Glittering Ambitions

“Oh, it's delightful to have ambitions. I'm so glad I have such a lot. And there never seems to be any end to them-- that's the best of it. Just as soon as you attain to one ambition you see another one glittering higher up still. It does make life so interesting.”

-Anne of Green Gables

     I’ve finally managed to write again. After writing 3,000 words every week and a half in Oxford, you would think that writing a simple blog post wouldn’t be so hard. However, it is now the end of July and I haven’t written since May!

     A lot has happened in the past few months, despite the never-ending pandemic.

     1^st off, I did receive my transcript from Oxford! I did better than I expected- I got an A, A-, and a B- (guess who gave me the B-). While it would’ve been nice to have all A’s, I’m actually pretty content with those grades. Now I’m just “fighting” for my uni to except all 18 credits!

     I also now have 3 internships! Unfortunately none of them pay...though I should be able to get some college credit from at least the one. All 3 internships are social media positions as well as remote.

     My first internship is for Beyond. If anyone remembers, I met my new friend Laura and stayed with her and her husband in Cambridge during spring holiday, for about 8 hours before I had to come home! Anyways, Laura is the communications director for Beyond. Some background info about Beyond- Beyond starts church planting movements specifically reaching the unreached. If anyone is interested more, click the link to their website- https://www.beyond.org/ and or follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. For reference, I am now the one who posts all content for their Instagram. So far I think it’s going well. I am learning a lot. I also had my very 1^st staff meeting today with everyone, and I was nervous as heck. So nervous that after I was introduced and then asked to tell about myself, I completely forgot to say what my degree even was! My internet even went out half-way through the meeting which did nothing for my nerves, but it went well and everyone seems really nice:)

     My 2nd internship is also international- Starting August 6^th I am going to be learning and helping run the social media for Runnymede Christian Fellowship, the life links church I am connected to in the UK. I’ve led worship for them twice now, I also stayed with my friend Yasmin and her husband during spring holiday, and have gotten to know the people there really well. I’m very excited to start learning and helping!

     Finally, my 3^rd internship is with my local church, in which I helping jumpstart/run the social media for our new Downtown Goshen outreach. It’s still in the very beginning steps, and I am focusing on creating content rather than getting people aware and involved.

      As much as I enjoy my new jobs, I can’t help but ask God why I am doing Social Media, when my degree is Anthropology, focusing on museums. However, I’m just trusting that he has the plan and that I’m not wasting time.

     My favorite news of all- my wonderful (former) flatmates, Kaitlyn and Avrie are coming to see me for my birthday!!! They land in O’hare on Tuesday, and we have a busy week of food, friends, and dressing up! I am turning 20 on the 31^st so obviously we are dressing up in 1920’s attire:) I can’t wait! It’s also very odd- we have kept in constant contact since we all returned home, however the last time I saw Avrie in person she walked me to the train station when I left for spring holiday, and the last time I saw Kaitlyn we were hugging goodbye at the airport. It seems like that was a lifetime ago!

     Another thing to mention- Since Friday, my brother Cam’s pacemaker has audibly been beeping inside of him. He had an appointment with his cardiologist in South Bend today. The plan is to replace his pacemaker’s battery Thursday at 10:30.

     It’s not a major surgery, and should still be out-patient, regardless it is a surgery though. So please pray for peace, comfort, and expertise

     So many things have happened in these past couple months, however for the sake of coherence I am calling it a post. I’ll be sure to post pictures of Avrie, Kaitlyn, and I shenanigans:)

     Also, while Oxford may seem like a lifetime ago, did anyone notice my use of Oxford commas? I’m very proud that I still have retained that ability:)

As always here are a couple pictures of my life,

Cheers!

(I missed my beautiful Indiana!)

(Summer fun! Complete with mosquito bites😬)

(Some green beans from my own garden)

(Celebrating the 4th in style!)