Seattle!

I had never been to Seattle before last week. Now I've been twice. I went the middle of last week with the volleyball team when they played Seattle U and I went last Friday for the weekend to visit Lauren and Meredith. Lo and Mer are some of my closest friends from my Zambia trip. I hadn't seen them since I left London and it was a great weekend.

Here are a few pictures from the weekend, courtesy of Lauren.

enjoying Pike Place Market

The amazing croissant I had while we were there. Still warm from the oven!

Last pic of the weekend. After a delicious breakfast.

Beginnings

I wanted to create a blog so I could have a way to express and remember my thoughts and feelings while I am studying abroad next semester. But I also wanted to do it because I used to be a journal-er. I used to write down what was new in my life, what was exciting and not so exciting. I want to start doing that again and this is going to be my place to do it.

As I start my junior year of college there are so many things that go through my mind. Four years ago when I was a junior in high school I was so excited because it meant I was so much closer to going to college. But now, I'm not so excited. I feel like it means I need a plan. A plan for post-graduation, a plan for the rest of my life. As much as I know this is not completely true, I can never shake the feeling of being lost when I try to think about these questions.

The exciting thing is, I can tell this is going to be a good year. I'm excited for what lies ahead. I just have the feeling that this is going to be the year I might figure a few things out. Or if I don't, at least I'll learn to be ok with that. No matter what, I know that this is just the beginning.