Catching Up

So this week as a whole surpassed last week as the busiest one yet. I have not been able to slow down and gather myself once. It is now Friday and after the Dance Concert, which I will be attending in an hour and a half, I will finally have the opportunity to sleep in for the first time this semester tomorrow. I do enjoy the busy schedule for one reason though, it makes the week go by very quickly. It seems as though every time I turn around another week has come and gone. It is exactly three weeks from today when we will all pack it up and head towards the Outer Banks for a week. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and am already getting excited to go. Now to inform everyone on yesterdays events. I began, as usual, with the early dance class. My nutrition class was canceled so I decided I would turn my free day into a day of volunteering. Before that it was time to treat myself to a much needed massage. It was an hour long, full body massage, that really hit the spot. I woke up this morning and really felt a lot better than I had prior to the massage. I then proceeded to head to the atrium under the cafeteria and volunteer at the candy grams table for valentines gifts. After sitting there for a few hours, Mary-Neil, Tim, and I headed over to Tim's grandmothers house to grill the Bubba Burgers I had purchased. I used all of the wisdom I have gained from culinary expert Lat Williams over these years to make six delectable burgers. We ate the burgers and watched We Are Marshall, making it three times in the past two weeks I have seen that amazing film. After finishing our meal and a movie, we headed back to school. I made a quick change and headed off to volunteer. This is where the excitement of the day begins. I decided, since I had a convenient parking spot I would take the bus. I caught the bus with ease at the culdesac in front of the library. I have never taken the bus before so I hoped on the first one. The bus began heading in the direction I was in need of going but unfortunately it would not last long. He made one turn and all of the sudden we were at the bus depot in downtown Greensboro. I was closer to my destination but still not there. I began to run. I headed for Urban Ministry and got there right at 6:30, the time I had planned on arriving. Once there, it was so busy, my duties were needed until 10:30. I left at ten to try and catch the bus at 10:15. At 10:15 on the dot a homeless man came up to me and began speaking to me. He told me that the bus was never going to show up and that I should call a friend or go and stay with him at the same place I had been previously volunteering, Urban Ministry. Thankfully Kimberly, Marissa, and her boyfriend Joe were nice enough to come and pick me up since they had been out picking up Joe from the airport. I talked to the homeless man for a good thirty minutes and learned a lot about this unlucky man. He understood the situation he was in and accepted it. He had been on both ends of the spectrum and was a very intelligent individual. Kimberly finally pulled up and I was taken back to campus and went to my room for the first time since 7:45 that morning. I learned a lot about myself and really had my eyes opened to many different things from that experience last night. Not only speaking to the homeless man on the side of Lee Street, but my volunteering experience as well with many other homeless people from the Greensboro area. The thing that really made my day was the fact that the gentlemen I was speaking to on Lee Street asked me why I had volunteered at Urban Ministry. My answer was simple. I was grateful for what I had and wanted to do what I could to give back to those less fortunate. He was very grateful and it made my day when he told me how much he appreciated me helping out. It was definitely a day that will never be forgotten by me. Well onto today, it began with a communications exam and my two BCN classes. Afterwards I went and practiced a little soccer for a few minutes then came back and took a nap. I am now getting ready to head off to eat and go to the concert. God Bless!!