Hey ya'll watup!!!
Only kidding I'm not speaking like that yet, please pray that i never do!!!!!
Things here are going well enough i guess. this week has been orientation so iv done a lot of queueing and the likes which had been so boring. I found it easy enough to chat to people but sometimes its hard to get past the "so your from Ireland" phase if you know what i mean but that will come especially when i start my classes on Monday.
Picked my classes today, I'm in Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8am!!! fun times. Thing is people go to bed earlier and get up earlier here so i don't think it will be all that bad. I'm off Tuesdays and Thursdays which gives me a good bit of time to recover from the early mornings.
Campus itself is lovely, its so strange seeing the an American football stadium on campus and the likes. Also there are these benches that only members of a certain fraternity can sit at... strange!!!
So at the minute my life involves not doing an awful lot but that will soon change
Miss you all
Address:
John Nixon 4776
stillman college
p.o. box 1430
Tuscaloosa, AL 35403
United States of America
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Sunday, 10 August 2008
Quick update
So i have arrived into Stillman college after 26 hours without sleep. travel went really well apart from a wait of two hours in birmigham for my pick up. that was worrying but god answers prayers so it all got sorted out. Talking about answered prayers, lost my wallet this morning searched the room up and down, no where to be seen. but it eventually turned up in the back of soom dudes car.
So first impressions of college:
When we turned into the college we happened to come accross a car being chased by the cops within campus, then got told that there where seven murders in Tuscaloosa in a weekend not so long ago. fun times.
Got to my room and my roomie who's a good guy was fast asleep and my bed had no sheets no pillows no duvet. so i managed to get a few guys to take me to wall mart and get myself sorted. wal mart is so cheap. got a duvet sheets pillow and some other stuff for like £20.
Im now just back from brunch and so i've managed to see most of the freshmen on the college and iv yet to see a white face. They are all such dude's its awsome but so daunting at the same time.
Found out i might be able to play soccer at the university of alabama which warms my heart.
Il do a full update soon
So first impressions of college:
When we turned into the college we happened to come accross a car being chased by the cops within campus, then got told that there where seven murders in Tuscaloosa in a weekend not so long ago. fun times.
Got to my room and my roomie who's a good guy was fast asleep and my bed had no sheets no pillows no duvet. so i managed to get a few guys to take me to wall mart and get myself sorted. wal mart is so cheap. got a duvet sheets pillow and some other stuff for like £20.
Im now just back from brunch and so i've managed to see most of the freshmen on the college and iv yet to see a white face. They are all such dude's its awsome but so daunting at the same time.
Found out i might be able to play soccer at the university of alabama which warms my heart.
Il do a full update soon
Tuesday, 5 August 2008
Time to start blogging again
Iv been of the blog for a few months now and I feel its about the right time to start using the old thing again.
As I move away from the familiar routine that comes from living in northern Ireland and start a new adventure in the US I realise that this is an opportunity of a lifetime I have.
For this reason I feel that its important to write down some thoughts and ramblings about my time in Tuscaloosa Alabama more for my own sake as well as any body who is daft enough to read this page.
My summer holidays have come to an end and my new semester starts on Monday.... mental
I'm moving without having any idea what modules I'm doing, who I will be sharing a room with, what church I should go to, what sports I should take up, when I'll get a chance to set up a bank account etc. etc.......kinda nervous
Despite all of this unknown I feel a sense of ease about it, which is strange. I feel that these types of emotions don't really sink in with me until I get on a plane. The fact that I will be essentially starting a new life should scare me so much but because I have a God who will be there with me every step of the way fills me with a confidence that I will be all right. After all what's the worst that can happen? - I can grow as a person from the experience. So bring it on!!!
Should inform you guys on the type of college I'm going to and the town.
Its called Stillman college and its situated in the middle of Alabama in a town called Tuscaloosa, population 80 000. It has a 92% black student population, total number of students being around 800-1000. Its a Presbyterian college with quite an emphasis on Christianity which is great. Tuscaloosa itself is home to the Alabama state university so it really is a student town. Tuscaloosa itself has 126 different Baptist churches alone which is crazy when you think about it. I will be sharing a room with some dude I haven't met yet.
While I'm out there I will study 4 business modules and 1 elective module per semester and I'm the equivalent of a junior year student.
We'll I'm sure I will be updating my blog more regularly from now on. Hope “Y'all” will like it!!
As I move away from the familiar routine that comes from living in northern Ireland and start a new adventure in the US I realise that this is an opportunity of a lifetime I have.
For this reason I feel that its important to write down some thoughts and ramblings about my time in Tuscaloosa Alabama more for my own sake as well as any body who is daft enough to read this page.
My summer holidays have come to an end and my new semester starts on Monday.... mental
I'm moving without having any idea what modules I'm doing, who I will be sharing a room with, what church I should go to, what sports I should take up, when I'll get a chance to set up a bank account etc. etc.......kinda nervous
Despite all of this unknown I feel a sense of ease about it, which is strange. I feel that these types of emotions don't really sink in with me until I get on a plane. The fact that I will be essentially starting a new life should scare me so much but because I have a God who will be there with me every step of the way fills me with a confidence that I will be all right. After all what's the worst that can happen? - I can grow as a person from the experience. So bring it on!!!
Should inform you guys on the type of college I'm going to and the town.
Its called Stillman college and its situated in the middle of Alabama in a town called Tuscaloosa, population 80 000. It has a 92% black student population, total number of students being around 800-1000. Its a Presbyterian college with quite an emphasis on Christianity which is great. Tuscaloosa itself is home to the Alabama state university so it really is a student town. Tuscaloosa itself has 126 different Baptist churches alone which is crazy when you think about it. I will be sharing a room with some dude I haven't met yet.
While I'm out there I will study 4 business modules and 1 elective module per semester and I'm the equivalent of a junior year student.
We'll I'm sure I will be updating my blog more regularly from now on. Hope “Y'all” will like it!!
Thursday, 1 May 2008
Two posts in a day!!!! whats going on!!
Here are some fun filled strange laws:
1. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast is legally the property of the King; the tail, on the other hand, belongs to the Queen - in case she needs the bones for her corset.
2. In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman’s genitals but is forbidden from looking directly at them during the examination; he may only see their reflection in a mirror.
3. In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.
4. In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
5. In Boulder, Colorado, it is illegal to kill a bird within the city limits and also to “own” a pet – the town’s citizens, legally speaking, are merely “pet minders”.
6. In the city of York, it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.
7. In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset.
8. In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than six-feet long.
9. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed.
10. In the UK, a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle.
hope you enjoyed those!!
1. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast is legally the property of the King; the tail, on the other hand, belongs to the Queen - in case she needs the bones for her corset.
2. In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman’s genitals but is forbidden from looking directly at them during the examination; he may only see their reflection in a mirror.
3. In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.
4. In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
5. In Boulder, Colorado, it is illegal to kill a bird within the city limits and also to “own” a pet – the town’s citizens, legally speaking, are merely “pet minders”.
6. In the city of York, it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.
7. In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset.
8. In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than six-feet long.
9. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed.
10. In the UK, a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle.
hope you enjoyed those!!
Last two months!!
I am so bad at updating this thing sorry. In my defence the amount of course work iv had has been rather fustrating anyways things have happened over that time.
Firstly brazil!! im heading of to Sao Paulo with 13 of my house mates to work on a tearfund project. while were there we will be working with kids who have been affected by HIV aids in some way. We will be doing some practical work as well as help running a youth club. Im really excited about this and feel that god will really work in and through us during this time.
To help fund this trip im doin a 7 mile leg of the belfast marathon on
monday the 5th if you wana sponser me grab me next time you see me cheers!!
Secondly iv sorted out what im doin next year!! looks like im heading to stillman college which is an historically black college in alabama!!! i actually cant wait to go and an added bonus is that im only going to be living 45 minutes away from the wallace family who are an american family that lived in dundrum for 2 years!!
And so all thats left to do is pass my exams and earn as much money as possible over the summer months.
hopefully il give you all some fun facts on my next post!!!
Firstly brazil!! im heading of to Sao Paulo with 13 of my house mates to work on a tearfund project. while were there we will be working with kids who have been affected by HIV aids in some way. We will be doing some practical work as well as help running a youth club. Im really excited about this and feel that god will really work in and through us during this time.To help fund this trip im doin a 7 mile leg of the belfast marathon on
monday the 5th if you wana sponser me grab me next time you see me cheers!!
Secondly iv sorted out what im doin next year!! looks like im heading to stillman college which is an historically black college in alabama!!! i actually cant wait to go and an added bonus is that im only going to be living 45 minutes away from the wallace family who are an american family that lived in dundrum for 2 years!!And so all thats left to do is pass my exams and earn as much money as possible over the summer months.
hopefully il give you all some fun facts on my next post!!!
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
baths
After having my second bath in 2 days i think i may have been converted.
So i would urge anyone who participates in manual labour or sporting activities to take a bath after your work put on some nice music ( i would recommend explosions in the sky or sigur ros) possibly a candle or two ( i haven't done this yet but im sure it would be nice) and some nice bubble bath especially Radox!!!
by the way im still straight
So i would urge anyone who participates in manual labour or sporting activities to take a bath after your work put on some nice music ( i would recommend explosions in the sky or sigur ros) possibly a candle or two ( i haven't done this yet but im sure it would be nice) and some nice bubble bath especially Radox!!!
by the way im still straight
Monday, 10 March 2008
Update
Haven't posted anything of real importance for a while so thought i would do a wee update on where i am at the min.
In terms of going away to America next year with BEI i have been moved up the reserve list to number 8 which is class. I really hope i get to go and spend a year in another culture and enjoy the American dream for a short time. il keep you all updated on how that goes.
Brasil!!!
I'm heading to sao paulo on the 9th of June for 3 weeks with a group of 14 people who i live with. we're going under the banner of tearfund and we will be working with children who have aids or who have been affected by it. should be an awesome time and i cant wait to see how God moves in the situations we encounter. please be praying for that! with a foreign mission trip comes the great joy of fundraising great...... and so i will be doing a leg of the marathon on may day to help as well as a number of different other fundraising activities if i advertise something please come and support us.
Essays. what a drag i have two due for the 7th of April which i really should get working on especially considering the weekend before it is my birthday and the fact that its 6000 words lovely.
Football. loving it at the minute
Squash. loving it at the minute
Music. check out MGMT and i was a cub scout two very good bands maybe MGMT is a bit weird for a few people but i like them.
Later with jools Holland what a good show!!
Anyways that's a lot of writing and not any pictures so here's one
and another....
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