Hello from Eastern Washington. You can tell I've officially moved back into my dorm room here, the green "Walla Walla: Life's Too Short to Drink Bad Wine" sign is up on my wall (mom and dad would be proud) and after a simple glance at the rest of my decor each new visitor to my room asks the customary question "You really like green don't you?"
I'm taking Western Heritage (AKA Western Civilization) 16th century to present. Spanish 201 and English 201. My history class is quite easy, as the subject usually is for me. I wasn't entirely sure I would be prepared for Spanish 201, and the first day of class made me a little nervous (coincidentally my Professor pointed in my direction and exclaimed "DON'T PANIC!" in his funny little accent (he's from Spain) on the first day of class, it turns out he was just reading what someone had written on the blackboard behind me) but today in class I did VERY well, and in comparison to my classmates I'm probably way ahead of where I need to be, so that's good news. My English class is going pretty well also, there are at least 4 of us living here on the main campus that ride the bus to the Spokane campus twice a week to take the class, and while I might complain about having to sit for the 40 minute bus ride, it's somewhat of a welcome break from being in Cheney the rest of the week, beyond the University there really isn't much here and the school worked out some sort of deal with the Spokane Transit Authority so that Students at Eastern can ride for free, so why not?
For those who are curious, my current major at EWU is International Affairs however, God willing, I'm hoping to be transfering to Whitworth College (where Travis spent 1 year) in Spokane (I'm currently about 15-20 miles south of Spokane, and Whitworth is in North Spokane, so this won't be too much of a move geographically.) At Whitworth I plan on Majoring in Peace Studies, and minoring in Theology. The Peace Studies major is a devision of the International Affairs Dept. at Whitworth, it focuses more on conflicts within and between the countries and how they have been resolved (if they have been resolved.) I have spent much time looking over the course descriptions for the major, and getting far more excited about them than any normal 19 year old should be. My goal would be to go into Humanitarian Aid or World Missions (probably via
Presbyterian Peacemaking Program, considering my upbringing in the denomination, and Whitworth is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church) and I'm sure at somepoint I'll be attending seminary, and eventually becoming an ordained minister in the church will be in there somewhere. My Australian friend Jamie thinks I should run for President so I told him that if I run, he would have to be my running mate. This gets me out of running entirely (unless Schwarzeneger gets his way) because the VP has to be able to fill all the same qualifications the President does in the event that something happens to them and Jamie, being Australian, could never be a natural born citizen. I got away with telling Jamie this until he took an American Government class this summer and found out I'd been tricking him.
When one kisses the Blarney stone they are said to have inherited the gift of eloquence, I have kissed the Blarney stone, those I spend most of my time with would never notice, however those who recieve anything I've written find it to be a less than adequate explanation for the amount that I seem to ramble on.
Love in Christ,
Maggie
