3rd of December.
I have been here for more than 3 months.
I am glad to share the wonderful experiences that I had in Hampton.
I will end school on the 8th, can't wait for it to end. HAHA.
However, i must finish school first and the end the race well
stop thinking about later this week.
The months here in Hampton have been enriching.
I still remembered on the first day i arrived in the US
my poor hand carry luggage was gone.
i panicked, but i prayed.
a few days later i got back my luggage.
That few days was terrible, i really had nothing on me.
practically nothing.
no money, phone, soap, towels, toiletries, etc.
but God provided for everything.
I borrowed some money and went to get the necessities.
School started on the 6th of September.
5 classes:
1. Race and Gender in Sport
2. Facilities Management
3. Sport Law
4. Sport Marketing
5. Sport Public Relations and Promotions
these 5 modules were interesting
as it was from USA professors with PhD in Sport Management.
I looked through the lesson plans,
it was cool but everything changed in between.
The classes were pretty simple.
Take home tests, journal writing, small projects.
There are no exams but just presentations.
It is wonderful that i came here, because i think i would have died
with business modules back in Singapore.
The month of September and October was difficult
as it was adjusting time, meeting new people, finding out stuff
and getting adjusted to the life of Hampton.
However, i got to watch many top action college sports
like volleyball and basketball.
the play there is so good, so much better than Singapore.
Quality, Structure, Organization, learnt some coaching tips.
Also, got to catch football action college level.
I also began to understand the game better after playing it on PSP. (:
Visited the Peninsular Town Center a lot of times during the months
and there was quite a bit to shop around for things.
Homecoming week was in October where the alumni came back.
There was the clash of the titans between Hampton and Howard the following week.
Really, the life here is pretty simple, but it can get roller coaster sometimes.
the weather here is kind of retarded too.
Sometimes it can drop down to so low, and it bounce up so high.
you never know when it will happen.
but praise God and thank God for the weather.
I began to hit the gym from middle of October.
I began to start building muscle mass and going to the gym
for a workout everyday except Saturday sometimes.
The gym there is kind of old, but good enough for a workout.
Played table tennis almost everyday, a bit of Frisbee here and there.
Fiona taught me some stuff on Frisbee, and speaking of sports,
I miss tchouking a lot, like really a lot.
I know my Mizuno shoe is gone as well, i gotta get a new court shoe.
I also didn't really get to watch TV these days.
But i managed to catch the replay of Chelsea versus Liverpool!
It was awesome watching the reds win against a loser torres.
Something kind of hit me as i was thinking about reflecting on the stay here.
The word: Contentment.
Sometimes, in life, you are really just not satisfied with what you have.
I mean like it's true.
you want the best shoe, the best muscles, the best clothes, etc.
Everything you want it to be nice, and satisfying.
I really thought to myself that this should not be the way.
I mean God had a reason for putting me here so far away from home.
Surely, he has a reason.
I can't afford to always complain about i don't have this and that, but
what's the point? You have everything you need now, thank God for it.
The word: Humility
Sometimes, being in a battle, with something maybe about fears, trials, etc.
you just grow weary sometimes, and feel like you wanna give up because
you don't want to lose.
and when you lose, the feeling stinks.
everyone doesn't like to lose.
One coach told me that there are only 2 groups of people in a game.
1 is the winners, 2 is the people who wanted to win.
there are no losers. SPOT ON!
Just as Rocky says, when something hits you down
get back up and go forward, and forward all the way.
I think with God's grace, guidance, wisdom, love
I managed to go all the way till today.
I cant wait to get back and fight the giants with you guys.
but until then, can't wait to see mom and dad on the 10th.
i am so excited for them, getting to spend a holiday in New York
with me after never seeing me for so long.
I am so excited too because i wanna see New York City.
4 more days of school, jiayou!
after all this, it's over.
praise God, thank God.
In moments like these
I sing out a song
I sing out a love song to Jesus
In moments like these
I lift up my hands
I lift up my hands to the Lord
Saying I love you Lord, you have done great things in my life.
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