Tim's Online Journal

Back at School

6 Jan 2010 15:22 EST

After a long break at home (almost a month), I am ready to be back at school. I had a good break, which consisted of my birthday, two extended family Christmases, and lots of T.V. The nice thing about college is that your break is in between semesters, so there is no work to be done at home. After a while at home, though, I am always ready to come...

Song Leading

19 Nov 2009 14:54 EST

[Blogs about classes: Part 3 of 5] As a part of the classes I have to take for my music minor, I am in a song leading class. This class is interesting because it gives me real experience and training about how to lead hymns in church. Mennonites have a long- standing tradition of hymn sings, so this talent will definitely come in ...

Chicago (FIELD TRIP!)

12 Nov 2009 14:09 EST

[Blogs about classes: Part 2 of 5] As you may or may not know, Goshen is a Liberal Arts college. But what does this really mean? It means that instead of taking only classes related to your major, you will have to take math, science, literature, wellness, bible, sociology, and music classes as well. It also means that you'll have to endure a...

Warning: Nerd Alert

5 Nov 2009 14:39 EST

[Blogs about classes: Part 1 of 5] I am a Physics major. Although I don't consider myself a nerd, this blog is about what we are doing right now in our electronics class. And it's pretty nerdy (but fun). In electronics, we are learning about robots. We are using bread boards to hook up LEDs, motorized wheels, motorized rangefinders, and LCD...

Upcoming Events

30 Oct 2009 13:50 EST

I had a good week this week. Aside from classes, I got to go to two chapels. On Monday, I went to a preview of the Mainstage, Big Love, in the Umble Center. I got to watch part of the play. On Wednesday, I went to a chapel about issues of race, and how our society is still so full of racial unequalities that we have to do something to change it...

Fall Break

25 Oct 2009 15:05 EST

Last weekend, we had fall break, which provided and excellent time to kick back and hang out with friends. In the middle of both semesters, there is a break to mark the half-way point (in the spring, there's spring break, so why not a fall break?). We had last Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday off, so we had a five-day weekend to do whatever we wanted...

My School Year

6 Oct 2009 13:49 EST

Wow! It feels like this year has gone by fast so far. I feel like it was yesterday that I was starting to make connections with friends again, but this semester is almost half over! I have a busy schedule this year; I'll be taking Analytical Mechanics and Electronics for my Physics major, Choir, Piano Lessons, and Song Leading for my music minor...