I started blogging with a simple Tumblr account, and although it was a time-sucker with many variations of photos, cartoons, music, etc., no one really ever WROTE anything. Tubmlr is more of a photo blog site and while that is cool and good, I wanted something more. I am a journalism major who aspires to write for a magazine in New York somewhere down the road, and I wanted to start blogging on a regular basis about my journey through a new year, hockey games, music, school, relationships, and whatever else God decides to throw at me this year.
As I mentioned above, I am currently a student, a journalism major, at Metropolitan School College of Denver. I just finished up my first semester there and about half-way through, I realized I wasn't happy at all there. Metro is a commuter school, which makes it very hard to meet people and interact with anyone outside of your classes. I think I long for that "college experience"of meeting hundreds of new people right away, making those long-lasting friendships, getting swept off of my feet by an amazing boy, and whatever else the experience of college brings. So I have been trying to figure out where to go from here, where God wants me to be. At first I was thinking about going to CSU(Colorado State University) because it was both far enough away from, but close enough to, my home in Highlands Ranch. CSU also has the best Journalism program in the state of Colorado, and I know a couple of old yearbook "staffers" from Arapahoe who now go there and absolutely love it. What more could I ask for, right? Well over Christmas break, something hit me. I think it was seeing my best friend, Colleen, come home from a small Christian school in Ohio with her boyfriend, Logan. They met at school and are basically already madly in love with each other. Seeing them together, how they act, the way they look at each other, it was captivating. And I realized I think what bonded them together so perfectly was their faith. He is an amazing Christian guy and I realized that that is what I want for myself. I have to have it. I'm always talking to a few boys, but as I am getting to know them, I find out that they are not Christian, and while it bothers me, I brush it off and go for them anyway. Does it EVER work out? Nope. And over these few weeks of break, I finally realized why. First of all, it occurred to me that I need to stop looking for someone. I need to focus on school and figure out what I want to do and where I want to end up. I get a tugging feeling from God that maybe CSU wouldn't be the best place for me to go. I made the decision that I want to go to a Christian college. I began my research for a cheap, primely located, Christian school with a great Journalism program. God carefully and beautifully placed Biola University into my hands and I think that is exactly where I want to go. I will continue to pray about it and seriously think about it, but I get a great feeling about this school.
So take this journey with me as I blog about my current feelings and decisions this semester about where I will end up! Talk soon :)
-Jay
