So, I am now a college student. *YAY* It's great! I get to go to bed whenever I want, eat whatever I want (kind of), and really do whatever I want. It's great, but it is hard.
Now, back home I had a lot of freedom, and I did have a lot of responsibilities. But here there is just so much going on, so many fun things to do, that I've really had to learn to say no. I love how many things there are, but I have to say yes to some and no to others. So, here are some of the things I have said yes to:
1. Sned's Bible Study - Sned is my Cinema professor, and he is awesome. I have one class with him right now, but I will have at least one (usually more) class with him every single semester. And he does a bible study for cinema students every monday night at his house. His wife Marcia makes an incredible meal. Then we have a time of worship and then we talk about a specific subject. It is a great time, and I love the community more than anything else there (the food is stinking great too though!). I love bieng able to get to know the upperclassmen of the cinema program. I feel like I know these Juniors and Seniors more than I know the Freshman cinema major. I'm okay with this. I get to learn a lot. Which brings me to thing number 2.
2. Senior Cinema Projects - When you are a senior Cinema Major, you have to do a final project. Usually that means directing a movie, from Pre-Production (scouting locations, booking equipment, writing a script, getting actors) through Production (filming) to Post-Production (Editing and SFX, etc). To do this, they need a crew. And they don't have any money to pay their crew. So, naturally, they take volunteers. Like me, and other freshmen. So, I got to work on two senior projects this semester. Now, this is not a constant thing. The two of them overlapped a bit, and they lasted about a month, maybe a month and a half, mostly on weekends. So, I had some weekend nights that went until 3am. It was awesome. I got to learn a lot, and I finally got to be on a set. It was as much fun as I thought. It was great!
3. J. Alvin - This is my dorm. And it is crazy. I live in an all guys dorm, and it is currently under construction. Well, half of it is. Actually, we just moved in to the new half of the building, and it is great. I live on the first of three floors, and I love it. My roommate is really cool, and his parents just moved to Honduras about a month ago to be missionaries there. Super cool! We are both really relaxed, and so we don't argue much and get along well. Not to mention that his favorite band is Relient K, which is my favorite band too! And, fun story, his mom was in my dad's youth group in Germany. She recognized my dad at a school event I was at last year, and so Luke (my roommate) and I met. Then we asked to be roommates, and bata-bing, bata-boom, we're roommates now. He is a Mechanical Engineering Major, but I like him anyways.
4. Classes - Of course, this is a big deal too. I am taking 15 hours this semester: New Testament Survey, The Problem Of Evil, Foundations of Digital Editing, English Composition I, Western Civilization I and Martial Arts. I really like my classes, especially New Testament, Problem of Evil and Digital Editing. My grades are good, and I am keeping up with most of the homework. But, uh... prayer is always appreciated, especially with finals right around the corner.
5. Ultimate Frisbee. It's awesome. 6 hours a week very well spent. I'll post something dedicated only to that, because it deserves it.
6. Workstudy - I work 8 hours a week as part of the janitorial team. I have been working in J. Alvin, my dorm, but I am being moved to the Arena where all of our basketball games are played. I'm excited, because there will not always be as much to clean. I earn minimum wage, but my supervisors are very understanding because this job is provided by the school. It's not bad at all.
Well, that is all that comes to mind for now. I'll let you know when something else comes up!
Jacob D. Hash
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