Globetrotter

Ok, so maybe not a globetrotter, but I have certainly been all over the east coast in the past two weeks. Man, it has been so long since I have posted on this thing that I barely recognize my color scheme. Did I pick that out? It's not like it's ugly or anything... *rolls eyes* So, since it has been so long since I have posted, and since there is NO way on earth I can possibly recount all that has happened in the past 4 months, I will just talk about the past two weeks.

Virginia - Christian Worlview Student Conference

Early Monday morning two of my friends and I drove up from Charlotte, NC to Newport News, Va for the CWSC. Mapquest said that it was going to be a 7+ hour drive...yeah right. We got there in just above six. I guess that pretty much speaks for Jordan's (my friend) driving habits. Won't lie about it, though: driving fast is a heck of a lot of fun. Ok, that was a side-tangent.

So, we stayed there for a week, although it seemed like a month. Although the speakers were good, everything else about the conference was bad: the kids (most of them dorks), the food (inetible at times, and that is saying a lot coming from me), the dorms (so cold at night that I still have a runny nose), and the rules. Gosh, you think they would trust you a bit, especially since we are almost ALL homeschooled and we were all Presbyterians. Not that that means anything, although it should. So, without going into much detail, I enjoyed the classes, which was the part I was expecting to dread. I met one really cool kid there, though. Ian, from Richmond, and we are going to try to do something on Labor Day or Spring break. Anyway...that was crazy.

Pennsylvania - Schola Academy

This event brought light into my soul, rest and sleep back to my body, and most importantly, food into my stomach. Not to mention learning 5 new dances and hanging out with the COOLEST PEOPLE ON EARTH!! So yeah, back to the story. I had to get a cab from the conference to the airport, and it need to pick me up at 4:30 AM. Turns out security wouldn't let the cab in, so while I am running around a large school campus trying to find this guy or somebody who would help me find him (which is hard to do at 4:30 in the morning) the clock is ticking and I CAN'T miss my flight. After calling the cab place and talking to the security guard on duty, they finally let the dude come to me...with a police escort. Crazy. Long story short, I get to my gate BARELY in time, but I made it. After that, the weekend was without hitch or bump (except when I stepped on my poor partners toes while dancing, yeah...)

Ya'll know what happened after that, so yeah. I will hit the highlights: I ate until I was full, Mr. C threw me a pass with a FOOTBALL!, I increased my swing dancing talent significantly (which is not saying much) and I also learned 4 other dances, not to mention reading great books, seeing Mr. C and other Scholites in person. What could be better? (That's rhetorical, by the way.)

North Carolina - Groover House

That was a blast, too. I got to drive a 15 passanger van for 150 miles through Virigina, I got to ride the biggest dirtbike I have ever riden (that's not a boast, an XR 100 is pretty small), and I met more people from Schola and from other online classes. It was a blast. I would post more about it (and still might) but my brother is kicking me off the computer. You are probably asleep right now, so it doesn't make a difference, but I am just trying to make up for my lack of posts recently.

Peace out, ya'll.