I don't really know why I'm blogging right now. Is blogging even still "in"? I was just looking through some of my previous blogs. I'm glad to have small memories and segments of my life documented because of this blog. In looking through my previous posts, I'm stuck by how different my location, college major, desires and goals have changed over the course of the past year. And though change is always a part of life, and I have certainly experienced a lot of change the last year, I am still very much the same person. It's fun to see how I can still resonate with the prayers that I wrote out a couple years ago.
Right now I am studying Music Education at North Central University in Minneapolis, MN. After three years in Alberta, Canada, it feels good to be back in the Midwest. This summer I was telling a friend that I was looking forward to going back to the Midwest. When she inquired why, I couldn't put to words what it was about the Midwest that excited me. Another friend piped up, "It's home." So true. I love it because it is home.
Midwest feels like home. But simultaneously, so does Alberta. I spent my 18-21 adult years there, and it no doubt has had influence on shaping me. I have a hard time answering where I'm from when people ask. Naturally, I say where I grew up- South Dakota. But I often add in that I've lived in Alberta the last three years. It's harder for me to associate being from SD because it seems so long ago that I lived there. I suppose for now, I have two homes. Two places that I associate myself with. I have a feeling that will change, now that I am living in Minnesota, and being only 4 hours from SD, as opposed to 24.
I am really enjoying school. I am taking 17 credits, so it's a good amount of work. I am so thankful for the community and spiritual life here at school. God is so good. I am really glad to finally be here at NCU. Back when I was a Junior in High School, I was dead set on coming here. I've taken a little detour, and I don't have any regrets with where I have been, but I am glad that I am actually here.
