Between my internet not functioning, my busy-ness and my bit of laziness I have been unable to get a blog up since my actually moving in to ORU. It has been a blast! A bit overwhelming and very tiring, but it has been a total blast and I am so excited about my college life here. So since I have dropped the ball I will recap on my first week here in one long blog.
Friday 8/8/08: Move in day
After a night of anticipation and very little sleep I woke up @ the hotel and drove across the street onto campus. We pulled in through a tunnel of cheering upper-classmen welcoming us to the campus. Our cars were immediately rushed by R.A.s, Chaplains and other students who were helping with freshmen move in day. The rest of that day was spent unpacking and getting my student accounts set up. At night we all went out with our wings for ice cream.
Saturday 8/9/08: Harbor craziness
This day was solely devoted to getting us all acquainted with ORU and with each other. We did tours, devos, games etc. We also had our commissioning service. All of the new students received prayer from the RAs and chaplains while the ORU worship team rocked it on stage. It was awesome.
Sunday 8/10/08: Sabbath
The school made sure that sunday was a free day so we could all find a church and spend it relaxing. We visited Victory Christian Center, which is right across the street and is a great church. Afterward we ate lunch and just relaxed for the afternoon. That night is when I had to say goodbye to my parents because they had to leave early Monday morning. It was very sad, but we all got through it okay.
Monday 8/11/08: Registration
I had to start getting classes settled and set my room up on Monday.
Tuesday 8/12/08: Worship Audition
I was very nervous, but the audition and placement test for the worship arts major was very easy and I had no problems at all. Once I got through the audition I got my schedule set up and picked up my books. My roommate moved in so it was nice to finally meet him.
Wednesday 8/13/08: Scheduling Craziness
I thought my schedule was done on Tuesday but it wasn't... at all. It took hours of meetings with teachers to get my schedule set up right but I got it all done. I also got to spend some time with Desi's parents before the headed off. Last night we all went to the movies and I really enjoyed a fun night out before the start of classes.
Today 8/14/08: Class begins
Today I had 4 classes. That's a lot for one day in college.... but I have that much everyday. The classes seemed manageable today, but i wont really know until next week. I just know that I am way exhausted and I have to get organized. I will definitely sleep good tonight. Tomorrow is another introductory day for classes and then we get a weekend for all of this to sink in. I hope to keep the blogs up through the craziness. Once life gets into a rhythm I'll return to writing about things more interesting than my life haha.
But until then...
God Bless & Stay Electric!
1 comment:
Brandon, you're not a failure. Hang in there. College is tough. Life changing to say the least. I had a great college experience. I even remained a Christ follower! :)
Ok, I guess that wasn't funny! But, the point is (as I'm sure you're aware of or you will be soon) that you will likely experience things along the way that are going to ROCK your faith. My advice to you is, "Stay in the WORD!!"
(oh and remember: you are not a failure!)
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