Life is good. I realize I haven't written in a while. Somehow I've managed to be extra busy even during the summer. Probably because I've been working till six every day, but it could also be the institute, FHE, mexican mustache parties, sailing, birthday parties, spanish practice, thursday bonfires, etc. Yeah, Glenwood is really fun during the summer. Our ward feels so much closer now that we all have time to do stuff together.
Last week I finally got the Fluenz software and started learning Spanish. I love it so far - esta muy bueno. Luis, my Mexican roomate is helping me too. My favorite exercise is the one where I'm supposed to carry on a conversation with the computer - I find it really amusing. Speaking of Spanish, somehow I've found myself trying my hand at Latin dancing (really poorly though!) lately. I think dancing is way fun, although I definitely need more practice.
I've been playing around with the idea of starting a business this coming semester. I'm not sure if there's really demand for it, or if it would be profitable, so I've created a feasibility study to test the waters (it helps to work for a market research firm at times like this). You can learn more about the business by previewing my study below. Just make sure you say "Yes I agree" to the confidentiality agreement, and say yes when asked if you have cleaning checks - otherwise you will get kicked out of the survey early.
click for Business Feasibility Study
I'm going to send this survey out over facebook to get a feel for the demand, and then I'll decide if I feel like going through with it.
After this last general conference, I made some goals of where I wanted to be spiritually in my life by the end of the summer. Honestly though, I kind of forgot about them until the other day when I was flipping through my general conference journal and stumbled upon them. I was so astounded to see how the experiences and opportunities I have had since then seem to have been directly catered towards me making the changes I was seeking. It reminded me of my mission, where I would pray to overcome a weakness, then forget about it until a few weeks later, when I would realize that all along the Lord had been there helping me along. I love the opportunities for change the Gospel affords us. Can I also just say how much I am enjoying the Book of Mormon? I haven't gone straight through it since my mission - most of my study since then has been topical. Now though, I have started at the beginning and I am plowing through. The people in the Book of Mormon are such amazing examples. I love how all of their experiences can be related to our lives.
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