Here is a picture I took-I'm hoping to get some photography time in over the break! YEAH!

The quarter is winding down: but no one sleeps due to the intense all-nighters pulled days in advance of the looming finals. This is exactly what my last couple of nights (and days) have been like....as I'm sure many of yours have been as well.

I've had three finals down and only one to go....yuck!

Anyway, in reflection of this past quarter---I have to say that I have learned more from college than I expected but at the same time I didn't learn as much as I expected. I came into college expecting to learn about amazing topics in my classes,expecting to write tons and tons of amazing essays (I haven't had the chance to write a single good essay- we haven't really had ANY assigned! Sucks- only 'cause I love writing), and finally I really and truly expected to become really involved in my class's (i.e. lively participant of a class discussion)- considering none of these happened for me- you might be wondering how/why I learned more than I expected.
Well....I learmed more about life and people than about the subject matter of all my classes combined. I learned that people really make differences, that friendships help you through the rough patches in life, and that life really comes down to what you make of it. And that is my challenge to you: make your life what you want it to be. Don't just be passive- grab life by the handles and start driving! This is your opportunity- I know for me, the time has come to do this same thing.