Its hard to believe that we are already half way through this semester! Midterms are in full swing this week, and I am thankful that break is a mere day away. My friend Clayton and I are going to Phoenix to visit another friend. It's 81 degrees in Phoenix and I can't wait to get some warmth even though we've had some pretty "mild" weather the last two weeks.

This next week will be a nice break from the busy semester I'm having. My classes are going quite well, but I've realized that I'm in the most intensive semester of my college career. This semester I'm taking American History, Expository Writing, Principles of Sociology, Photo Communications and I have an internship.

I've particularly been enjoying my writing class the most. In high school I never felt that I was a good writer, and while I know that I still have room for growth, I already feel that I have improved immensely due to my involvement in that class.

I've also been learning a lot about photography this semester. Below you will see some of the assignments I've turned in so far. Being a multimedia communications major, one of my many interests is photography and the photography class I'm in has given me the perfect avenue to express creativity and perfect techniques at the same time.

I've found this to be true for most of my classes here at Goshen. I get the most excited about a class when I am able to apply what I'm learning to my future. The professors really understand that and work hard to push students to engage in thought provoking conversation and make ties to their own lives.

I'll keep checking in through the semester to let you know how my classes are going. Until then, continue to have a good semester!

-Tim