Hello Again All My Fellow Friends!
So its official. School has actually started again because I am now swamped with homework, and I am studying for class. The hustle and bustle of college life gets to be exhausting at times! So this past week I have gotten into some exciting things that I thought I might share with you guys.
So as I told you last time, I applied to be a tour guide at the UGA Visitors Center. So this past Tuesday I went to go interview, and it was really fun! We were interviewed in a group format, so there were people there that you could freak out with beforehand haha. Throughout the week 280 people interviewed for the 15 spots that were available, so you can tell this is a very competitive job to get. It was sad, but I did not end up getting called back. So, I wrote the director a hand-written note thanking him for interviewing me haha (suck up move I know, but hey, it works).
Aside from getting my dreams crushed from rejection, I actually had a very exciting weekend after that! On Friday night I went to a Titanic dance at Westley Church, and it was a total blast! I went with Meredith, Areshia, and a couple of guys that we have met from Freshley, and we were definitely looking fresh. It was supposed to be a dance for people to relive their bad high school homecoming dance, so everyone dressed up in semi-formal. We pretty much did line dances the whole time, and it was just so fun. When the dance ended around 10:30 we headed to Phi Slam, which is the Christian frat on campus that has awesome dry dance parties. We stayed there until around 12:30, and by the time we got back to the dorm I literally felt like my legs were going to fall off. We straight up boogied down from 7:30-12:30. Talk about a serious workout.
On Saturday I went out to lunch with my friend Jack and one of his friends Andrew to his dad's country club. I munched on a delicious turkey burger, and we talked all about our lives. Andrew was actually in Legally Blonde and he was the UPS guy! After lunch we went to my first basketball game as a student! We played Ole Miss and we ended up losing, but the end was awesome and I was on tv!!!!!! So it was a win in my book for sure haha.
Sunday I went to church, and along with Meredith and Areshia, my friend Brandon came! He had visited the week before, and I was so happy that he came back! I am going to offically start teaching sunday school this sunday, and I am so excited. I am going to be teaching kids K-5th grade, and I couldn't be more excited!
As you can see things down here are chuggin right along, and I am trying to do as much as I can! (sometimes too much haha) This semester is going to be action-packed, and I cannot wait to see how it all unfolds. Please keep me updated with all of your lives because I love hearing from you!
I love all of you guys,
Mason :)
mvb184@gmail.com
(828)231-0995
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Best semester yet.
!Hola Mi Familia!
I am so glad to be back at school, and to get back to the everyday grind of life! So this is my first blogging of the new year, and I am proud to say that I have a lot to tell you guys already!
Over the break I saw so many friends, and I was constantly bombarded with family and it was nothing short of exciting. The moment I got home my life picked right back up where I left it, and I had to go to the dentist, run errands, and I even got to return to Reynolds and bring Callen lunch! Being back home was so nice, and I have really grown to appriciate being in my hometown. It is so comforting to see random people on the street who you know, and they know you. This first semester I have had to meet all new people, and it was nice to finally just have people already know who you are.
During the break I drove to Mooresville, NC to interview for an internship for Penske Racing. This was the first time I would ever go on a road trip alone, and stay in a hotel by myself. I was so excited that I was finally becoming independent, and traveling for a job interview. The road trip down was completely awesome because I just jammed out the whole way, and threw in the occasional Delilah. Once I got to the hotel, I checked in with the man at the front desk and he was so nice and helpful, and it was just great haha. Then I got to the room and jumped on the bed a couple times for old times sake. The next morning I spent in Starbucks looking over all kinds of Penske news and information so I would be well caught up with the current events in the company. After I finished my Grande Skinny Peppermint Mocha, I drove on over to the racing facility to face the music. When I got inside I had to wait for my interviewer, Jonathan Gibson, so I checked out all the old racing memorabilia in the office and it was so awesome! Finally Jonathan arrived, and we went into the conference room and talked all about UGA (he is a dawg too!!) and about what the internship involved. I am going to have to move to Mooresville for the summer, but it is going to be completely worth it. I am going to experience some amazing things, and I feel like my career life is officially starting.
Anyway, now I am back at school and I have finally settled into my new classes. This semester I am taking some really fun classes, and I actually got to take some classes with my friends! Here are all of my classes:
English Composition
Intro to Public Relations
Accelerated Spanish
Aerobic Dance (oh my gosh so fun!!)
Interpersonal Communications
There is not one class that I don't like! I have some really great professors, and I can't wait to get to know them this year. My biggest class is my public relations class, but I sit right up front so it still seems like I am right in the action.
There are many things that I am getting involved with this semester. I am going to start teaching 1st grade sunday school at Athens Church (where I have been going all year), I am still doing Freshman Forum (Student Government), I am trying to get involved with PRSSA (Public Relations Student Association), and I am applying to be a tour guide for the Visitors Center. Being a tour guide is super competitive, and I am going to an interview on Tuesday so wish me luck!
Also, we are starting to have meetings for my mission trip to Jamaica! We met for the first time last sunday night, and I am so excited to see what God has in store for our team and for the people of St. Ann's. I had to make a huge payment, and I am couldn't be happier to spend my money on this trip because I know it is going to be special. There is going to be a lot more money to raise for this trip, but I have been praying and hopefully I will be able to get some work to make some more mulah.
Another thing that I have been doing since I have been back is apartment hunting!! Next year I am going to be living off campus with a couple friends, and I didn't realize how stressful house hunting was! But it is all really exciting, and I really can't wait to not live in a closet anymore.
I am so glad to be back at school! This semester is already starting off to be amazing, and I can't wait to see what my future has in store. Thank you all for being so supportive of what I am doing.
I would love to hear from you guys!! Please email me, or write me!
My email is:
mvb184@gmail.com
My address is:
0712B Creswell Hall
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30609
Also, one of my best friends, Lily Clarke is in Thailand right now and she is writing a blog as well! You can read all about her at lilymcclureclarke.blogspot.com!!
During the break I drove to Mooresville, NC to interview for an internship for Penske Racing. This was the first time I would ever go on a road trip alone, and stay in a hotel by myself. I was so excited that I was finally becoming independent, and traveling for a job interview. The road trip down was completely awesome because I just jammed out the whole way, and threw in the occasional Delilah. Once I got to the hotel, I checked in with the man at the front desk and he was so nice and helpful, and it was just great haha. Then I got to the room and jumped on the bed a couple times for old times sake. The next morning I spent in Starbucks looking over all kinds of Penske news and information so I would be well caught up with the current events in the company. After I finished my Grande Skinny Peppermint Mocha, I drove on over to the racing facility to face the music. When I got inside I had to wait for my interviewer, Jonathan Gibson, so I checked out all the old racing memorabilia in the office and it was so awesome! Finally Jonathan arrived, and we went into the conference room and talked all about UGA (he is a dawg too!!) and about what the internship involved. I am going to have to move to Mooresville for the summer, but it is going to be completely worth it. I am going to experience some amazing things, and I feel like my career life is officially starting.
Anyway, now I am back at school and I have finally settled into my new classes. This semester I am taking some really fun classes, and I actually got to take some classes with my friends! Here are all of my classes:
English Composition
Intro to Public Relations
Accelerated Spanish
Aerobic Dance (oh my gosh so fun!!)
Interpersonal Communications
There is not one class that I don't like! I have some really great professors, and I can't wait to get to know them this year. My biggest class is my public relations class, but I sit right up front so it still seems like I am right in the action.
There are many things that I am getting involved with this semester. I am going to start teaching 1st grade sunday school at Athens Church (where I have been going all year), I am still doing Freshman Forum (Student Government), I am trying to get involved with PRSSA (Public Relations Student Association), and I am applying to be a tour guide for the Visitors Center. Being a tour guide is super competitive, and I am going to an interview on Tuesday so wish me luck!
Also, we are starting to have meetings for my mission trip to Jamaica! We met for the first time last sunday night, and I am so excited to see what God has in store for our team and for the people of St. Ann's. I had to make a huge payment, and I am couldn't be happier to spend my money on this trip because I know it is going to be special. There is going to be a lot more money to raise for this trip, but I have been praying and hopefully I will be able to get some work to make some more mulah.
Another thing that I have been doing since I have been back is apartment hunting!! Next year I am going to be living off campus with a couple friends, and I didn't realize how stressful house hunting was! But it is all really exciting, and I really can't wait to not live in a closet anymore.
I am so glad to be back at school! This semester is already starting off to be amazing, and I can't wait to see what my future has in store. Thank you all for being so supportive of what I am doing.
I would love to hear from you guys!! Please email me, or write me!
My email is:
mvb184@gmail.com
My address is:
0712B Creswell Hall
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30609
Also, one of my best friends, Lily Clarke is in Thailand right now and she is writing a blog as well! You can read all about her at lilymcclureclarke.blogspot.com!!
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