Life is...all the emotions, all the people you meet, all your regrets and all your dreams come true. This is my life is...well, my life's not boring. It's my experiences and the people that I come into contact with that make my life not boring. Enjoy!
"People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning in life. I don't think that's what we're really seeking. I think that what we're seeking is an experience in being alive..." ~Joseph Campbell



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Hey ya'll. I thought I'd update you some with my life. Aren't you lucky?
Well for one, I've set up a second blog for the whole Germany experience, which hopefully will help prospective students that want to travel there get a candid feel of the whole thing. That website is germanexperience.blogspot.com and all the updates for the Germany thing, before the trip, during and after, will all be updated there, cause I'm sure that while it's the biggest thing in my life right now, you don't want to just hear about that. So there you go. You can check it out now!

What else? I went swing dancing for the first time in quite a while last night. It was a lot of fun, the band was rocking and had a great sound, and there weren't a shortage of dancing opps which made the experience that much more fun. Hopefully I can make this a monthly excursion.

We had fall break this weekend, which was nice because I got to rest a lot and do some schoolwork that I needed to do. And although it rained all day today, it was nice to be visited by Jen and Tori, who are by far the most randomly fun girls I know.

I was showering today and I realized that we are almost done with this semester! I think its about 2 months left. That is just too crazy for me to comprehend.

No girls yet in my life, and I'm honestly ok with that right now. I feel like I shouldn't or can't get involved with someone, especially if I won't be around for a whole year. Besides I'm not dismissing the idea of finding some girl over there! Hey it could happen. Well whatever, I feel like I'm at a point of contentment, which is weird because a few months ago I was hurting for someone to love and now, I guess I'm just waiting patiently. It's kinda nice.

Well that is about it for now. Remember, if the Germany experience thing is interesting to you, check out that other website. I'm updating that tonight, basically from the beginning so if you've lost track of how I've got to where I am now, check it out! Ok good night!


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Just wanted to drop an update about Germany...
After talking with the head of the Language Department on Monday, things are much clearer and in a direction. I told her what I'd like to do, and she gave me some more ideas as well. So as far as dates go and where I'll be, I think I've got that figured out. Here is the general plan:
8/3-9/24 (05)
Taking an "Intensive 8" language course at the Goethe-Institut in Göttingen

10/18-2/11 (05-06)
Start my first semester at Philipps University in Marburg (which is a few miles southwest of Göttingen)

4/11-7/15 (06)
Second semester at Philipps University

As you probably noticed, there is a 2 month break between semesters. And as to what I'm exactly doing, I don't know, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to tour around Germany and some surrounding countries! It should be fun. I'm also thinking about spending Christmas there, and going to the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's, and of course going to Munich for Oktoberfest. It should be fun. Let me know what you all think or if you've got any ideas or anything! Later!


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Well friends! This is the long anticipated update that I promised to do days ago. This is the first time I've had available to sit down and write out all the things I wanted to. So here's an overview of them all: My Jewishness, rugger time, and the big news.

Ok, so if you're a fundamental Christian who read that first subject line, you're probably thinking, Jason is a Jew now or something along those lines. Well part of me says, yeah I am. I'm taking a class called Hebrew Roots of Christian Faith, in which we learn about the ties Christianity shares with Judaism. If you're upset by the following statements, perhaps you need to examine your Christianity: Jesus was a Jewish rabbi, The Old Testament (or first Testament) still has purpose for us today as a whole and not just for the references where we insert Jesus into it, The first Testament should be read standing alone (understand its original meaning) from the Second Testament and with it (how prophecy is fulfilled), and the Second Testament is very Jewish. Those were a couple of the top of my head. But the thing I've been learning mostly in this class, is that as a whole Christians are ignorant of their Biblical roots to Judaism. It's from Judaism that we have any identity, 80% of our Bible (makes me mad when I see those "diet" Bibles with just the Second Testament) comes from these fathers of our faith. If you've found yourself disregarding Judaism, or Jews as your brothers and sisters, start to study some. Learn your roots. Take away the roots and the branch dies. If you think of yourself more as a Gentile, think about this. Most scholars relate that term to pagans who had no connection to Judeo-Christian values and faith.

Rugby is going well. We lost last night to Ball State, so badly that I didn't remember the score. We play again tomorrow which I'm really not looking forward to, against Depauw. It's been rough, because I'm starting to feel my age, being sore more and longer. But I don't care, I'm enjoying what I can now.

And finally the big news....
Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Ja ich spreche Deutsch. This is my senior year. I'm slated to graduate, but I'm not going to now. I've decided, in my longing to further learn the German language, to pick up either a German major or minor so that some day I might be able to teach it. And this isn't even the biggest news. I'm planning for Fall '05 to travel to Germany to study at a language school in Göttingen, which is 3 hours southwest of Berlin by train, for the entire semester. This is not all set in stone yet, but after I speak with the head of the language department on Monday, things will be setting into place. The biggest reason I want to study abroad and pick up this German minor or major, is because I know that once I graduate from college, I'm going to have less chances to do things like this. I'm doing all that I can now, while I'm young and unattached. Who knows? Maybe the girl of my dreams is over there right now! Well anyways, that's the big news!
Hope you all are doing well. I promise I'll try to write more as the year goes on and as things develop. Hope to hear from you soon!


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  • I'm Jason
  • From Marburg, Hessen, Germany
  • Living in Germany right now. Words can't express well or fast enough the experience I've had. I'm enjoying every minute of it (except the homework part). As far as personal info, you probably know me, so there's no need for useless junk you already know!
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