Le Stage

I’m learning:

How to converse with people that are WAY more intelligent than me, hello Harvard educated

How not to talk about things

That God reveals things in clever ways

How to quickly check a man’s ring finger, it’s one way I keep occupied during my 1 hour and 45 minute commute

How to use the fancy pants DC SmartCard

How to say goodbye to a toenail, thanks fellow COMMUTER

Going to bed early (10 PM), I wake up around 5:15 am

I survive off my excellent people skills

There are truly good people in the world that are fighting for humanity, to make the world a better place without any recognition. Most of my coworkers are not Christians, but they have passion. Something we all should have.

College Video Part 1

Okay. I probably spent close to 2 hours writing a post about my Budapest trip, and I have NO IDEA where the post went. So, if you want to hear funny stories, you'll have to get in contact with me.

On a different note, I took lots of videos this year, because well this was my last semester. I will be sharing some sporadically.

Explanation: My dorm, Burgess Hall, would host a themed party every year. This year theme was Around the World, every floor had to provide decor, food, and games. My floor was India, and we had a turban contest. The people wrapping the turbans were blind folded and had ten seconds to wrap their partner.

Enjoy

Three Credits

I wanted to take an easy elective, my choices were Photography or Oral Interpretation. I thought to myself: I already know how to do forensics, so why not try photography? What I thought would be easy turned into a very time consuming class. Looking back, I wish I would have taken Oral Interpretation, but I got to experiment with a nice camera. Here are some photos:

Modern Funny Girl

Movement

39 days

...till graduation!!

What to do: 25 page paper on Disney and feminism, Night of Forensics, elections, case study, photography essay, and HANG OUT WITH PPL I LOVE! In the future look for a post about Budapest.

Oscars

One of my favorite nights of the year approches.....OSCAR NIGHT! I love seeing the gowns, listening to the speeches, and seeing if my Oscar ballot lines up with the Academy. There is one huge plus to this year's festivites- James Franco.

I have seen 7 of then 10 Best Picture Nominees. The battle is between The King's Speech and The Social Network. Sorry, 127 hours.

When I tutor in speech, I keep coming back to a powerful scene in the King's Speech:

King George VI: Listen to me. *Listen to me!*
Lionel Logue: Listen to you? By what right?
King George VI: By divine right if you must, I am your king.
Lionel Logue: No you're not, you told me so yourself. You didn't want it. Why should I waste my time listening?
King George VI: Because I have a right to be heard. I have a voice!
Lionel Logue: [pauses] Yes, you do.

Speaking of speech, I shall now retreat to practice one of my four speeches for the IFA tournament.

Snowed In

Soon I may have cabin fever. Evangel has received 13 inches of snow and have not adequately plowed the parking lot. So instead of my usual Saturday morning routine (going to a coffee shop to get homework done), I am sitting in the Burgess Computer Lab drinking cranberry juice, wearing a white robe, and blogging.

Thoughts occurring at the moment:

Why did it take me so long to like Mumford and Sons?

In an hour I get to play racquetball

Where can I find a good Cold War speech for my speech tournament in Budapest?

I hope my computer gets fixed soon.

I'm going to miss all my EU friends.

Christmas Break

Let the pics begin....

I can never get a good picture with Samson. So I thought that if I used a kong, he would be photogenic. I was wrong. lol

Celia and I hitting up The Cheesecake Factory in Baltimore on Christmas Eve

Inner Harbor

My dad and I were ready to face the 30 mph winds

The Christmas Tree Fountain

DC Adventures with Jeanette

Paper Currency during the Colonial Period

Did you know that it takes 18 months to make a Pop Up book?

Jeanette and I played in the children's area

1. False. This was popularized by films
2. True, but they were used for trading purposes
3. True, it was easier to maintain than water
4. False, pirates did much crueler things. Walking the plank was first seen in Peter Pan

I've always wanted to ride a carriage like this

First Ladies Dress Collection

Mrs. Lincoln

Notice "Stylish Cotton"

I didn't know Lincoln was home-schooled

Jeanette and I wanted to see all the hype with Georgetown Cupcakes. Senators and celebrities eat here. Verdict: The Cup in Springfield has better cupcakes and prices. But, hey at least we visited a TLC show.