It's begining to look a lot like..... finals?

2 Finals down. 2 to go.

But more importantly I have some updates concerning my No Shave November experience. I looked into what my competition was and I found that there is a legitimate mustache competition. It's called the "World Beard and Mustache Competition". Needless to say I have come to grips with my inability to grow facial hair considering this guy won a previous competition:

http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/

Besides this, there has been a lot happening since my last post. So here it goes.

Thanksgiving/Family picture:
For Thanksgiving I made the drive home for a couple days to hang out with the family and get some good eats. Along with eating we took our annual family picture (even though I don't recall taking this picture for the past couple years).

The Perfect Storm
About a week ago there was a gnarly storm that hit the Point Loma area and power went out for about six hours on the whole campus. I got lucky and was outside of Wiley when the storm was coming in.

Wiley Hall Christmas Gala
Every year in Wiley Hall we do a big Christmas party where all of the units (or most of them) decorate their rooms with some sort of themed Christmas party. So naturally my first choice for decorating my room was the Wiley hall retirement home.

It has begun.

No Shave November is well under way. I'll be the first to admit that I have a far ways to go, but I assure you the will is there.

November weather?

Its starting to get cold, and when I say cold I mean like 60 degrees. but none the less we are well into November now.

I have a couple of random unrelated updates since my last post, so I figured this would be a great time to share.

San Diego

LoveWorks.

I applied for the school program called Loveworks. This summer program is a rad opportunity to travel around the world and serve in these communities in different capacities. I applied for two different trips, one to Washim, Maharashtra, India, and the other in Tanzania. The India trip is a medical team that will be helping in hospitals and the Mwanza, Tanzania team will be doing HIV/AIDS ministry & training and church construction. In the next couple weeks I should be hearing back if I got placed on a team so I'm pretty stoked.

Halloween:

Free Chipotle on Halloween:

If you dress up as a burrito on Halloween, ie any aluminum foil, then Chipotle gives you a free burrito.

Class Registration Already?
This past week we registered for classes. Here is what next semester looks like for me:
Organic Chemistry II
Analytical Chemistry
Molecular Biology
Physics II
Philosophy
New Testament

gross coffee.

Just for the record.... we threw away this coffee maker after the shooting of this video.

Tennis, tests, and food.

This week I had two pretty big tests in Organic Chemistry and Physics, which coincidentally fell on the same day. So despite studying a lot, I found a new way to have fun around campus.

I still haven't mastered the serve.... but it's a work in progress.

Other highlights from the week, was that I was able to make it to Time Out for the first time this semester. For those of you who don't know Time Out is a Wednesday night chapel option that is held in the rec room. Pretty rad environment.
And last but not least. Here is my current favorite places to eat around San Diego.

Top 5 (if I'm paying since I'm a poor college student)...
5)Del Taco
4)Fiji Yogurt
3)In-N-Out
2) Santanna's
1) Chipotle

Top 5 (if someone else is paying i.e. when my parents come to town)
5) Chipotle
4)Olive Garden
3)Pei Wei or P.F. Chang's
2)Pizza Nova
1) Chipotle

*** Notice that chipotle shows up three times between the two lists.... simply because its just that dang good. *****

Sunday Afternoon.

Welcome to the library.....

Middle of September..... Really?

One month down in my sophomore year. Things are finally starting to get in the swing of things as all of the "beginning of the year" craziness slows down. Classes are quite a bit harder than last year but I'm loving it so far (but not loving spending so much time in the library).

So far this year there has been some sick stuff that has happened around campus so I figured I would yet again post up some random photos from random stuff around campus thus far.

enjoy.

Loma Sunset.

Ocean Beach.
Denny Moody. Shelter Island.
Shelter Island

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FlexStock Cov Group Leaders Retreat- Catalina Island