Aye bay bay

its been a month since i've wrote. and now i'm writing from the EI (EI oh-ohhhhh). emerald isle that is.

this has been the best summer of my life. got back from miami a little under 2 weeks ago. its been that long? but it was amazing. i miss it. but i'll be seeing everyone shortly. shortly.

school is starting in a week and i am pretty stoked. i've been missing good ol ncsu. i am also co-leading a b-stud in owen! so that'l be fun, and i look forward to where my life will be going after the next few years. i'm pretty sure it'l be into the ministry in some sense. but i just have to keep taking those next steps that God puts in front of me and i'll eventually be doing what he's had planned for me. I's excited.

hova, t-pain, pitbull

fo sheezy my neezy keep my arms so freezy
can't leave rap alone the game needs me

oh brooklyn, brooklyn, take me in.

i need to update this more consistently so i can fully convey how great everyone is that is a part of my life.

i have started watching heroes this week and i'm about done with season 1. why have i started watching heroes? because Lost doesn't start until january. that's a long time.

this has been a really great week though. i met some really cool people monday when we went around FIU (florida international university) doing our evangelism stuff. the coolest guy i met was this guy named junny (jew-nee). but he lives on some island off of venezuela and gave me his e-mail so we could stay in touch and visit each other haha. later on monday we divided into men/women groups and we really just broke down and got vulnerable with each other. which i really needed since i missed a lot of the intimate friendships i have back home.

federer broke sampras' record with #15 today! that match was so intense.

people here are really great. a lot of my friendships have grown this past week, but i miss all of you back home! and my friends from random other places. you are all so good to me, i don't think you realize. i'm here for only 3 more weeks though, so i'm stuck between making the best of my time here and being excited to be home.

at first i didn't really understand what all the fuss was about, but hayley williams is hot.

i'm debating leading a bible study at ncsu. i'm not exactly sure what i should
do, so if you would pray that if i'm not supposed to do it that my application would be rejected (yes, you have to apply. straaange).

old crow medicine show. mae. the beatles. kanye.

chi-town what's goin on.

i just wanna use your love tonightttt

SO.

over the past couple days i've come to a couple realizations:

1. everyone loves optimus prime.

AND

2. i'm going to marry megan fox.


things are going pretty well here. EXCEPT I'M GETTING PAID CRAP FROM HOLLISTER. i got my first paycheck yesterday. it was 63 dollars. and it'l be 2 weeks before i get paid again. i really don't like hollister. i don't like their smell, their lack of lights, their clothes, their policies, or their pay. hollister, i just don't like you at all.

on a good note, the US shut out spain 2-0 and they're playing in the finals of the confederations cup tomorrow afternoon against brazil!

blah.

Gyuhh

i haven't written on here in a while? i've been having a great time though. the more time i spend here, the more i grow to love miami. but at the same time, i love my family and friends more and more. i look forward to seeing you all in about 5 weeks! if i haven't been calling and keeping up with you, then i'm sorry- call me and we'll have the best conversation ever. i promise.

but yeah, its been more of the same growing and learning stuff. since we got here i've become so much bolder in my evangelism. me and this guy named glenn patented our own method: the glen and wes method. its legit.

another thing being down here has caused me to appreciate all over again are the people i have met in my previous summer escapades (escapades just sounds really good right now). i seriously love all of you so much. you have always kept me in check and been some of the best friends i could have asked for.

time for a some prayer: pray that i would get some more hours! i'm only getting 10 right now and i need to be making that bank. also, pray that i would continue to grow and be challenged.

music has been so good. dave matthews. jack's mannequin. owl city. the strokes.
on that note: listen to "caves" by jack's mannequin.

you're so last summer.

oh whatup.

so everything is pretty fantastic. i'm really starting to enjoy myself and i'm definitely starting to look at religious institutions in a more positive light. the past few days i haven't been doing too much. my friend nick and i have had to go into hollister a couple of times to get ish taken care of. its such a sketch company- but i'm looking forward to finally starting next week so i can make bank.

matt and kim. taking back sunday. tegan and sara. kings of leon. radiohead.

one of the following things is untrue:
1. we went to the beach yesterday and someone got stung by a jellyfish.
2. i got a tat
3. i hung out with macaulay culkin
4. i was born as an old man and i am going through life backwards. me and daisy are meeting in the middle and while she grows old i am turning into a baby.


eros.

Abeo

change:
transitive verb1 a: to make different in some particular : alter b: to make radically different : transform c: to give a different position, course, or direction to

change doesn't feel good. change can be something that is really uncomfortable, even when its for our best.

since i've been here in miami i've been experiencing this first hand. realizing that your outlook on life, your views on christianity and God, and your lifestyle is wrong is not something that is fun. i've been fighting this back and forth. between realizing that its necessary and good for me and being uncomfortable and stretched, i've slowly been changing.

before church this morning, i wrote "change" on my hand because i knew it was something that i wanted to talk about. church was about how when God is developing us, we are stretched, we're uncomfortable, and it hurts. it was really appropriate.

federer won! i'm glad he finally got back on his game. wet.

rilo kiley. coldplay. jack's mannequin. weezer.

that's what i'm talking about.

i have a job! yes, its true. me and my friend nick officially have jobs at hollister. i have zero hollister clothes so i had to buy a shirt for the interview. so that is a huge blessing. the only down-side is that we won't start working until the week after next.

the weather here has been intense. i saw a funnel cloud yesterday right next to our hotel and it was forming little water spouts in the bay. it was crazy. i'm watching home alone 2 right now. soooo legit.

smashing pumpkins. tegan and sara. the postal service.

some say with age that our purpose comes clear

its thursday. this week has been more of the same 'ol same 'ol. hopefully i have a couple of things looking up as far as jobs go. i very well may wind up working at polo again- which is probably one of the last places i would have imagined on the way down here. i've been trying to stay active and get my fitness on/ball as much as i can. the j has been off? I STILL HAVEN'T SEEN THE BEACH. which is pretty ridiculous, given that miami beach/ south beach are only about 5 minutes away. i've been doing a lot of learning since i've been down here. i hate that i had to go a few hundred miles away and make myself vulnerable in order to do some self-reflection, but i guess that's what it takes sometimes. NBA FINALS START TONIGHT!

4 o'clock update: group interview at hollister tomorrow! hopefully its in the bag.


coldplay. death cab. taking back sunday. jon foreman.


i see the opposite happening here.

about 5 days in

so its sunday. and it was a good break from trying to find a job for the past few days. today we went to church and it was pretty sweet. it was a really diverse congregation. after church played some ultimate and balled it up. it was seriously one of the best days down here so far just because we all finally got the chance for some free time.

i've set a goal for getting a job by the end of this week. pleaseeee continue praying for that.

music for the past few days? its been jack's mannequin, bright eyes, the avett brothers, and sigur ros.

yeahhhhh.

ughAS;'KLN kjnbsdv

so here we are. about 3 full days into project i guess? (i'm no longer going to capitalize any words btw). but yeah, its kind of stressful. we are constantly staying busy and there has hardly been any legit down-time. i've been trying to find a job but its been pretty difficult so far. so if you're going to be praying for anything, pray for that. i just need to get that taken care of so i can focus on getting myself spiritually where need to be. its just such a burden.

i've been enjoying some music lately though. seriously digging it. its been a good mix of the avett brothers, kanye west (of course), ingrid michaelson, and the format. there have been some pretty solid mixes.

ok. love you. miss you. fun. alright. goodnight.

bienvenidos a miami

So. First full day in Miami. annddddd first blog post ever? It's going to be a short one. It has been so busy since we've been here. Spent today doing orientation stuff and looking for jobs. Miami is an insanely big city. This is such a boring entry. So enjoy.