New blog

So I've got a new blog that I'll be using specifically for updates about Africa. I'll still use this one for random thoughts, but the other will be focused on my time and what I'm doing in Africa.

The website is

See you on the other side

I'd rather be with you

Sitting here, on this lonely dock
Watch the rain play on the ocean top
All the things I feel I need to say
I can't explain in any other way

I need to be bold
Need to jump in the cold water
Need to grow older with a girl like you
Finally see you are naturally
The one to make it so easy
When you show me the truth
Yeah, I'd rather be with you
Say you want the same thing too

Now here's the sun, come to dry the rain
Warm my shoulders and relieve my pain
You're the one thing that I'm missing here
With you beside me I no longer fear

I need to be bold
Need to jump in the cold water
Need to grow older with a girl like you
Finally see you are naturally
The one to make it so easy
When you show me the truth
Yeah, I'd rather be with you
Say you want the same thing too

I could have saved so much time for us
Had I seen the way to get to where I am today
You waited on me for so long
So now, listen to me say:

I need to be bold
Need to jump in the cold water
Need to grow older with a girl like you
Finally see you are naturally
The one to make it so easy
When you show me the truth
Yeah, I'd rather be with you
Say you want the same thing too
Say you feel the way I do

Senior Year

I earlier did posts reflecting on my freshman and sophomore years of college, but now I'm skipping the junior year and going for the highlights the senior year (including the summer before).

Family Cruise!!!

Jordan and Candace's wedding.

The Blue Method with NVP and Kerry

Not working at all half the summer then working 60 hours a week the second half.

The return of Pete and Sarah Horning

Man weekend with Andrew Dale Pittman

Just screwing around in the apartment not caring that we weren't actually doing anything.

Random band at the Jamaica Junction

Thanksgiving in 610.

Staying in State College for Thanksgiving.

Cookie decorating.

Pumpkin carving.

Secret Santa

Having a 52/100 be an A (thank you EE 380)

Coming back to State college early from breaks.

Leaving State College late for breaks.

Highlighter party and Meredith's car getting towed.

ice skating

Staying up till 6 watching scary movies with Charlotte, Chase and Meredith

Staying up till 6 again the very next weekend with Luke

Trying to do anything in the crazy snowstorm

showing up in a chef jacket to a pajama party

sleepover and the graduation video

getting to cook real food at work

Richard Piatkowski

Charlotte the model

"mini roadtrip" with Sarah and Meredith

making Meredith my best man

Charles Hood day

Shooting guns at Luke's

Trying to hike up Mount Nittany only to get lost

lighting things on fire on "Mount Nittany"

Photo 100 with Chase and Rob

Meeting Paul and Julia

Final retreat and Banquet

free Rita's in the park

secret summer girl

reconnecting with Briana and Jaci

Getting ready to go to Africa

Hotlanta

Senior week at Myrtle Beach

Despite all the difficulties and some of the dumb stuff I did, this year was the best