"They" were right... I guess I got what I wanted out of this last semester... But... What I wanted wasn't really worth having... Here's a quick recap of last semester. This is for my own personal history as much as it is for anyone else, so if it bores you i'm sorry. I showed up on the campus of Letourneau University with absolutely no idea how unprepared I was for college life. The first week of school was spent trying to meet as many people as possible and have fun before classes really got rolling. In retrospect, I should have spent more time getting to know more people outside of my dorm. Basically all of the friendships that I have at Letourneau were formed in the first week. After that, everyone became satisfied with their circle of friends and stopped trying to meet other people. If I had been more proactive I might know more people now. I spent the second and third weeks of my classes trying to play catch up in all of my classes. Coming into Letourneau, I had never had too much trouble making good grades and studying. I figured it would be just as easy at Letourneau. Boy was I ever wrong. About three weeks into the semester, I had failing grades in two of my classes, and I was really struggling mentally, physically, and emotionally. The problem was that my identity up to that point had been wrapped up in how I could perform academically. I did not realize that my value and worth as an individual was not based on my ability to perform on a test or quiz. It took having my false identity ripped out from underneath me for me to realize this basic truth. Weeks four, five, and six were spent studying, struggling, learning, and struggling some more. Basically, it was just learning that in my own strength I can do nothing. Week seven i learned a very important lesson the hard way. The lesson was, if you've got a problem with somebody deal with that problem by talking to the person you've got a problem with face to face. I unfortunately managed to talk to everyone but the person I had the issue with. I deeply hurt the individual i had an issue with, and it took me two whole days to straighten the issue out. Basic lesson in relationships learned... Weeks seven through whatever were all kind of the same. Studying, midnight runs to Taco Bell, exams, staying up till three in the morning playing halo. That's another thing I learned... I am terrible at halo. There was a fall break, thanksgiving break, and some other school holiday thrown in there as well. My roommate and i got a pretty sweet christmas tree over thanksgiving break. It's got hubcaps for ornaments... That's about it. Finals are done, and I'm ready to party. Hope you all have a great Christmas. josh | 
