January
Since going home to Europe for Christmas was going to be very expensive, I went to CA with my awesome roommate to spend Christmas and New years there with her family. My roommate and I didn't really know each other before coming to BYU, but throughout our first semester of school, we became really close friends. Now we are like sisters! My other roommates were amazing as well! we had two girls from WA that roomed together, two girls from AR, and Michelle and I who are Asian/part Asian shared a room. haha. I was so blessed to be able to room with such awesome girls! I love them all! :) On January 4th, the 2nd semester of my Freshman year started. By January, I got use to college life, made tons of new friends, and was just loving my new life at BYU.
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| On our way to SLC before going to CA. |
February
I basically went to school, did homework, went to school did homework repeat. For Valentine's day, one of my roommate and I made a ton of cake balls, chocolate, and Valentine's day cards. We had lots of fun staying up late and listening to love songs, while we made yummy treats to give to our friends.
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| My roommate and I making Valentine's chocolate |
March
March was pretty much the same as February, but with a few more fun activities in between. :) BYU had a winter waltz dance for the Freshman, so my roommates and I got dressed up and we went together as a group of girls. who needs boys! lol. We also had a ward activity where we went up in the mountains to go sledding. It was freezing, but I had so much fun!
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| Winter Waltz with 3 of my lovely roommates! |
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| Ward activity. It was super cold, but it was a blast! |
April
April was a crazy busy month! With the end of the semester, finals, packing, and saying goodbye to friends etc, it was really stressful. But despite all the stress and craziness, April was an amazing month!
Some of my roommates, our awesome neighbor and I had a girls weekend out. We stayed in an awesome hotel, went shopping, and got to attend General Conference! It was so much fun! :)
It was my birthday during finals week... even though my roommates and friends were busy studying for finals too, they took the time to make my birthday really special! I am so blessed to have such wonderful friends!
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| ward musical "called to serve". I got to play the piano for the orchestra |
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| silly face! (After conference) |
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| The pretty cake that my amazing roommates made for me! |
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| went hiking at midnight after finals! It was super fun! (some of my friends are not in this pic. :/ ) |
May
I finally got to go home (Holland/The Netherlands) for Spring! It was so good to be with my family again and just relax. It was the best two months ever!
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| my bro and sis! haha we are crazy! |
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| my mom and I on a bike ride. |
June
My roommate Michelle and I moved into our new apartment for Summer term. We didn't know our other roommate, Angela, but by the end of Summer term, we became really good friends! :)
July
Summer term went really slow. I basically went to school and studied for my anatomy class all summer. In July, I got a job as a Japanese translator! It was my first job at BYU, so I was really excited! It was a hard job, but I learned a lot from it and I absolutely loved it! When summer term ended, Michelle and I went to CA and had fun shopping and relaxing at her house before school started again. I also got to hang out with a good friend of mine who is also from CA that I got to know at the end of my Freshman year.
July
Summer term went really slow. I basically went to school and studied for my anatomy class all summer. In July, I got a job as a Japanese translator! It was my first job at BYU, so I was really excited! It was a hard job, but I learned a lot from it and I absolutely loved it! When summer term ended, Michelle and I went to CA and had fun shopping and relaxing at her house before school started again. I also got to hang out with a good friend of mine who is also from CA that I got to know at the end of my Freshman year.
August
Michelle and I moved into our new apartment for the new school year. It was really stressful moving in again, but with the help of many people, we moved in without much trouble.
September
September
school, school, school.
October
October
Some of my friends and I had a girls weekend out for Conference weekend. We stayed in a gorgeous hotel, went out to eat, went shopping, and attended both sessions of conference. With the announcement of the change in missionary age, we couldn't stop talked about how excited we were about going on missions, and our futures.
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| General conference weekend |
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| Asian hot pot party with Michelle's parents. :) |
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| Michelle, Michael and I went to the farmer's market and got yummy pizza! |
November
For thanksgiving, my roommate and my dear friend got together and made a ton of food for thanksgiving dinner! We cooked all day and were starving by the time we were finished cooking! :) The next day, we went to SLC to go black Friday shopping! It was So fun!
November was a crazy month! I submitted my art portfolio for the art program, finished my graduation plan from my scholarship, turned in a job application for a Japanese TA position, took finals, and packed up for winter break!
December
My friends and I got to go see the Christmas devotional in SLC. It was awesome! :) After the devotional, we walked around temple square to look at the beautiful temple Christmas lights.
A few days before Christmas, I found out that I didn't get into the graphic design program, but I also got an email a few days later saying that I was accepted into the 2D studio program. I was disappointed at first when i found out that i didn't get into the GD program, but I'm so grateful that everything worked out for the better at the end! I'm really excited to start my major as an artist! :)
Even though I couldn't go home for winter break, I had a wonderful Christmas with my friend in Michigan!
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| Christmas devotional time! |
Overall it really has been a blessed year, and i hope that everyone had a great one as well. here's to 2013 and whatever life brings with it!
