Here is my story of several things (6 to be exact) that made 29 great and 2 that made it tough:
1. Winning the Spirit of Boise State Award- will be talked about for years. that was possibly one of my biggest triumphs ever. not entirely surprising, since I know most of the campus already, but it was a way of Boise State saying that I exemplify all of the character traits of a solid leader and an excellent student, and that was meaningful.
2. Self-Direction- all great people to work with, handpicked and a list that was handpicked, and a sense of ownership in the whole thing. this was possibly the best choice of my adult life and I've been thoroughly blessed by each and every one of the people to make it possible. it is so much better than my old situation.
3. A in Math- never thought that you would see Ian Bott and A in Math in the same sentence. Well, thanks to Professor Tillotson, my Mom, and hard work, now you have. What makes this a top-3 accomplishment and not a top-4 or top-5 is that I was moving, playing basketball, reading up a storm, changing programs, roommate-free for half of it, doing some stuff with friends that lasted a while, and had a birthday. And I still got an A!
4. My great roommate Scott- best friends and best roommates. Scott and I fully understand each other, and though we sometimes do silly things and egg each other on and make bad decisions, those have lessened with time and we have become stellar roommates. We are going to be rooming for a while longer, as we have upped the lease, and I couldn't be happier.
5. Orientation declaration: as tough as it's been, it's been a pretty solid decision in being comfortable that I am bi in three ways (bisexual, misdiagnosed as bipolar, and ambidextrous) and that I'm born this way and there isn't anything anyone can do about it. It was tough coming out to some of my friends and I had to fudge it a bit, but once I was comfortable with it, I blocked my conservative friends from seeing my statuses and declared it. It was and still is a piece of me that I'm proud of but I knew that prejudice would come. But there is still plenty of support and it is easier to be comfortable in who you are now than it was 10 years ago.
6. Internship with SALN: OK, so the best thing happened last in my "year". But this process, while long, has truly been a blessing. It got me to eventually be considering the Boise officer post of SALN and then it will get me notice from the State Board when I run post-graduation. It gets me involved politically too and even when I wasn't doing the internship, I did great things (like testifying at the Capitol and being a leader at the conference).
2 tough things:
1. Geology doesn't rock- it was hard for Geology. It was a rocky road and I didn't understand the teacher's methods or his way of relaying information. I thought I would be fine, but I was less than 30 to 35 points from passing. The next step is to take science classes with my Mom. good luck with that.
2. the choice to leave Calvary Chapel- I had been fighting this choice for a long time. I finally firmly decided this in the spring when it became clear to me that I wasn't welcome there and that I couldn't fully reconcile how they showed partially and could still call themselves a church. Eventually, I will reconcile this choice, but for now with how they treated me in Leadership and with their Leaders and Core Members, it will take years to forgive and forget. I just hope that someday I do.
So overall 29 was a good year. A gutsy one and one with setbacks and triumphs. I have seen plenty of excitement, some anger, and some impressive feats. there are many great things that happened and some not-so-good things. but that's life, you take the good with the bad.
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