Okay...

So I don't have a witty title for this blog. I was going to blog last night, but got distracted helping a friend out. I have learned through my interactions with some of my friends that I am a great listener and that I also give really helpful advice. One friend I talked to a few days ago was in a situation she needed help with. I just gave her the advice that she needed to do and when she followed my advice everything seemed to work out well. Maybe I should be a counselor? However, it goes to show that a religious doesn't need to be in a relationship to help others out that are in one. It is something my little sister needs to hear, but she would never turn to me anyway.

The past few days have been really slow paced. Monday started formation classes for me, which are now two hours a day four days a week. It isn't bad, but it is also the first week. I think I am going to enjoy this routine only because then it won't have me trying to find things to do in my spare time. With the way my schedule is now, I can spend some time to myself in the morning and in the afternoon go do some exercising and read. I am still feeling a little lazy and I really need to clean my room.

One thing I was able to do is write a letter for one of my professors to help her in her application for tenure at Le Moyne College. What an honor it was to be asked to write something like this for her. I was very thankful that she had asked me because she was probably one of my favorite teachers while at Le Moyne. In her class she would have the students read the assignment and one student lead the discussion for that class. It wasn't just her lecturing the whole time, it was more of a class dialogue and I got so much more out of the classes I had with her by doing that. She was also very supportive in meeting with me to discuss paper topics and to review my papers. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't have entered the philosophy essay contest, the contest that I ended up winning. She was so supportive and encouraging. Not only is she a teacher of mine, but she has also become a friend and I always enjoy seeing her when I go back to the school. I am thankful for a teacher like her.

3 days till my birthday! 3 days till I start the new formation program with other religious.