{"id":830,"date":"2014-09-19T17:12:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-20T00:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.calbaptist.edu\/lancerdiaries\/?p=830"},"modified":"2014-09-19T17:12:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-20T00:12:00","slug":"welcome-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.calbaptist.edu\/lancerdiaries\/2014\/09\/19\/welcome-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Home!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Skateboards are lined against every wall, the word \u201cT.W.I.R.P.\u201d dominates discussion, and my to-do list is stacked high with homework assignments\u2026 I must be back at CBU!<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.calbaptist.edu\/lancerdiaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/Untitled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-831 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.calbaptist.edu\/lancerdiaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/Untitled-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.calbaptist.edu\/lancerdiaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/Untitled-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.calbaptist.edu\/lancerdiaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/Untitled-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/blogs.calbaptist.edu\/lancerdiaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/Untitled.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I was a senior in high school, I remember thinking about how I just couldn\u2019t wait to have a four-month summer at CBU. Ten weeks always seemed much too short, and the idea of an extra six was a <em>dream<\/em>. However, having just experienced my first CBU summer, \u00a0I\u2019m not looking forward to the next one. CBU is my second home, and I am <em>so<\/em> thrilled to be back!<\/p>\n<p>As an upperclassmen, I now reside in The Colony area. I live wih three amazing young ladies, in a spacious 2-bed, 2-bath apartment overlooking a picturesque green lawn strewn with trees (maybe when it\u2019s not 200 degrees outside, we\u2019ll actually use it!). My roommates and I say that we could dominate the world, if we put our graphic design, engineering, and psychology minds together. Something tells me, though, CBU will keep us much too busy to ruminate on world domination. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>For example, this semester I\u2019m taking two science classes, art classes, tennis, and a class called \u201cMarriage and the Family.\u201d Actually, this works well for me because I\u2019m the kind of hands-on, cre<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-832 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.calbaptist.edu\/lancerdiaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/Untitled2-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled2\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.calbaptist.edu\/lancerdiaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/Untitled2-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.calbaptist.edu\/lancerdiaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/Untitled2-320x195.jpg 320w, https:\/\/blogs.calbaptist.edu\/lancerdiaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/Untitled2.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>ative learner who needs a change of scenery pretty often. I\u2019m blessed to be somewhere that\u2019s possible!<\/p>\n<p>Lancers, you\u2019re definitely in for another fantastic year. I can\u2019t wait to write about all of the amazing traditions coming up\u2026 Next week, I\u2019ll definitely be writing about T.W.I.R.P. \u2013 one of my absolute favorites!<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and welcome to all you first-timers! I hope to see your awestruck, wide-eyed expressions around as we pass on campus this year. J<\/p>\n<p>Until next week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skateboards are lined against every wall, the word \u201cT.W.I.R.P.\u201d dominates discussion, and my to-do list is stacked high with homework assignments\u2026 I must be back at CBU! When I was a senior in high school, I remember thinking about how I just couldn\u2019t wait to have a four-month summer at CBU. 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