well, it's been a heck of a semester. seems like it was just yesterday when i moved into pritchard hall, planning stuff for NSO and starting out my 4th year of architecture.
4 months later, it's been a wild ride. i've been incredibly blessed by the guys in my dorm. from freshman guys like budwin, kyle and zach to all the sophomores and juniors that have been an awesome part of my life this year.
i came into the semester kinda freaking out about the future. after this summer, i didn't know what i wanted to do after i graduated anymore. but i came to realize that it's ok to not know. i was putting to much focus on what i wanted my future to look like, and not what God wanted for my life.
I also joined St. Paul's AME church, a predominantly african-american church here in blacksburg. it has been really good, it was definitely uncomfortable at first, but it's grown into a place that's really home for me. it's been challenging for me to be a minority, after living most of my life in the white majority.
I'm looking forward to next semester, living in alexandria and working at a firm. i think it will be challenging to have to seek out community somewhere else, i've become very comfortable in our IV community here. not to say that it isn't great, but it's become a comfort zone to the point that i don't really live outside that community much.
i'm looking forward to seeing what God has in store for me next semester and i'm hopeful that He will be doing great things here at VT
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it makes my heart happy you have joined the ame church! it sounds like this has been a great year for you...i'll pray that God gives you clarity for your summer plans. at least you can find comfort in knowing that there's no right or wrong place to be, and you're trusting that God will lead you. right on, dude.
can't wait to see you and all the goopys soon!
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