1/13- Noodles and Newport

That’s it! My first week in Massachusetts has come and gone! It’s so strange, to already be a week through this assignment, but yet have twelve more ahead of me! Mentally, it’s a struggle to find the balance between “I just got here” and “I’m ready for what’s next”. My living situation with this assignment…

22/23- U is for You and Me

Three quite extraordinary things happened this week. Firstly, on Tuesday, I ate dinner with Kristen and another friend, Nicolette, at Gallaudet. While being surrounded by the deaf community is always something special to me, this night was all the more. Two students sat at our table, one known to Kristen named Alex and the other…

21/23- I Know Where I’m Going Next!

But first, let me tell you about my week! MLK Day was Monday and my department was closed, so I was off! I spent the day by getting lunch with some friends at Ireland’s Four Courts, where I experienced my first traditional Irish breakfast! A majority of the platter was stuff I had never even…

“A Christmas Carol”: The Runner-Up Christmas Story- Stave Four

Oops. This didn’t get posted. Have you ever felt renewed? Have you ever felt the weight you were carrying lifted off your shoulders? Maybe it was after stepping out of a warm shower, where the grime of the day is swirling down the drain? Maybe after a bout of sickness, when that first full, clean…

20/23- F is for Friends Who Do Stuff Together

Been wondering where my supposed weekly updates have gone? I promise, I’m here and doing things! In fact, since my mom’s visit to DC, I feel like I have been quite the busy bee! I hosted my little sister, traveled home to Ohio for Christmas, hosted one of my best friends (who I shall tell…

“A Christmas Carol”: The Runner-Up Christmas Story- Stave Three

It is New Year’s Day. The past is behind us, the present among us, and the future before us. Ah, but what about Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Future? The Ghost is robed and silent as it escorts Scrooge to scenes from the future. It shows him conversations of businessmen, ones Scrooge are…

“A Christmas Carol”: The Runner-Up Christmas Story- Stave Two

If you haven’t yet read Stave One of this Christmas series, please go take a gander! The next night, Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present. The Spirit shows him the glories of Christmas Day and how people around the world, especially those interwoven into Scrooge’s own life, joyously celebrate it. He is…

“A Christmas Carol”: The Runner-Up Christmas Story- Stave One

When I say A Christmas Carol is my favorite Christmas movie and in my top ten of favorite books, I’m not exaggerating. I’ve seen every film adaption, ranging from black-and-white to the Muppets. I own the book and read it every year. I speak the truth when I say it is a favorite. If you…

16/23- There Ain’t Nothin’ Like Mom

I got the sweet pleasure of hosting my mom in DC for a few days this week. As I’ve grown, I have appreciated more and more about my mom. She’s Godly, wise, capable, hospitable, generous, and so much more. God has used her, not only to speak truth into my life on countless occasions, but…

15/23- ‘Tis the Season

“There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say,’ returned the nephew. ‘Christmas among the rest. But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round—apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything…