Finally I can breathe again. I am done with tests for the week. I have been stressed out this week trying to make sure I have studied enough, I do believe that this week has been one the least social weeks of the semester.
Some exciting events this week:

- The air conditioning in my apartment has been leaking for who knows how long...and it will continue to leak until the repair man comes. My roommates and I tried living without it, but when I came home from school yesterday and couldn't breathe because it was living Hell, I gave in and turned the air on.  Repair man...funny story, I tried to talk with the owner of the condo who is supposed to send the repair man, but the owner is very Polish. yes Polish, like the Polish Cyclist in Georgia ( a story for another time)...sadly, I did not understand his Polish English very well...so I'm not quite sure when the air conditioning will be getting fixed...

- I met a baby on the bus this week named Conan- after Conan the Barbarian...I'm not quite sure why parents would name their child after such a character but whatever floats your boat....

-Cafe Medici is my favorite spot in Austin. Every time I go in I see someone I know, which impresses me.

- I saw three out of the four people I know from Tomball College in a week. Considering I go to a school of 50,000 students, I'm impressed.

- My professor commented on my elephant necklace that I bought on the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia by saying, " I hope that doesn't mean your a Republican." Really? I have learned that it is better to not discuss politics.  I have also learned that I live in the most liberal place in Texas. JESUS FOR PRESIDENT!

- I'm not quite sure if I have just become immune to the weirdness of Austin, or if the weirdness is dying down. I'm guessing it is probably that I have become immune- which disappoints me to no end, because I need things to write about on my blog.

Ok, so due to the fact that I haven't written anything for three weeks, and I am avoiding doing homework right now, I am posting again.  A lot has been on my mind lately. I don't really like being the new person. I'm one of those people who likes to know everyone...I set a goal for myself to meet all 50,000 students here at the University of Texas at Austin, but unfortunately have given up on that goal due to the fact that it is almost impossible. Relationships. I like relationships. I like people. I'm sitting here in this coffee shop watching this guy and girl on a coffee date(the guy is doing most of the talking) ....yea I know...I'm creepy, but I love relationships. I like watching people interact and the joy they find being with each other. There are some girls in the  corner talking about dating and such...and there is one guy studying alone by himself who probably would like for me to come sit by him so that he won't be all alone (jk). 

Anyways....

I am a girl who believes that nothing happens by chance. I truly believe that each and every person I meet was someone placed in my life. I know the cashier at Walmart has little significance in my life, but i think he was my cashier for a reason. I think when I miss the bus because I'm stuck behind a herd of humans is for a reason. What if I ended up on a different bus and didn't get to meet the group of European tourists? Providence. One of my favorite words. I'm not quite sure where I'm going with all of this, but I just think it shows that everything we do is purposeful for the Kingdom, and that everyone you encounter you ought be Jesus to. I know that I'm not always in the best mood when the bus driver tells me to walk to the next stop so that I can get on the bus, or when the bus just drives past me and fails to stop...but what if I am the only Jesus that person ever meets? (not that I am Jesus, or close to being Him, but because He lives in me, I am called to represent Him)... Anyways, just live today encouraged that you are here for a reason and that the Lord puts you in exactly the right place at the right time :0) 

Falllalalalaaaaa...pumpkins & a ring

(NOT an engagement ring)
Thursday. My favorite day of the week.
Some of the greatest things about this week:
1.) Cafe Medici- 3 times. Delicious.
2.) I decorated my bedroom for fall- now there is candy corn everywhere and it smells like a pumpkin explosion-I will soon be carving a pumpkin.
3.) I met a girl who is in a lot of my classes who loves Jesus.
4.) The weather has been lovely this week- I wore boots for the first time this semester.
5.) The campus is becoming smaller. I have started seeing people I know at least once a day.
6.) Exactly one month from my 21st birthday was last Sunday :)
7.) This week has been the least stressful week since school started
8.) I have started working with international students and absolutely love it.
9.) Friday night I'm going to an Annie sing-a-long. What could be better?
10.) I ordered my class ring today. Pretty stoked.