I have decided to write a blog because I am hoping it will help reduce my stress level. I will be updating this blog once a month or once every couple of weeks.
I am recooping from going to DC for college searching on Sunday Evening-Thursday Morning of Spring Break this week. I got to visit American University (AU), George Washington University (GWU), and University of Maryland (UMD). Finding out that the George Washington University was my dream school was not a big surprise for me. Washington D.C is an awesome college town and I hope to get the opportunity to study there in the future. Meeting up with Pete Horgan in Dupont Circle and Matt Siebs in College Park, MD were the best parts of the trip. Catching them up on my life and hearing how they were doing in college was really cool. University of Maryland is very nice but, it is just not for me. If I got accepted there, I know that I would love it, I could make it work, and I would be academically successful. It is just not my dream school. George Washington has everything I could ever want! It is in the middle of Washington D.C and it is the hub for all US politics. The only downside is the expenses but, they give out tons of financial aid and there are a lot of scholarship opportunities for its students. American University is a very close second to George Washington University. I just don’t get the same feeling at American University that I do at George Washington University. I look forward to visiting Boston University, Ithaca College, Northeastern University, New York University, The College of New Jersey, and Wake Forest University very soon.
When I started my weight loss challenge in January, I knew that it would be hard but, I didn’t think that I would have as many struggles along the way. I can only hope that I am not letting others down and I can make it to my goal weight by prom. It’s going to be tight! While I know that all the effort expended will pay off in the end, I have been so unfocused at some points during this journey and it has severely hindered my chances of success. The frustration has just been building up inside of me and I just hope that I can get refocused again. I can not let all of my supporters down by quitting especially when I need it the. I have learned that it is at these points in life where how you react really shows what you are made of. I am really excited for my People to People Service project, the Run for Rachael at the Livingston Oval. Just finishing the race (5K) would be a huge accomplishment for me. Plus, the race is on the weekend after prom so, hopefully it will give me a nice push to lose even more weight before my trip and the marching band season.

I am extremely excited over my trip to Europe this summer with my People to People delegation. There are really some awesome people who I look forward to spending lots of time with before and after our trip. Now, the only hitch to that is my PGC retreat which is scheduled for the last week of my trip. PGC (Peer Group Connection) is a program that I participated in as a freshman and I have always wanted to be a leader in. We have been trying to work with Spokane (People to People Headquarters) in trying to move the trip and go with another delegation so, I can go on my retreat. I am just so frusterated right now because we have been calling back the person that we need to talk to and she has not been answering. I just hope that everything will work out for the best in this situation. This entire situation is stressing me out beyond belief. Best Wishes
Jordan