Wednesdays & Happy News

It is truly beginning to hit me -how fast life honestly flies by. Sometimes I just sit here & think about how I've dreamed of being in this place for so long. && how short of a time I have left here. How weird is to be in a place you've always dreamed of. These dreams are no longer dreams but instead a reality. 

But here's the problem. After the first few weeks, that magical, mystical feeling starts to slip away. We melt into the routines of life & rarely step out of our comfort zone/ routine. In my last few days here, I am trying to make sure I appreciate the beauty that is around me. Today's post doesn't really feature a verse or theme I've been studying. Instead, it's the realization that God's beauty is all around us... yet we rarely stop to appreciate it. 

So recently, I've been trying to do so. Lots of kids here are sneaking in their last minute clubbing adventures, restaurants, & parks. But instead, I'm attempting to cherish the small things. The budding trees down the street, the "Mind the Gap" every time I get on the train, or the Costa coffees I get. I've also been trying to step out of my routine & cherish our nights watching football, sitting on a park bench or walking down the street. Maybe getting out of your routine is what you need in your life to appreciate the beauty that is all around us... just a thought. 

Enough inspirational musings. 

Today's happy news?

So in December of 1988, 35 students were headed home from the Syracuse University London Abroad program. Suddenly, not too long after take off, their plane exploded over Lockerbie Scotland, killing 270 individuals: 259 on the plane & 11 on the ground. This was considered a terrorist attack & the University strives to remember this students still to this day. 

As a result of this tragedy, scholarships were established in memory of the students whose lives were lost. Every year, 35 seniors are selected as Remembrance Scholars. These students are chosen to Look Back & Act Forward, in memory of the student they represent. Students apply & are interviewed for such a prestigious position. It is one of the highest honors at Syracuse University. I am beyond humbled & honored to announce that I was chosen as one of the 2015-2016 Remembrance Scholars. It is an unbelievable honor. 

Thanks for all of your prayers & see you all on American soil in 16 days!