i love life.

don't you love that feeling? that everything in life is going really well? i've been that way since about august. i'm in a really good place right now. this summer was interesting, and definitely not what i expected, but hey. that's the way life works, right? cinnamon life gets really soggy if you start a blog entry and don't eat it immediately. oh well.

let's see. i have a new boyfriend, who is absolutely amazing. my life is just so much brighter with him in it, it's a different perspective on life. it's incredible. did i mention he's my best friend from high school? yeahhh...it works.

i'm applying for teach for america, and i want to change the world...i had many chats this summer about that, and i really think i need to do something before i throw myself into a biology job. i need to do something. i'm reading lots of articles and books about social justice, and really getting involved in service learning with my coordinator position. if you haven't read "irresistable revolution" by shane claiborne, you should. this book is changing my life. i feel like it's where god is calling me to be. i find that many of my blog entries are about how i don't know what to do with my life. i guess that's what i struggle with the most.

i was reading about my taize trip yesterday, and i realized how that was when i first realized everything about jesus. i guess you could say it was when i came to christ. it was amazing. i found a church here in birmingham, finally. i cried the first week i went when the pastor was praying. i don't even remember what it was about. maybe it was the lord's prayer, but i'm not sure. with that said, my spiritual life is growing and in an amazing place.

i may be going to chile for spring break mission trip. i sure do hope so.

ok. i have to go write my research proposal. yay yeast and pdr network.

keep the peace.