10 Things I Never Thought I Would Have Done
Since moving to California and coming to Biola [in no particular order]
1. Go Bungee Jumping
2. Become an Orientation Leader
3. Drive to church in Hollywood every Sunday
4. Attend a red carpet award show
5. Swim in the ocean in December
6. Start a club on campus
7. Learn to drive stick shift
8. Become a Comm major with Soc. & Bible minors
9. Be denied food at restaurants for wearing Boston sports teams apparel
10. Explore San Francisco
Backpacking Trip
This past weekend I went on a 20 mile backpacking trip through the Sespe Wilderness in the Los Padres National Forest. Well, lets just say that the journey was tough but it was definitely worth the reward. 
This trip was put together for our last Adventure Club event, and we went camping! I could not have asked for a better group of people to have experienced this with. Its one of those moments where I got back to school and was thinking to myself “Wow, nobody here could ever understand what I just did except for the people who did it with me.” One of the best parts of the trip was Sunday morning where we each talked about what Adventure Club means to us, and how God has worked in our lives through the club. 
To me, I have made some of the best friends I could have ever asked for. I never would have expected God to work through this club in a way that generated such a community that would feel like family! Also, I have learned that I am stronger than I may feel, and that I can achieve a lot more than I ever thought I could! This club has helped me test my strength, and stretch my mentality and leadership capabilities. Thank you God for providing me with this unforgettable year with Adventure Club :)
Isaiah 12
Amidst the trials of this life, God is present. This is one of the biggest realizations and encouragements to me this past week. Although we fail so many times, Gods anger is turned away and he comforts us. With joy we can understand this and praise and exclaim his goodness. Thank you God for being so good to me and finally putting my heart at peace with so many things.
This past weekend has been quite eventful! On Friday, I danced on stage in front of thousands of Biola’s students for one of the biggest events of the year, Mock Rock. Mock Rock is a lip synching and dancing competition between 8 different teams. I danced with my awesome SOS (Student Orientation Services) staff! Our theme was Romeo & Juliet. We had been practicing until VERY late every single night to prepare for this amazing night :) Honestly, being in Mock Rock was definitely one of the highlights of my semester…it was surreal! Sometimes I am still shocked by the amazing things that I am able to do on this campus :)
On Saturday, the Adventure Club drove out to Joshua Tree National Park to go bouldering and star gazing! It was absolutely magnificent. I have never seen anything like it before. I would definitely go back another time & I COMPLETELY recommend it to anyone to go there.
Well, its Sunday and I am in the Library trying to get some of my work for the week out of the way including a Doctrine Project on the Church, Research Paper on World Vision and Child Sponsorship, and a speech. Singspo is tonight (yay!) and I am about to have dinner with some of my favorite people. Life is good. 4 more weeks of school left until I head home..not sure how I feel about this yet, but I am going to live every moment to the fullest that I have left on campus this semester :)
This is a short little video of my Spring Break trip to San Francisco. My roommates and I went for a total of five days and stayed at a hotel next to Fishermans Wharf! We went exploring and did so many wonderful things such as walk on the Golden Gate Bridge, Union Sq, drink LOTS of coffee, saw the view from Twin Peaks, visited the Haight-Ashbury district, and more!
#bebold
I am officially 20 years old.
“She promises herself adventure, new places, different views, a chance to get lost. She infuses her day with newness and wonder. She brings a camera everywhere, notices the little things, gets a cup of coffee at a different cafe, takes the long way home. She discovers so much unexpected joy. She begins to love the journey.”
From a book I bought at a lovely shop in San FranciscoSPRING BREAK 2012!!! SAN FRANCISCO BOUND :) THEME OF THE WEEK: BE BOLD.
That was a year ago?
A year ago from now I was visiting Biola for the first time…it was my birthday and I walked on that plane as an act of spontaneity not knowing what the other side of the country had to offer me. Turns out it had a lot. Im sitting here in the Library with my roommate Melanie completely in shock at how fast the time went by and how long ago Spring 2011 feels like. God has completely turned my life around in circles twice over from a year ago! Lately, I have been finding myself praising God for giving me the opportunity to transfer to Biola. That is one thing I will FOREVER be thankful for :) When flying back home from my trip to Biola, I felt this overwhelming comfort, and the day that I came back to my apartment I found my acceptance letter in the mailbox. After a couple phone calls and emails, I was enrolled at Biola University. Fast forward a year to this moment….I can see ways that God has provided and blessed me in this life that I was blind to before. Because of this, I continue to run fast and hard after God, and fall more and more in love with who he is every day.
Wow, I would have to say my 19th year has been pretty epic in the most unexpected way! It all started with Bible Bridge (shout out!!!) as a foundation laid down before me with new knowledge and new best friends. One of the most unexpected happenings in my life was to be asked to be an officer for the Biola Adventure Club, which one of my best friends had decided to start on campus. That club has helped shape my life to be one of adventure, exploration, and taking chances, all within the beauty of Gods creation. My leadership skills have been tested and strengthened as a result of working with my two best friends to start this club. Within my job it has been a blessing to pray for Biola’s alumni and raise scholarship funds with an epic group of co-workers! My most recently life advancement has been training to be a Student Orientation Leader for the Fall! I have never been more excited to introduce people to Biola in my life and to show them all the opportunities here.
Lately, between class, homework, Adventure Club, work, SOS training, and Mock Rock, my life has been pretty crazy. However, I can definitely feel that all of these things are happening in my life for a reason, and that some awesome people have been brought into my life as a result. So I would have to say this year at Biola has been great, and hey its totally not over yet! I have Spring Break in San Francisco and Mock Rock soon approaching. #ReasonsILoveBiola
