I'm really looking forward to Winter break. I really loved the Thanksgiving break, and  I am really looking forward to break, because it means that finals are over and I can stop stressing out. I am really worried about my first finals, my grades are fine, but I am still worried about my first college finals. In high school I never had to try for my finals and I think that finals here are different and that I am actually gonna have to study. I have three actual tests, and one presentation and paper. I am really worried about working with other people on the presentation, because I have been really busy with writing papers for classes and studying for finals. I think that I am gonna learn to prepare earlier for finals and papers and use that knowledge in future semesters.

Over my break I was able to see one of the best movies that I have seen in a long time. I really love the Hunger Games series. I really loved the first movie and over my break I was able to see Catching Fire. I loved reading the books, and I loved the movies as well. Catching Fire had a huge opening and it had a great turn out and it had great reviews. I sometimes get bored in movies because I really like to do many things, for example I will do something I love I will still love it, but I will be bored of it and want to do something else. This movie was easily able to capture my attention and make me wanting more. I really loved the movie and I'm looking forward to the third movie even more now.

I have been really busy with Christmas with Wartburg lately. Since I have been busy this is one of the first times that I have been really stressed this year. It isn't that I haven't been busy all year, it's just that I think it is all final hitting me. My break was nice and helped me a little bit, but coming back today just made me realize how little time I have left in this semester and I think it just kind of stressed me out a little bit. People tell me that my sleep schedule can really affect my level of stress, sleep is not always m strong suit and sometimes my sleep schedule gets a little off. Since Christmas with Wartburg I have been way off on my schedule even more. I really love it here and I know this is just normal college stress, but it is one of the first times that I have noticed it affecting me.

I do not feel good at all. It hit me really hard on Friday and I thought it would go away, but I still don't feel very good. Tomorrow is my grandmas funeral, and I a supposed to sing in it. I really hope that I feel better so that I am able to sing well  and sing the best I can for the funeral. I am really hoping that the funeral is a nice service, this is the first funeral that I have gone to that I can remember. I went to one when I was very young and I do not remember that service. I a hoping that this cold goes away before tomorrow because I would feel very bad if my performance didn't sound good.

Today for field experience I got to help one of the students who was struggling in math. When I am there I usually correct papers and help students if they need help, but today the teacher asked if I would be willing to try and help a student catch up. He came over and I taught him new methods for multiplying till he learned a method that worked the best for him. He is still confused, but it was so great to be able to help him. After helping him the teacher told me he has never resounded so well, and she thinks it is because I was a male and he responded better because of that. Before I left the teacher was very grateful and told me that we need more people like me in the field. It really made me feel good to not only be able to help the student, but to be able to make an impression on my field experience adviser. I really think that I am going to like teaching and I cant wait to get more experience, and then actually become a teacher.

The visit I had with my friend went really well. I was so glad to see her and we had a lot of fun. She was busy for part of the day so during the time of her interviews and such I worked on some homework and such, but when I was able to hang out with her it was a lot of fun. She thinks that her interview went well, and her parents bought shirts and were very excited and really liked the campus which is a good sign. She really wants to come her and the cost seems kind of intimidating to her so this day was a very big deal to her and I am glad that it went really well. I got to show her around campus a little bit and then I was able to go to Applebees with her and her parents and it was really nice to eat off campus and to be able to just sit and talk with her. I am really glad I got to talk with her and this visit shows that I need to come home more often so that I can still keep up with the people I don't get to see why I am here.

Tomorrow someone from my home town will be visiting for scholarship day. She is one of the best friends that I have from high school. I am very excited to get to see her and I am very excited that she is considering Wartburg. She is not sure where she is going, but I am glad that she is considering Wartburg. The friend who is coming is one of the people that told me to visit Wartburg, she found out about the college when she was at an explore college day. She liked the booth and I was thinking about visiting and she told me I should and then I feel in love with the campus and I couldn't be happier that I picked Wartburg. I am really glad that I get to spend a day with her and that I get to catch up with her. I really hope that she comes to Wartburg next year so I can see her more, but I am just really glad that I get to see her tomorrow and I hope her visit goes well.