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BEDA: Sophie celebrates Easter

Today, as mot everyone knows, is Easter. As I am not particularly religious, I spent my day reading Huckleberry Finn, searching for Easter eggs, taking practice AP exams, and taking pictures of the odd flowery plat that has taken over our back yard. Other highlights include eating delicious spring vegetables in the presence of my grandparents, banishing my computer to my mother's sock drawer, and consuming way to many sweettart jelly beans.

Last night, I made a to do list for today, and I was able to complete almost half of the things on it. Which is rather impressive for me. The things I was not able to do included going to the drugstore, waking up early, and eating healthy.
Ooops. THERE IS ALWAYS TOMORROW.

One of the things that I was able to to was write an "application essay" for a mission trip I am going on this summer to El Salvador. I am not sure what the purpose of the essay was, put it sure was interesting. I have included it for your reading pleasure.

In my life, I attempt to do two things: learn more about the world and help other people. I feel that going on this mission trip to El Salvador will be one of the first times I have ever truly been able to do both of these things. I want to go to this new place, and learn all that these people can teach me, and help them to the best of my ability.

This mission trip revolves about support of the world community, and to able to successful, everyone needs to work together for a common goal. To help the people and the communities we visit, I will need the support of my fellow participants and the best teamwork from myself. I will need to be patent, supportive and kind. I need to be understanding and outgoing. I need to listen. I need to help. I need to work to make the experience meaningful for everyone. As I embark upon this mission to El Salvador, I will push aside my perceptions about the way the world works, and remember to be open minded. I will give up what I know, for the sake of learning more. I will give my time and effort to help people change their lives. I will use my personal skills of organization and leadership to help everyone get the most out of their experience. I will use my strong communication skills to unite people and keep conflict to a minimum.

As we prepare for this trip, I am filled with the excitement of new opportunities, of new people, of new viewpoints, and new ideas. I am hoping to learn more about humanity and myself.

Well, I believe that is all for today...


Sophie

BEDA Again

AS ALWAYS, I AM LATE FOR EVERYTHING.
But I think I am going to BEDA (or well, try to) again this April. And I just made BEDA into a verb.
But I am only two day's late, and I promise I won't miss anymore. Really.

SO. It's been awhile. How has everyone been?
All three of you.

I cannot remember how to do this properly, but I can try. Or just resort to the classic Sophic art of list making.

LIST NUMBER ONE
What I have done this Spring Break:
1. Visited three prospective colleges (Carnagie Mellon, Ithaca, and Cornell)
2. Spent 20 hours in the car over a period of four days
3. Read over half of Wicked
4. Cleaned my room
5. Seen Ben Folds in concert
6. Gone to work
7. Seen both Alice in Wonderland (which was bad) and How to train your Dragon (which was good)
8. Slept way too much
9. Eaten large amounts of Matza covered in very odd foods, such as chocolate ice cream and cream cheese
10. Hung out with my friends, apparently

LIST NUMBER TWO
Things I Need to do in the last two days of break:
1. Read three short stories for english class
2. Take a practice Calc AP exam
3. Celebrate Easter
4. Submit my application for an El Salvador Mission trip I am going on this summer
5. Read 30 pages of Huckleberry Finn
6. Read 40 paged of my history text book
7. Reorganize my binders
8. Go to CVS

I have gone insane...

Hello WORLD.
For those few who live under rocks, the SNOWPOCALYPSE HAS HIT THE MIDATLANTIC.

Here: have some "artsy" pictures that I took when I was still sane. I took these while walking a mile and a half through 3 feet of snow.

Now phase two is upon us, and I worry that I am officially going insane.

In the past 36 hours I have:
1. Made two batches of cookies and a batch of muffins
2. Not changed my shirt
3. watched all of season three of iCarly that has been released online.
4. Slept for atleast 20 hours.
5. Checked my email every 5 minutes (while awake)
6. Read 190 pages of Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief.
7. Thought drinking plain, boiling water would be a good idea.
8. Watched 3 hours of storm coverage on the local news.
9. Begun to say thinks like "Its snow problem" and "I am going snowsane"

Please, someone save me....

Today

Today I went to the library. It was the first time in about three years that I had gone without friends or homework or a short period of time. I just wandered around for about and hour. It was magical: I had forgotten how much I loved books. I checked out a few, and I plan to go to bed early, just so I can read them. 

New Years Resolutions

1. Be more timely.
2. Read More books.
3. Spend less time on the computer.
4. Get into shape.
5. Start cooking more.

A Brief Summary of the Last Two Weeks.

As I write this, I am still in my pajamas and have not showered in two days. And, it is almost 4:00 in the afternoon. I am celebrating the second to last day of my winter break in style; school starts again on Monday, and I want to go back knowing I did my best to be as lazy as possible.

My break has been rather lovely. We had two feet of snow for Christmas; and I got to see my cosuins and my dad's mother and stepfather. My lovely presents included an beautiful new camera, new clothes, a $50 credit to Urban Outfitters, and lots of scarfs.









On the 27th, we left to go to vist my grandmotehr in Kalamazoo for two days. We probally spent more time traveling back and forth, then actually in her presence, but it's the thought that counts.

Right?


"Why do you think this is here?"
Well, I think the Kalamazoo Parks Service realize's how lame this place is, and wants to make you think you are England"
"Probably"

After coming home from that adventure, I slept, did a four hour shift at work, and then got ready for my next adventure: New Years. I went to two parties, and ate too much food, and yelled to much, and had an all together good time










Well, I am off to be sort of productive. Possibly.
I am sorry that this was more of a photo essay than a honest to goodness blog, but oh well--a picture is worth a thousand words.

Sophie