Last Week of Classes

This year is wrapping up, only this week left of classes and then two weeks of exams. It’s been such a great year and as I look back at my first day moving in, I never would have thought it would have been like this! I’ve made lots of new friends; as you live with people right off the bat you meet new people and that has been another great experience for me. I definitely wish that I had been more involved but then I think about how little free time I had so I guess you do what you can.

I’m looking forward to next year and I’ve been hearing about construction plans for the summer so things may look a bit different around here, but I’m sure it will be for the better. When they renovated the cafeteria it improved a lot! Living off-campus will be quite different for the next year, although I will miss on-campus for many reasons, mainly the social aspect and also ease for school projects and getting notes. It’s really amazing that two years have passed for me already at Redeemer, I don’t have a single regret about my choice to come here. I know when I applied I didn’t care too much about the academic part of Redeemer but more about making friends, living arrangements and those things- but they all come together to make Redeemer what it is!

As exams approach, I’ll be getting ready by staying here for the weekend instead of my usual trip home. I would like to get my notes in order for me to review them easily. Church in the Box is this Sunday so tonight I’m meeting with the CEW team to discuss our possible skit- we even borrowed costumes from the Theatre department.

I’m still waiting to hear about that summer job, and I know I’m not the only one leaving it this late… but that is life, we need to trust that God will provide. I’m really thankful for the recent devotions my dorm has had, we’ve really been able to look at scripture and have ‘real’ conversations about our struggles in our journeys and also what the everyday Bible stories mean to us. We read the controversial book, The Shack, first semester and that provided me with a lot of growth so now as the summer comes I will hopefully become closer instead of more distant with God. Pretty much I just can’t wait for the summer, no exams, homework or school but I guess I’ll be ready to come back next year if I must to finish my degree and of course to reunite with friends again!