After a wonderful little break with my lovely family and friends, I was excited for my May Term class. While at home, my family saw "Wicked" in Chicago, and it was so much fun! I also visited my best friend at her college, and then just took some time to relax at home. I started Inclusive Schooling on Wednesday. It is a class for education majors, and I really am enjoying it because it is one of my first classes that is not a gen. ed. class. We had a field placement, and I am in a second grade class at Beardsley Elementary School in Elkhart. I absolutely love it! Each morning, I go there for about an hour and fifteen minutes. I help out around the classroom, and soon I will even teach a lesson! Then I come back and have class for an hour and a half. Classes are only three and a half weeks, so the pace is pretty fast. I am loving having the afternoons free, though! The weather has been gorgeous! I have spent a lot of time reading for my class out on the lawn. Of course, there is also sand volleyball games, too! My team had its first one on Wednesday, and we lost, but it was very enjoyable! Last night, I went with some friends to see the movie "Iron Man," which was really good! Today is another beautiful day, so I should probably spend some time outside!

The weather is gorgeous finally! Last weekend, I was excited to have two of my sisters here visiting me! On Friday, we made cookies! Saturday night we went to the choir concert, which was wonderful, and also went to "A Night at the Rec" where there were various activities, like basketball, ping-pong, and of course food! It was a lot of fun having them here!

Finals are in full swing! Yesterday was reading day, so we did not have any classes. It was gorgeous outside, so I went out there to study. I also went to the baseball game with some friends, and Goshen won! I have a final or activity in every class (5), so I have been a bit stressed. I took one test this morning, and I am so glad that it is over! I have to give a little speech at 1:00, and then I will study for my tests tomorrow! It is gorgeous out again, so I might have to study there!

I will be headed home on Thursday for a few days before May term. I am really excited to have nothing school-work related on my mind and to see some friends and my family!

Time keeps moving and moving and moving. I can't believe that we only have one more week of classes! I am really excited for May Term! Hopefully the weather will be nicer soon. Last weekend was gorgeous! People were outside a lot, and I could tell that the sunshine made everyone happier! This weekend has been very fun! On Friday, I went out to eat with a friend for supper, and then some girls went to the College Cabin for a bonfire. It was cold and a bit rainy, so we just had some s'mores inside! We played some games, too. Last night, I went to an "Hour After" with friends! It is like a coffehouse. We had dessert and college kids perform songs. They are always fun, and I especially enjoy getting dressed up. Afterwards, I played some games with friends in the connector, the area that connects the Kratz and Miller dorms. We played games for a long time, so I got to bed fairly late! It was so much fun though! Playing games is of my favorite things to do! I woke up bright and early to go to East Goshen Mennonite Church with a friend. I have been going there quite a lot. I really enjoy the service. This afternoon has been pretty uneventful. Sundays usually are homework days for everyone, so it is pretty quiet. I am going to be an RA next year, which I am very excited about. We have our first meetings this week. I shouldn't be too busy, except I should start studying for my 5 finals soon! I sure hope that spring comes to Goshen this week!

After a nice Easter weekend, I returned to Goshen ready for a busy week. It seemed like I had a test, paper, or project in every class. Many of them are over now, so I am feeling a lot less stressed out. We woke up on Friday morning to a couple of inches of snow, which was not exactly what I wanted to see! I am ready for spring weather! This week went fast, and I was so glad the weekend had come! On Friday, I went out to eat at Panera and went shopping with some friends. I played Scattergories later that evening. Yesterday, I went to two girls' sophomore recital, which was very good! Goshen had a track meet, and it was fun to watch even though it was very chilly and windy! Some friends and I went out to eat at El Camino, a Mexican restaurant, for a friend's birthday for supper. Last night, I went to GSWA's (Goshen Student Women's Association) Chocolate House. Women read poems, sang, played music, and danced. It was a nice evening! Of course, there was chocolate, too! It seems the weekend has gone fast, once again. I can't believe that the end of this semester is fastly approaching already! We have finals in less than a month. This year has gone so fast for me, but it has been a good one!

Spring break has come and gone already! I had such a wonderful time at home, which is Illinois! I visited my best friend, Jennifer, from high school who goes to Illinois State University. I hung out with my family, too. It was good to see my parents and my three younger sisters! I relaxed and watched some t.v. During the week, I went and helped in a kindergarten class! The children are so cute! Mrs.King, the teacher, was my kindergarten teacher, and she is the best! I ate out with some friends from home. I met up with Kristi, a college friend, for breakfast and that was fun! I took a road trip to Cedarville University in Ohio with Jennifer to pick up a friend! That was quite the experience, and it was a lot of fun! We ate at the Cheesecake Factory, which was delicious! I came back to Goshen last night. It was good to reunite with friends here! Now back to work! Today was kind of hard getting back into the swing of things, but I am doing better already. Thankfully I was able to get a lot of homework done over break, so this week should not be too bad! I know that time will continue to fly, so I will try to enjoy every moment.

Another week has come and gone. I just cannot believe how fast time flies here! It is mostly because I am so busy with homework, work, studying, and of course fun!

I went to the guy's basketball game. It was very exciting because we won!

Thursday was Valentine's day, so our floor passed out valentines and candy. I ate a lot of chocolate! My best friend, Jennifer, from home sent me a valentine gift in the mail! That was fun to receive!

Last night, there was a Valentine's dance here sponsored by Campus Activities Council and the Black Student Union! I went with some of my cousins. It was fun dancing! There was plenty of chocolate to eat, too!

This morning, I helped one of my professors with one station of the Science Olympiad that is going on here for Middle School students.

Tonight, I am going to a Goshen College choir concert. I am sure that it will be wonderful! Not only is there many activities, but also a lot of homework to be done before midterm break this Friday! I am really excited to go home to Illinois. I cannot believe this semester is half way over. The time sure does fly!

Hello! I am glad this is finally up and running! I will first just say that I am a first year elementary education major, and I love Goshen College! I can not believe that I have already been here for a month since Christmas break. It has gone SO fast! Now, spring break is in two weeks! It will be nice to have a time off again.

I have been trying to enjoy my classes as much as I can. The first week was a bit stressful, but it has gotten easier. I am in Biology World, Bible 200, American History, Math for the Elementary Teacher, and Oral Communication. I have quite a bit of reading that I have to do for these classes, and I have realized that I am ready for general education classes to be over! I am surviving, though.

I have to say the best part of every day is working at CCYC, the daycare here on campus. I love playing with the children, so I am so excited to go to work each day!

My dad was here last week for pastor's week, so it was nice to see him. We ate out for supper and then went to Java another night. He also brought me some cookies! Last weekend, I went to the One Acts and also Kick-Off, which were both wonderful! It is always nice to have activities planned that are fun!

Tomorrow is Friday! The weeks seem to go by so fast but so do the weekends. I am excited to have a few friends come and visit tomorrow! Hopefully this weekend will be more relaxing without as much homework.

-Jenna