This past week has really settled me into my groove and made Biola feel like home instead of a summer camp (well, its still pretty much a summer camp). Its been really cool to see my Torrey group grow closer even through really difficult situations. Last Tuesday one of my close friends Bri had a severe migraine causing her to go to the ER and then spend 5 days off campus recovering. I showed up in the midst of the attack to study, and when she went off to the ER, we organized a prayer session with the rest of our group and our seers from Torrientation, and prayed. I can't say enough how awesome it is to be part of a Christ-centered community and to add, the power of prayer worked, Bri came back today, and last time this occurred it took 12 days!
Torrey has been exhausting but still a ton of fun. I started the Aeneid on Friday and just finished my notes for it tonight, covering over a 180 pages today alone and all my notes. I did between 6-9 hours of homework today. Even with all the work, its still great to be part of a family like Homer, where we study together for support and yell at Virgil for being the worst girlfriend for always talking and never giving us what "she" wants. What is hard is that Torrey never ends, so I finished the Aeneid and now I need to start Metamorphoses of Ovid for next Monday.
With all the work, this week was really stressful. It was nice to grow a lot closer to two friends, Ike and Mitchell, through this time, and opening up and just being there for each other during these hard times.
My job has been great as well! This was my first full week, and I have already learned a ton. I finished my first project in half the time he wanted it done, which was nice! Now I have a very ominous but exciting project; make 112 video trailers between 30 seconds and 2 minutes for every item on their webstore. To watch through all the events and lectures alone it will take 225 hours! Though that probably sounds awful, its awesome that I am watching 225 hours of content that will help me deepen my faith and learn more about our awesome God. I practically deserve a masters in Apologetics after my job.
As a whole, Biola has been pretty awesome, from 2 hour Disney-land trips, to watching romantic comedies, to just how its always 80 and sunny, its bubble popping with the Love of God!