Geese Appear High Above Us

Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,
as in love or sleep, holds
them to their way, clear
in the ancient faith: what we need
is here. And we pray, not
for new earth or heaven, but to be
quiet in heart, and in eye,
clear. What we need is here.



Trinity is having a Thanksgiving worship service on Monday night I am going to try to go to. A trinity alumni who graduated my freshman year is coming to talk about his time spent in Peru and California during the service. 6 DAYS until Thanksgiving Break!

I hope my computer makes it through senior year

It's going to be a miracle if my computer makes it through senior year. I am trying to research space colonies for an argumentation debate and it keeps freezing. Plus the spacebar does not really work...I have been telling it nice things all semester.

I tried to get on here to post a poem. However, no microsoft word will not work...I'll continue this later.

Countdown to Thanksgiving!

I can't express how excited I am that I will be back in Memphis this time in two weeks. Thanks again, dad, for working out the plane ticket so that I can stay an extra day.

Mom, I'm glad to hear about your DVD! I love that you seem to have an endless supply of energy for new projects. Dad, I was just thinking tonight about how I wanted to have some new poetry to read. I'm going to check out some of Wendall Barry's work. When I'm home over Thanksgiving I want to go to the library as well as the book store and get some more poetry to read. Reading it on the computer is not nearly as enjoyable. I was over at a friend's house last night and he had his dad's old copy of Trout Fishing in America on his bookshelf along with other books by the same author. I immediately thought of you.

I registered for my last semester of college classes this week. I have no idea where the past three and a half years have gone. It feels like just yesterday y'all dropped me off for the PLUNGE in the rented mini-van thing...And yet, I know I am a very different person than who I came to Texas as in the fall of 2007.

For my final semester in college I am going to be taking the following classes:
Racism in Modern Brazil (plus a one hour senior independent study to add onto this class)
Growing up in America (taught through the Education Department)
Peer tutor for a freshman writing workshop
Anthropology Internship (with TRLA)

I'm already getting really excited about the possibility of interning in DC this summer. I really hope I am able to work everything out with that.

I am currently writing a PoliSci paper on the rights of undocumented students in the US since the 1980's. It's due next week so I'll send y'all a copy once I get it finished.

Dad, I loved your comment on continuing to grow and develop as a person and child of God. It's wonderful to hear that life does not become stagnant, nor do we, as long as we keep living in joy and gratitude.

I have posted a picture of me dressed as storch cat and Claire in her "ClaireLines" outfit from Halloween. Did y'all get the newspaper article I sent you??

Love from Texas! (It's still 85 degrees!)