The Rescue is still going strong.

St. Patricks Cathedral.

This past weekend I went to New York. On our first day in Manhattan we spotted the most magnificently beautiful Cathedral I have ever seen.
As I entered the doors my breath was taken away. It was the most spectacular thing I have ever seen in my life. It was too beautiful for words. As we walked down the isle I had to fight back tears. The overall smell, silence, and feeling was indescribable.

beautiful.

Riots.

1967

2009

Pluribus Unum=Out of Many, One.

Pluribus Unum is comprised of one million organizations throughout the world that are dedicated to peace, environmental issues, social justices, and the preservation of diverse and indigenous cultures.

It's happening.

The tornado,that has been consuming my thoughts, has finally ceased and left me standing with a bare frame. The clouds have rolled onward, the noises have become silenced, and the clutter has been washed away. I am feeling open and free. There are so many possibilities that lie ahead of me.

I have officially submitted my application to Food for the Hungry's study abroad in Thailand. I have had meetings with my adviser, study abroad adviser, transcript office, office of transfer evaluation, pastor, and teacher. I have completed the practicum essay, answered all of the questions, and paid the $50. I have done all of this within 3 days.

I am anticipating each new day and what it brings. I am loving my life.

Clutter is Taking Over My Cranium

In the past 24 hours I have been in a whirlwind of phone calls, meetings, classes, and work.

At roughly 10:50, yesterday, I found out that if I do my study abroad in Thailand this coming fall I can graduate next spring...a whole year early. An enormous smile took over my face as my counselor confirmed the news. I was excited, ecstatic, screaming woooo hoooo inside!
Then...I walked out the glass doors into the cold, gloomy, noisy city. Whoa. I'm graduating a year from now. I have looked forward to this day.....probably since before I even entered college....probably since I was still crawling around my house in diapers. Now, it's crawling its way closer to me and I'm slightly freaking out..I mean there's the exciting aspect of being able to go anywhere I want. I could pick up everything and move to some deserted island or in the mountains with villagers or some place where I know no one or someplace where I know everyone or some place warm!
Yes, this is an exciting new phase in my life, but whoa...in one year I'm going to be looking for a job, finding a new apartment to live in, becoming completely financially independent from my parents. No more student discounts or homework or day dreaming about the day that I can get out of school, because I'll already be out.
It's a cocktail of emotions and my mind is trying to drink them all down, so that I may find comfort and peace within this next year.