I just submitted my application to the Amgen Scholars Summer Research Program at Washington University in St. Louis. Although a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders, it is still going to kill me to have to wait to find out if I receive acceptance into the program. I may not find out until March 1st, so until I get any word I will be praying about it and hope that you can help me in those efforts.
School has been going fine. I'm getting pretty excited about the end of the semester rapidly approaching. I have the rest of the semester planned out in most of my classes, so it is nice to actually be able to see the end. I'm looking forward to a mostly relaxing and fun-filled weekend before I go home for Thanksgiving break next Tuesday. I am definitely ecstatic about going home.
We are changing gears in dance from football season to basketball season. Our uniforms finally came in so we will be revealing those at the first game we dance. That day will be pretty busy as I have a track meet on the same day. Luckily I am not competing indoor this season so I will just go to support my teammates. Hopefully the meet will be over in time for them to support me as well! It should be a fun time. Unfortunately, the weather is getting really cold and I don't know if I will have another day to throw outside before the spring. It is a little depressing, but there isn't anything I can do about it but keep up with my workouts and practice footwork.
I guess I could tell a little bit about my world record breaking experience last night. The World United Organization (or WUO as we call it) was started by two young men at my university with the mission to "make the world aware of its fixable problems, inspire people to change those problems for the better, and to help those that are less fortunate than most." You can read all about their story and organization at www.worldunitedorg.org. They started selling "Wuo Wear" a while back, and I bought a tee shirt from them my freshman year. Little did I know how big of a deal this organization would become. They started by donating the profits they got from their Wuo Wear, but are now on to bigger and better things. They are planning a trip to Africa to hand out rice to villagers, build a school, and implant a water purification system for an entire village. In order to raise money and awareness for their organization, they held an event on campus called "High Five World Hunger in the Face." The event started by a presentation of their mission statement and explanation of why they do what they do. It then led to a bunch of supporters (including me) lining up to break the world record for most consecutive high fives. Once the record was broken, everyone was able to buy tee shirts and wristbands, eat food, make holiday cards for children in Africa, sign a banner, and make donations. It was an exciting and inspiring experience and all I can say is what a great organization!
Well, that's all the time I have. I have to get into the lab. As always, thanks for reading and don't be afraid to leave comments!
"Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own"
-Matthew 6:34
