COBBlog

WOW. Coming back from break was like a windstorm, of academics that is. Now all I can remember is a blur, my family and friends that occasionally received phone calls assumed that college had eaten me or I simply fell off the side of the planet.

Not so much as an e-mail, but they kept faith I guess. I love (no not really) coming back on Monday’s which are just jam packed regardless of the academic part being done by afternoon. The following days were about the same and the weekend following was about to be the same.

Luckily we did so much in class that week I got back that I had most of what there was for homework done early. So….I finally worked out the details and made my first trip to Concordia’s Language Villages. I had been planning on that weekend for awhile and it was an experience and a half. (more…)

You wake up and clear your eyes. Stretch your legs and get out of bed; it’s a new day. You’re excited to be able to wear that new t-shirt you bought at H&M the other week since it is finally warm enough. Out of habit, you look out the window. It’s white. You rub your eyes again. It must be a dream!

Once more you look out the window. Nope, it’s really there: SNOW!! That’s what happened to me this morning. I got out of bed and found snow on the ground!! Not to worry, there wasn’t much and it’s not sticking, but this is about the second or third snowfall we’ve had and it’s not even really winter here anymore!

As my mom always says, “It snowed last night! It snowed last night! The snowbears had a pillow fight!” The only thing is, the snow bears are still having that pillow fight as it is still snowing….a little. I guess God just wanted to give me a reminder that I really do want to come home in July.

The past couple of weeks here have been great. Time filled with lazing about, reading, watching movies, hiking, jogging and travelling to Weimar with friends. Not to mention finally finishing my paper and handing it in (what a stress-reliever!).

With this near two month break between semesters, I’ve had more time to experiment cooking things for dinner. Yummy American food one normally can’t get over here like sloppy joes. (more…)

This has been my first and only year in the Concordia Choir, and I have loved every minute of it, especially on tour. In the course of a weekend and then 2 full weeks, we traveled to Bismarck, Jamestown, St. Paul, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, 3 places in Texas, and Kansas and sang in some really beautiful locations. 14 concerts in all.