A Change for the Day

Today was a bit out of the ordinary, but definitely in a good way. I signed up to do a fast-a-thon about a week ago, in which I signed up to fast for a day (today) and the Muslim Student Organization had companies give money to Northwest Harvest for every person who fasted. In essence, I went hungry for a day so that someone else wouldn't have to. They made about $1200 which was said to feed about 2000 small families. It was a great experience- I got to learn a lot about Islam and what Ramadan is about. It was also really fun to see all the students (muslims and non-muslims alike) to come together to break the fast for a common purpose. I wish I could do something like this more often in order remember how lucky and blessed I am to have all that I have. During one of the speeches I also thought about how I wish Christianity had something like this, until the speeker (who must have been reading my mind) reminded me about lent. So I now plan on actually fasting this lent as opposed to giving up something that doesn't help me to recognize the needs of this world, like TV.

I also had a really good time in classes today (especially religion section). We had a worksheet to do comparing and contrasting a passage in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and since I thought a lot about it and really took my time doing the reading last night I had a lot to say and contribute to the class. It's always nice when a prof or TA says "Wow, that's a great point- I didn't even think about it that way" in regard to a less-common point of view. I felt very articulate and able to spit out exactly what I thought (which isn't normal).

Tomorrow I leave for OSU for my soccer tourniment. I can't wait to get to hang out with my team, because my teammates are sooo awesome! It's funny though, because I seem to think that about every soccer team I play on. I think it's just a soccer bond. For instance, pretty much the only thing I miss about high school is my soccer team. Is that normal? Oh well... If I'm crazy and wierd, so be it- somebody's gotta be, right? I also get to hang out with KEITH when I go down to Oregon, so I'm really excited about that too. I havn't been able to go down and see him due mainly to a lack of a car and time. We decided that we are going to eat thai food and see "Ray" which should be great. Oh, how I love my friends!