Everything is finally coming together

Hey folks! It's been awhile but there is much to talk about today. I am back at school in Victoria for 4 more months. I will be finishing my marine biology degree in December and graduating in June. It's exciting times. I was just talking to my physiotherapist today as I passed her in the gym hallway and was telling her about my summer, my knee, the place Brianne and I have and she said "It sure sounds like things are finally coming together." I couldn't believe how true that was and how awesome my life is turning out to be. I've had some disappointments and frustrating moments in the past couple years but finally I am figuring out who I really am and how I can get the most out of life. I still have a whole heck of a lot to learn, but things are coming around.

As I look back on my time at Bamfield this summer, I can't help but smile. It was an amazing experience that I just want to tell everyone about. The whales, the class, the people, it was all great. I think the most important thing that I got out of that experience was confidence. Man alive, I was walking through campus yesterday and I was beaming with confidence. I have finally come to the realization that I don't need to impress people and that they aren't judging me. I can be who I want to be and do what I want to do. I am better at communicating with people I just meet and phoning for appointments and informational things. I want to be involved in things and hang out with other people. Not that I didn't before, but now I am just so excited to do it. I truly feel like a graduate. God is such an amazing God! This all may be rather personal for a public blog, certain people may say, but I would love it if others could take something from this and learn from my experiences.

Brianne and I have this great place up in Cordova Bay, about 10 min. drive to UVIC. It is gorgeous. We are a 5 min walk to the ocean and a couple minutes drive to a lake (actually the lake where the Canadian Olympic rowers practice at). She is occupied with getting a job and I am just getting into my classes which are conservation biology, animal physiology, vertebrates of BC, human anatomy, and a religious studies course on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Should be a great semester! We have visitors coming every month it seems. I like to think that we are a good excuse for people to come out to the island for a vacation.

I'm currently looking for some sort of club to join or volunteer opportunity because my course load is the least I've ever had and I fear that I am going to be quite bored. Well I am right now just because we haven't really gotten into the swing of things yet. The time will come. Oh yeah, me and Andy are doing good. Long distance again, but seems like it's the story of my life. Ha! Later days!!