No one else, just me

Homework is becoming more intense as the weeks go by. Many hours everyday are dedicated to it, but it needs to get done. It's why I'm here at Wartburg College though, to get my degree. Unfortunately, homework is part of that process. No one else, just me..... what i mean by that is it's up to me. It's my responsibility to become the person i want to be. It has been a tough road so far, but i know i'll make it through. Other than that, there has not been a lot on my mind. I've been too busy to really think about anything else. Keeping focused will be the key to success and that's my plan, to succeed.

Disapointment

This past Saturday was the biggest game of our young football season. The previous week of practice was a long and intense one that had everyone itching to play. The day of the game couldn't have been setup any better, perfect weather and an unbelievable crowd. Everything was setup up for success for the Knights.
We came out of the tunnel as excited as we have ever been and i think the Kohawks saw that. I've never wanted to be part of a game as much as i wanted to be in this one. The first quarter was ours, scoring 17 points and completely dominating the game. Then the second quarter rolled around. Our coaching staff called   a pass play that would involve one of the better receivers on the team. Our guy went up to catch the ball and and landed very awkwardly. He was very badly injured and had to be helped off the turf. We would later find out that he would be out for the season. After that, our team didn't look like ourselves. We would later lose the game and be left wondering. This was a huge learning lesson for us. A challenge now is presents itself: how are we going to respond? Are we just going to quit because we lost a game? Or are we going to rebound and show everyone in the conference how much better we are. We will soon find out.

Adjusting to Chaos

My life has been taking a crazy and intense ride this last week. I have been feeling some feelings that I really have not really felt. Lately I have been feeling like I am living my own life, like I'm finally on my own. Part of me is feeling excited and ready to roll, but this other half is feeling alone and confused. In my last blog I talked about being very homesick, now i can say that I am feeling better about that. I saw my family the other day which helped a lot. As I said before, it will just take so time to adjust. Lately I have been covered from head to toe in homework and football. Homework and football, that is my life right, as sad as it seems. I am enjoying the college lifestyle more and more though. Keeping on top of my assignments has become something that I should get more on top of. I need to stop putting it off till the last minute. Other than that everything is well. We are 3-0 as a football team now, we have Coe this week at home which should be the biggest game of the season for us. We could really make a statement there. Life is full of surprises, both good and bad. How you deal with the problem and overcome it is what really defines who you are as a person.

Jurassic Park has Science?

Having watched the movie Jurassic Park for a college class has taught me many things. The most important being that people watch movies for many different things: for enjoyment, for critiquing, and for comparing to reality. For my college IS 101 class, I was asked to watch this movie and make notes when anything dealing with science became evident. I never watched a movie with that intent, it was a good learning experience for me. Jurassic Park is a movie that has some very interesting scientific ideas within. The whole idea that dinosaurs could be cloned from a fossilized mosquito, who right before it died had taken blood from a dinosaur, was a great idea i thought. At first I thought that it just may be possible that that could really happen. Michael Crichton has some great ideas show up in this film. If you are one of the few people in this world who has not yet seen this old film, i highly encourage that you do so.

New Life. New Challenges.

Never did i think that going off to college would be much different than high school. I am learning in a hurry that i am fending for myself in this crazy college atmosphere. It is up to me to get up in the morning, go to classes, go to football practices and meetings, and take care of myself physically. There is a lot on my plate right now, but i am capable of handling it. I suppose it just takes a little getting used to. 

Football is getting better each and every day. I am getting all the plays down and learning how the Knights's offence works. The coaches are rough on us, but that is what it takes to make a championship team. This Saturday we have our home opener against G.A., which should be an amazing game. It will be under the lights and the whole town of Waverly will be there to see just how good the Knights are. I know we'll make them proud.

I'll admit that right now homesickness is starting to hit me. I miss the life i used to know and all the people in it. There is especially one person, from back home, who i miss very much. She is an amazing person who i love to be around. We talk everyday by phone and catch up on everything that is going on back home. Whenever i have some free time i plan on going back to see her.

Overall my college experience is going very well. I am meeting new people everyday and making some friends. This is a great place and I can't wait to see what happens next!