionaries there! How cool is that?! My suit mates are cool too. For my birthday they chipped together and bought me a DSlite so that we could all play pokemon white together. It was awesome! One of the is on the Frisbee team with me. Oh yes, the Ultimate Frisbee team :) After just a few weeks I joined JBU Ironfist, the Ultimate Frisbee Club. It is six hours a week, from 4 - 6 Tuesday through Thursday. A lot of time, but I have not regretted a single moment of it. This team is made up of some of the best people on campus. They are my brothers and I respect them incredibly. I'll have to tell you more about that later. But, just to show you how great they are, here is a picture after our first tournament (where we lost every single game!):

(JBU Ironfist - guys, and Savage Skies - girls. A great weekend!)

Ok, last thing before I go to bed (which I should have a long time ago!). The MKs here. They rock. Some of them are weird, yes, and we are all in different places in our lives. But they are awesome! I think and hope that I will have the privilege of calling them my friends for a very long time. They are that... well, cool may not be the right word to describe them. Actually, we are a really odd bunch (with me most definitely included in the oddities department). We are not the cool kids, and I'm not even sure why I like them so much. They are really funny, and they like to have fun, and I think we really just know how to co-exist. That's not always the case with others. I don't know what to expect from most of the people here, but these guys... I feel safe around them, as weird as they (we) are. I'll slowly introduce them, but for know just know that I am well cared for by people here.

(This is not all of them, but many of the ones I spend more time with are here)

Oh, and don't think that I have not had any spiritual reflections. I have. It's been difficult, but good. But I don't want to just write a short note about it that doesn't even begin to scratch the surface. So, for now, I'll just wait. But it will come, very soon.

Kay, well, I am tired now, so I'm gonna go to bed. I have work in 6 hours. Ouch.
See you all some other time!

Jacob D. Hash