What Time is It?

Well to be precise it is 6.29 am on a saturday...
And it is also almost time for Mark and Dave to leave my tiny little apartment!
At first I was just excited to have my place back to myself, but then last night I changed my mind. I made a point of getting home before them so that we could talk a little before they left just to kind of map out how they are getting to the airport etc.. Haha we had so much fun, I havent laughed that hard in quite a while. Mark recounted the Zoo story again and Im pretty sure that we all just kept it going for like 45 min, sounds lame but have you ever heard two British boys talk about picking up falling penguins? Probably not, but it is by far one of the funniest things you'll ever hear! Mark said that when I come to England we will tell everyone that I am a princess! Haha so Im pretty excited about that. A little bit later Mark went to bed but Dave and I stayed up talking sitting in the round chair for a little bit just about the trip and home and life in general... So I guess I changed my mind- I dont want them to go anymore!
On another (totally unrelated) note, it is almost FALL (and we all know what that means... Hannahs 21st Birthday)!!! Ahhhh yay! Haha I love fall more than so many things, it is the perfect weather! Lets see, while we are on the topic of amazing things...

Today is Mat's birthday! Happy Birthday Mat! Mat is such an awesome kid, he and I became close friends freshman year of high school but then drifted apart after that, now we have been reunited as pals, co-conspirators and lovers (of Jesus Christ). We are both reading an amazing book called The Irresistible Revolution, by Shane Claiborne, I highly recommend it to anyone that wants to change the world for the better.

Hm.. lets see, one more great thing... ah yes! I am going back to North Park to finish my school and now one of my very oldest and bestest friends will be there too! Erik Jon Brorson! yay!

Alright well the shower is calling my name before the boys wake up. Bye!

Education vs. Learning

Is there a difference? I think so. We can be educated but not learn anything! Every math class I have ever been in would be perfect examples.. Sure I was getting an "education" but I learned nothing.

This concept is what kept me out of school this past year, I love to learn and think and debate and analyze but for me to put in that kind of effort it needs it needs to be something that I am passionate about.. Some call it immature, but I think of it as Discerning. I want to "suck the marrow" out of life, as my good friend HDT put it. And to do that I want to get rid of everything that isnt needed. I want to focus on that which allows us to Live. To Thrive. To Love. To Be. Numbers are important if you are passionate about accounting or science, but for me it is People. Relationships. Love.

I have finally decided that I want to major in Communications and minor in Global Studies. Two things I am so very passionate about. Communicating with others and learning about different cultures and societies. I am so excited.