Hey everyone,
It has been a long time since the last post, but I'm taking a study break during all of my exams. My exams are all pretty spread out ... I have two tomorrow ECON and the my RA class, then Statistics on Monday and Spanish on Tuesday, and then the last one on Friday which is Sociology. I am not too worried because I've been doing well in the classes and I have already scheduled in all of my study times over the next week.
BIG NEWS! I finally did a tuck, which is where I stand and jump and tuck over. This is the skill that I needed for Varisty, and now I have it, so I don't really know what is going to happen over the next few weeks, but I'm just so pumped that I have finally done a tuck after a year and a half! Maybe one of the biggest accomplishments of my life.
I am also going to be in a parade for a cheerleading gym and I'm getting paid $20 or 25 per hour, and I'm working for about four hours, so that'll be some nice extra cheddar for the holidays. I am excited about that.
I am participating in dance marathon this year. Dance marathon raises money to support families of sick children and the children themselves at UNC hospitals. This is a huge event at UNC where students register to dance for 24 hours straight and also collect $100 in contributions. So I was wondering if yall could pass this info along to friends and family who may be interested in supported the patients at UNC hospitals and their fams! Here is my firstgiving site where people can donate online (http://www.firstgiving.com/jacobnewbauer).
LATER!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
first entry
Hey y'all, I've decided to create a blog, so that y'all can stay in touch with what's going on in my life here in Chapel Hill. I just ate lunch with Dad at Elmo's Diner, my favorite place here at the Hill. It was great catching up with him and eating some chocolate chip pancakes. And Chrissy sent me some awesome cookies, which I am going to enjoy later on tonight. I skipped 2/3 classes today, but oh well, the world is still spinning.
My friend Andrew and I decided that we are going to volunteer in Arequipa, Peru for a month or so next summer while we are in South America. We are going to make the reservations and sign-up tonight! I am probably going to be teaching English and may be some construction work, while Andrew is going to do construction work and taking some Spanish classes. I am doing lots of research on South America, and what we should do down there and I'm getting hyped!
Last night, we had our first Women's Basketball game of the season. It was an exhibition game against a D-2 school called Carson Newman. The ladies won with more than a fifty-point lead and had over 110 points ... they are so insanely good and ranked #1 in the pre-season rankings. Emma and I had a great game, and did some great stunts. AND I did my first round-off to back-tuck on the gym floor. (basically a sommersault to a back flip! It felt awesome). Emma and I also get to work with Varsity this weekend when a professional cheerleading coach is coming to Chapel Hill. We are the only couple on JV that gets to do this, so we are stoked! There are games the next two Fridays if anyone wants to come. This year we're in the Dean Dome, so it's awesome. The Women's website has upcoming events on it.
I got the APPLES service-learning course that I applied for about 2 weeks ago. It is a course that studies the theory and application of migration theory from a Latin American perspective. During next semester, I will attend classes and conduct ethnographic research about the local Hispanic migrant populations here around Chapel Hill and how immigration policy affects their lives here. During spring break the class is going to go to Guanajuato, Mexico to study how migration is affecting the local communities their. I think there is some crazy statistic that over the past decade or two decades, Mexico's economy has shrunk by 50% because of its citizens' emigration to the US. This is a great opportunity for me and my future career working with the immigration policy.
God has really blessed me with a great week!
here's a funny video
later
My friend Andrew and I decided that we are going to volunteer in Arequipa, Peru for a month or so next summer while we are in South America. We are going to make the reservations and sign-up tonight! I am probably going to be teaching English and may be some construction work, while Andrew is going to do construction work and taking some Spanish classes. I am doing lots of research on South America, and what we should do down there and I'm getting hyped!
Last night, we had our first Women's Basketball game of the season. It was an exhibition game against a D-2 school called Carson Newman. The ladies won with more than a fifty-point lead and had over 110 points ... they are so insanely good and ranked #1 in the pre-season rankings. Emma and I had a great game, and did some great stunts. AND I did my first round-off to back-tuck on the gym floor. (basically a sommersault to a back flip! It felt awesome). Emma and I also get to work with Varsity this weekend when a professional cheerleading coach is coming to Chapel Hill. We are the only couple on JV that gets to do this, so we are stoked! There are games the next two Fridays if anyone wants to come. This year we're in the Dean Dome, so it's awesome. The Women's website has upcoming events on it.
I got the APPLES service-learning course that I applied for about 2 weeks ago. It is a course that studies the theory and application of migration theory from a Latin American perspective. During next semester, I will attend classes and conduct ethnographic research about the local Hispanic migrant populations here around Chapel Hill and how immigration policy affects their lives here. During spring break the class is going to go to Guanajuato, Mexico to study how migration is affecting the local communities their. I think there is some crazy statistic that over the past decade or two decades, Mexico's economy has shrunk by 50% because of its citizens' emigration to the US. This is a great opportunity for me and my future career working with the immigration policy.
God has really blessed me with a great week!
here's a funny video
later
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