I remember when I was in elementary
school and word got out that there was a new student, it was like
crazy big news. Everyone was excited to see who this “new kid”
might be. The more and more I think about it, everyone I knew got
excited when a they heard there was a new kid at school even when I
was in high school. I think we all just fell in love with the mystery
of who that person might be. It seemed that once a week or so went by
and everyone met the new kid, the anomaly wore off, and they were
just a normal student like all of us. If you were a new student, you
had all the pressure in the world to give off a strong first
impression.
As Faith said, I will be I guess you
can say “contributing” to this great blog every now and then.
Faith and I met back two summers ago in Chicago. I was working for
YouthWorks! mission trips, and she came to our site for a mission
trip with her church. It's crazy to think that months after we met,
we reconnected and have been friends since. It's amazing, I met over
500 students that summer, and some how we are still friends now and
share our faith stories (God made sure of it!). I personally never
get tired of hearing her stories from Nicaragua, they're like super
awesome. So about me, first off I'm not usually one to talk about
myself so I'll keep my introduction brief. My name's Andrew
(obviously), I'm 21 years old and a junior at Western Michigan
University. I'm in the School of Social Work here with a minor in
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Studies. I love football, basketball,
music, you know the usual. I love to write too but I've gotten away
from it recently (being a college student can be so freaking busy I'm
telling ya). So when Faith said that I should start contributing to
her great blog, it was like a perfect opportunity. I now have
motivation to start writing again; at least creative writing.
In a way, I'm kind of like the new kid
in town at least to this blog. I somehow tried to describe myself in
a few sentences so you guys would be familiar with who I am, and want
to keep reading. Are first impressions over rated? I can tend to see
both sides of an argument to that one. I know I catch myself putting
so much stock into first impressions and then later I realize that
person is nothing like I thought they were. Anyone ever have that?
What I'm getting at is that if you were the new kid at the school,
how would you want everyone to see you? Would you change anything
about your current self, and why? I often times think to myself and
ask would I like me if I met me. I know its crazy, but it's a great
way to examine yourself and see if there are some things you really
need to work on (I know I've got plenty to improve on). Also, would
people know right away that you were a Christian, or is it something
you'd hide for a little bit? You only get one first impression, and
while they may be a little over-rated there is no doubt people put
stock in them. So when you give off your first impression are you
100% you?
I look forward to being a part of this
blog, and I'd like to thank Faith for letting this new kid sit at the cool table at lunch.
