5 Careers a Day

So lately I've been distracting myself from doing actual school work with trying to figure out what I might like to do with my life. I'm in my first semester of grad school and thoroughly enjoying it, but still not quite sure what I am going to do in just a year and half! So, right now through my study abroad searches, random class discussions, and just some creative mental meanderings, here is the current top five (in no particular order):

1. Multimedia/Online Journalist (video, editing, a little writing, etc.)
2. English Teacher abroad (preferably France)
3. Fulbright scholar (just for the 1st year after graduation)
4. Publication Designer (need work on my skills in this area, b/c it's becoming more interesting everyday)
5. Working as a Foreign Service Officer or at a US Embassy (again, preferably in France)

These are strictly ponderings, though I will continue to work towards each equally so I can be as qualified as possible when I start applying for jobs next spring. And until May 2011 rolls around, I will be looking for local internships and possibly studying abroad again to help my resume. Until then I'll just be keeping up with the news, Clemson athletics (not football anymore), and staring at this photo, courtesy of http://www.spearsphotography.com/index.php

It's been awhile...

So it's been a while since I posted anything. I don't think I have had anything really worth commenting about, but tonight was a good night so I thought I'd share some thoughts.

Tonight on campus at Bass Hall was AfterDark, which is this event that travels to college campuses and brings the Word and some great worship to basically anyone. Joe White builds a Roman cross on stage and gives an amazing message, some shares their testimony and an awesome singer performs. I think 3 years ago AfterDark came to Clemson through FCA and it rocked my world. Lecrae performed and Joe White brought it.

Tonight he hit it home again. Colt McCoy (who is UT's version of Tebow or Spiller) shared a little of his testimony and a quite humorous anecdote about a dead rabbit, and Matt Wertz performed.

I have to admit I went tonight because of Matt, and he was definitely worth it, but I came away with more then another awesome concert experience. I left with a renewed heart and calmed spirit that I've really been needing.

It is an awesome experience to be surrounded by people renewed in their love in the Father and sing together in some awesome worship. And to cap off the night, Wertz performed a set with a few of his new songs.

So if you live in a college town, check out http://www.whatsafterdark.com/ to see if Joe and his crew are coming near you. And if you love awesome songwriting and singing, watch this unofficial video of Wertz singing one of my personal faves.

Gameday...in Austin

I'm about to join a new sea of orange today, and it brings me back to freshmen year. Remember when you didn't know the fight song, the chants, even the star players? Well I sort of feel the same way as I venture on to campus today. I know the signal for hook 'em horns and I know to where burnt orange, but that's about it. Unfortunately I don't have the childlike enthusiasm of a freshman today because my heart is with another team about 1000 miles away. Most would say I've upgraded football teams, which may be true on paper, but it's not about national championships. Though a Clemson one would be nice.

Some things will be the same, the miles of traffic trying to get to campus, the mobs of tailgates, and the general energy that flows through the crowds as the anticipation of the first game gets underway. I won't be watching from the student section in Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium as Mack Brown and Colt McCoy start on the path to Pasadena. I will be watching though. But more importantly I'll be watching my phone for text updates with the Clemson score. I will throw up the horns while wearing my Clemson orange. And maybe once I receive the final score from Death Valley, I might break out into cadence count and cause a scene wherever I'm watching the UT game.

I can't wait til Thursday night when the GA Tech game is on TV and I can share my passion for Tiger football more openly with my surrounding Austinites. Until then, all I can say is...
1, 2, 3, 4! 1, 2, 3, 4! C-L-E-M-S-O-N-T-I-G-E-R-S! Fight Tigers! Fight Tigers! Fight Fight Fight!