New Jonx

So I just realized that I didn't publish the address to my new apartment or my new phone number. I am living at PO BOX 629, Nashville, IN 47448. My new phone number is 812-322-6554. I hope no one who would wish me harm is reading this and now know where to find me... but who would ever wish me any harm ;)

Apartment

I have found a place to live!! I know you may be asking yourself, "I didn't know he was looking for one?" or "So, where has he been living?" Both are great questions. I have been living in the place were all camps put single people, the Health Center. It was a temporary place, and as of a few days ago I found out I got the apartment I was wanting. It is a small two bedroom place. The master bedroom has a bathroom off the side, and there is another bathroom in the hallway. The kitchen is not huge, but two people who like each other good cook in it together. There is a living room with a small deck that opens up to group level on the back also.

Ok I got to go be a lifeguard,
Keep up the good fight

Welcome to Indiana

Well it has been a crazy time since my last update. After finishing up at The Pines my friend Maggie and I took a week long whirl wind tour of WI and IA. We stopped at Camp Gray, Conserve School, Tonia's place in Des Monies, and home to Carroll before returning to TX. It was a lot of fun and I was glad I got to see so many people.

I am now in Indiana. It is true that on Thursday I will be flying back to IA to drive back out in a Budget truck with my dad and all my stuff, but for now I am an Indiana.

I am really liking camp so far. It feels much more like a camp and less like a business. Which is a good thing. I am getting to know all of the program and full time staff around here also. There are 15 people in all, and it was a bit overwhelming at first, but I think I am starting to get most of their names down.

Apartment hunting is going ok. From what I gather there are not a lot of single places around. Most of the places to rent are small houses or two bedroom apartments. I think I will probably end up with a two bedroom place so when you come to visit you can have your own room!!

Alright it is time to get to work this morning. I am going on a behind the scenes tour to learn the ends and outs of camp.

Until next time,
Keep up the fight

Thank you Jesus

Many of you may know that for some time now I have been trusting the Lord to take care of me. In light of last weeks "lynch pin" week, I would like to say that all went very well. The ACA visit went a much better then I thought it should have, which is great.

In addition to the good ACA visit, I also got the job. I will be the Assistant Director at CYO Camp Rancho Framasa in Southern Indiana. While I have enjoyed my time at The Pines, I am looking forward to return to north of the Mason Dixon Line very soon. I have missed the North.

I am sure this new job will be the topic of many new posts in the following weeks. If you want to check out the website of the camp feel free to check it out.

http://www.campranchoframasa.org/

Well keep up the fight

Anticipation

This week is what I am going to call a “lynch pin” week. Today is Monday and a lot of things are going to happen. First of all we only have one more week of summer camp. That means after we do it this week, next week people tend to get the “my last time” attitude. This can either inspire a person to give their all, or to give nothing.

This week is also the week of our ACA visit. If you are not a friend of mine from the camp world then this might not mean a lot to you. Basically it means that all the work I have been doing since January is going to be under the microscope. The hardest part is to realize that no matter how hard you work for it, it comes down to how on their game the staff is that day.

I am also waiting to hear about a job prospect this week. It would be a great job and if I don’t get it, I am kind of back to square one. I would not go so far as to say I have all my eggs in one basket, but rather I only have one egg and I am holding it.

In the begining

Perhaps I should explain the name of the blog. In truth I think that in explaining it might be a bit oxymoronic. Instead I will give you a book, "The Prophet," by Kahlil Gibran. Read the chapter, On Talking. Really if it was up to me I would like you to read the whole book. You can get it on-line: http://www.feelingsurfer.net/garp/en/litterature/gibran/prophet/index.html
Now you don't even have to go buy it.

I also must admit that I am very bad at spelling and sentence structure. I know it is one of my greatest weaknesses, but just be glad this is all typed out and not in my own handwriting.

So why? Why am I starting a blog? Do I really think I can keep this updated? Are their really that many people out there who care to read what I have to type? Am I even going to give this address out to anyone, or is it my own little on-line diary? Will it be updates on my life, or more then likely a serious of rants that I have now transcribed to to world wide web? A vain attempt at wit? Well I have no idea, and if you know me, then you know that each of those questions have a great deal of truth in them depending on my mood.

Until next time,
Keep up the fight