January: Acting and Swimming

This month I returned to campus for Beginning Acting and starting the swimming season when it was almost over.  The month has been a lot of fun and it went by nearly as fast as time flew in Costa Rica (but not quite!).  I am now living in one of the HP suburb apartments, which is great.  I love cooking my own meals rather than putting up with cafeteria food.  It has been a little hard to adjust to being back in the US, and I miss being in Costa Rica a lot.  I miss that everything we did there was an adventure, and I especially miss my host family.  Thankfully there has been plenty of catching up to do with friends here that has kept me entertained!  Practices for swimming have been tough since I was not in shape coming back.  I’m just starting to feel in okay shape again, but now our season is almost over.  I’m so glad that going abroad is so supported by the swimming program.  The coaches are flexible and they want you to have great experiences abroad, and welcome you back in whatever shape you’re in.  My class this term was a blast.  I’ve always liked theater, so it was really fun to take acting and learn more about it.  I was laughing through class almost every day, and always looked forward to going.  This has probably been one of my favorite classes at Linfield, even though it has nothing to do with my major.  Plus, it was only three days a week so it was a good transition back to life at Linfield.  I’m now hanging out on campus for Jan term break, for swimming, which is a nice relaxing week with nothing but practice, food, and movies!