CALIFORNIA HERE I COME........THEN THE CZECH REPUBLIC! WOO HOO!! YEAH!!

Compelling Journalism

With the end of the school year, or rather the wrap up of all FREE school avaliable to me, I've been pondering just what I might study in college. I have this whole next year to question, explore and work; I'm thrilled that I get the opportunity to do this. I'm going to be taking a Journalism class at Greenriver during Fall quarter and I'm VERY excited. I've always been intrigued by the media and it's power to influence. One of the main reasons I'm taking the class is to see what goes into the study of journalism and whether it's something I'd like to pursue at a University.
It would be incredible to be a correspondant of some sort reporting and sharing the truth with those who would normally not know what is outside their relm of safety and shelter. To reach out to those who are in desperate situations and solicite help from the public for them by raising awareness. I got my book for the class and I have to say I'm just giddy. I mean, the only classes I've taken at public high school have been French, Ballet and Photography. All are very specific about their study content. You know if you take a ballet class you will learn the basics on how to do ballet and the vocabulary that goes with it; if you take Photography theres a very good chance you'll be behind the camera with it; French is the only thing that leaves a bit of mystery...I mean, SURE you'll study a foreign language but my teacher has been real creative in her methods of teaching and I've learned a bunch that I wasn't expecting to. JOURNALISM though, gosh, that's SO broad. T.V., books, magazines, newspaper, radio, music, movies, etc.
Actually, my photography class first got me interested in journalism. I got the chance to see some very compelling pictures. Pictures that told a story and had a message to portray. I began thinking that I would love to be someone who shared their life with the world that way.
And here I am...SO EXCITED!

GRADUTION PARTY

HEARIE, HEARIE... Accouncing, Annie and Whitney's Graduation party is coming soon!!

This Thursday, the 22nd is Annie and Whitney's beautiful Grad party. It's in my (Whitney) backyard. It begins at 6:00pm. COME COME COME! Contact me by email or phone to RSVP.

I HOPE YOU CAN COME AND CELEBRATE WITH US!!!

Who would have thought...kati klerekoper

June 18th 2006...this is a beautiful day.




KJP+TJK

Random

I cry when I'm disappointed.
I laugh when I feel awkward.
I don't look people in the eye when I'm embarassed.
My toes curl when I'm nervous.
I don't tell people when they upset me. (it's very rare...)

Bittersweet

Do you ever have those days where everything is just sad. The smells, the people, the music, everything feels bitterweet...like your leaving home. That's how today feels. I feel like today is a day of lasts. Last time I walk through the children's wing at my church and smell that lovely animal cracker/playdough/plastic toy/old carpet smell. Sure, gross but so many memories with that smell. Even though I know it's not my last time hanging out with certain people and not the last time I walk through the halls of Grace Community, there is something...bittersweet about everything, like I know that it's coming to a close...and that makes me sad. I'm SO excited about this summer and about college and work and such next year but I'm sad that I can't go to summer camp again and that people are going off to foreign countries and college and moving on. I havn't cried yet, but I have a feeling that it'll happen soon. :)

Maybe life isn't about finding yourself...maybe it's not only about asking questions, but about getting answers. Maybe life isn't about youth v.s. "the grind" or about settling down. Maybe life is more than phylisophical debates, even though they seem intriguing, and more about knowing the truth and living it out. Maybe it's not about what college I decide to go to or the people I meet there. Maybe there is more...maybe life is all about God and his glory. I don't quite know what that looks like, but if that's what life is all about, then that's what I want to know...nothing else. WHY DO I CARE ABOUT THINGS THAT ARN'T IMPORTANT AND WHY CAN'T I REPENT OF THE SIN THAT SO EASILY ENTANGLES?!?!?!