Volunteering and Kickboxing

Well coming back to school was much more difficult than I had anticipated. My roommate situation was very rough from the start as he had to return back home for the rest of the semester due to some personal obstacles. My girlfriend has told me from the first day we began our relationship that "Everything happens for a reason" and I am hoping that some good will come out of his return home. I am also a strong believer, because of her, that everything does happen for a reason. It is still very uncomfortable without him being here but he is coming back for a few days tomorrow afternoon so I am greatly anticipating his arrival. While all of the drama with the roommate was going on, my mother also informed me that they discovered an Aorta Aneurysm in my grandfather and that has been on my mind a lot as of late. I know everything will turn out okay but not being able to see him as regularly as I have in the past really bothers me. Besides all of that things have been relatively smooth as I transitioned back into the swing of things at school after Christmas Break.
Today was an interesting day to say the least. It began when I awoke to snow covered grounds and the wonderful realization that I had no eight a.m. class. I was able to get a much needed extra hour of sleep. I began my day by going to Greensboro Urban Ministries to receive my orientation to begin my volunteer work there. The purpose of Urban Ministries is to provide numerous services to the homeless and poverty stricken citizens of Greensboro. They can come to the shelter during the day and receive food, clothing, and financial support. My ex-roommate, who is greatly missed, volunteered there frequently last semester and told me it was a wonderful experience so I look forward to beginning my services there in the next couple of weeks. Once I got back to campus I was able to get some work done before resuming my regular schedule by going to Nutrition and expanding my knowledge of carbohydrates. Five o'clock marked the beginning of Kick boxing 45. This was a compelling activity to say the least. I found it to be a great form of exercise but some of the movements required of me were not so easy. Having the legs of a soccer player takes away from some of my flexibility so the different kicks and movements were a struggle at times. I know Madison was getting a lot of entertainment watching me suffer through the class. After it was done, I was very relieved, but also excited that I had went into something new, blind, and given it a shot. I am now interested in seeing what other activities our rec. center on campus offers. Kick boxing was the peak of the day and after that I returned to my regular activities with my Tarheels destroying Maryland and my regular Tuesday night Make A Difference House meetings. I will check back in tomorrow. Hope everyone has enjoyed my first couple of blogs and I look forward to consistently updating it.