Konichiwa,
No. The title does not bespeak a post on the cultures of the Asian continent. And it's purely coincidence that I chose to greet you in japanese. The subject of this post is New Student Orientation, or in the the proper BYU acronym, NSO. It has differed from my expectations, and is just not as great as LSH, but has only augmented my excitement to be at BYU. My favorite NSO experiences have been the Convocation, the Tradition of Honor (such a fun performance by YA's and friends about the honor code), The "Education in Zion" exhibit and shirt, and of course all the free food that they have--my Dining plus balance is growing. I missed the devotional this morning because I slept in, but that has been the only real disappointment. Though the Y-serve fair and the information booths were a bit overwhelming when it came to free stuff. I came back to my dorm with more stuff than I wanted and NO COTTON CANDY!!! There was one booth that was giving away free cotton candy, but they ran out of paper sticks just as I reached the front of the line. Plenty of sugar to spin, but nothing to spin it on. By the time I got out a piece of useless paper and rolled it up, they had put the machine away.
Oh but I'm forgetting one thing. The real highlight of NSO has been the moments when I've broken from my Y-group and spent time with my LSH class. I completely proved myself wrong. I thought I wouldn't find my best friends at LSH and I definitely did.
Okay, I'm very tired and I need to be getting to sleep earlier, so I'll close.
Here's a video of a great guitarist I discovered thanks to one of my new friends. It makes me really emotional, especially the beginning:
Love,
Christian
4 comments:
Yes, my son, I see by the clock on your posts that you need to get to bed earlier than you have been this past week :) But I am so happy you loved LSH! We look forward to hearing about some of those best friends. And here's my commentary on NSO: Hurray for FREE STUFF! I love you and miss you -- Mama
No the free stuff is wasteful and overwhelming and largely useless.
CHristian,
Great post. i didn't make it to late summer honors, but my freshman floor on Stover 2r were almost all honors students. (In those days, one had to apply and be accepted in the honors program.) they were my good friends throughout BYU. enjoy the dances and the weather.
The mountains above La Canada Flintridge have burned all the way from the east to the west, and it is still burning toward altadean, and toward la crescenta and tujunga. really bad news. the fire burned down to the back yards of Bishop Garret, the Johnsons, and i am sure others as well. but i believe everyone i safe now.
Love Daddy
Yahoo! Glad everything is going well. You can call me tonight to tell me about your french class. Love you!
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