My "Sample Blog" I Submitted to TU Admissions to be a Blog Rep

College life is quite the 180 from high school. Independence, discipline, life decisions and Ramen noodles all have a higher significance in college.

Mom and pop aren’t around to tell us what to do anymore; you have a chance to decide what kind of person you want to be for the rest of your life.

There are many decisions that need to be made that really shape who you are.

I decided to study abroad last semester and that was a shaping experience. I went without seeing some of my friends for 7 months. That time away from all of them really showed me what friendships were most important and what the foundations of the relationships were built on.

I found that the relationships that were centered on Christ were the ones that not only meant the most to me, but they were the ones that I missed the most. Learning that has really helped me focus on a small handful of quality relationships instead of trying to be best friends with everybody.

Proverbs 18:24 echoes this, “A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother”.

Something else I learned while studying abroad was that all over this world there is pain and heartache and a universal need for Christ. Getting a different take on poverty and sin showed me how as Christians we need to cling to Christ with all that we are and share him wherever we are.

God taught me what eternal life was; knowing Him (John 17:3) and that I need to cherish our relationship.

Academically, coming back to many upper-level classes at Taylor from a lighter-than-normal semester is more work than I expected; but very worth it. Digging deeper and deeper into my major (International Business) is fascinating and gives me a good challenge to learn and apply myself as best I can.

The more I learn, God shows me how little I truly know. But I know that as long as I seek God and his will, I am going to be in the right place.