It’s my last full day in Dallas before heading back to Covenant for school. It’s been such a relaxing and good break.  I love it here. My days are so relaxing.. sleeping, talking, reading, writing, listening to good music, drinking smoothies, playing chess, hanging out in downtown Dallas, watching movies, driving, playing football, taking pictures, sitting around in the kitchen talking politics, swimming… it’s been such a nice getaway from the mountain.

I think we’re going into town later today to hang out. I’ve just been reading and relaxing most of the morning. I’m reading through a book for my 20th century world history class called The Rape of Nanking. It’s a really hard book to read.. I won’t go into detail about it here, but if you haven’t read it and you like reading about history and real life, I would recommend it. It’s a brutal and bloody testimony of one of the worst massacres in history. It rivals that of the Holocaust in World War II. (Dad, if you’re reading this, you would be interested in the book – it’s by Iris Chang).

Anyway, I definitely feel refreshed from this break… and ready to dive back into school. I’m preparing myself mentally for the next couple weeks of school. It’s been a hard start to the semester, and I feel like my motivation and discipline has been lacking. I’m trying to prepare myself for a strong second half of the semester.