I got convinced to write another blog, haha. Sorry I haven't been doing it very often...been doing lots here with friends and such. The last few nights have been really late, because I wanted to hang out with a few people. Really late being going to bed at one in the morning, and waking up at 7...or at least trying to. I actually woke up a little before eight....so it's been a really tired week. Though it's ok, I'm just getting over homesickness now. I'm hanging out with a bunch of people, playing World of Warcraft, and getting to know people a little better. Of course, I'm still missing home.
so, my mom's coming in like...three days! I can NOT wait. It's SO exciting. I haven't seen my mom for around/over 2 months! It's going to be great. I'm not entirely sure what we're going to do...but we're going to do it!
Hmm...not too much else is going on. Oh, I think pretty soon I'm going to be leading worship at the church I'm attending. Not sure if I said that already. The church is really small, 20-30 people max. So I'm pretty comfortable there.
So far, I've had 2 essay/assignments due, and there's 3 more this week. Out of the 5, I'm done 3. I'm pretty happy with that. I'm still going to have to work hard, but I know I'll get through it.
There's really not much else to talk about. I've just been living life, doing homework, eating, and hanging out. Alot of the time, I've been wanting to come home, and just get out of here, but now, I'm wondering what it's going to be like, leaving here...and getting out of here. I've definitely got some attachment to the people here now. It's a good thing.
Well, I should go and stop procrastinating now. I'll talk to everyone later! Cya!
Matt.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Long time no....type....
So, I'm really sorry I haven't blogged in a while. I've been getting used to the idea of homework, and I've been running around doing different things.
So, I'll try to make this update as...general, but comprehensive as possible, haha.
I've started to get over the homesickness part....though I still miss Sasaktchewan. You know, I'm surprised how many people think Saskatchewan is the worste place to go. I've loved it all my life, and people here laugh about it, like it's...the backside of Canada almost. To me, Saskatchewan is the centre of Canada.
So....last friday I wrote a test in History and Philosophy of Church Music. the class is awesome, and we have great discussions (today we actually got 20 minutes out of 2 hours as "classtime"). But so I knew that I was going to get realy bad on this test, because there was one question that I kind of....didn't quite study in my notes, because I had labelled it as examples, rather than...actual content. So I lost about......15 out of somewhere around 45 marks...must've been less. Anyway, I got 54% on the test. That's the WORST mark I have ever gotten in my life on a test, I believe. I'm not too heartbroken, though, thanks to what this guy, Mark, said to me during one evening worship session. He said that he had the sense that he was supposed to come and pray for me, and asked what he should pray for. I wanted him to feel free to be led, so I told him to pray for whatever he wanted. He said a lot of things to me, but one of them was this, "Bible College isn't about academics, it's about making a relationship with the Lord." That definitly released something for me, in terms of this year. I definitely don't feel as tied to be "perfect" in my work this year, as I did before he said that.
Not a whole lot else has happened. I've been doing a lot of homework, while trying to keep up relationships with people. It's definitely hard to balance it.
Supper's about to be served here now, so I should go. I'm sorry I don't have time to post anything else right now! I'll talk to everyone else later! Cya!
Matt
So, I'll try to make this update as...general, but comprehensive as possible, haha.
I've started to get over the homesickness part....though I still miss Sasaktchewan. You know, I'm surprised how many people think Saskatchewan is the worste place to go. I've loved it all my life, and people here laugh about it, like it's...the backside of Canada almost. To me, Saskatchewan is the centre of Canada.
So....last friday I wrote a test in History and Philosophy of Church Music. the class is awesome, and we have great discussions (today we actually got 20 minutes out of 2 hours as "classtime"). But so I knew that I was going to get realy bad on this test, because there was one question that I kind of....didn't quite study in my notes, because I had labelled it as examples, rather than...actual content. So I lost about......15 out of somewhere around 45 marks...must've been less. Anyway, I got 54% on the test. That's the WORST mark I have ever gotten in my life on a test, I believe. I'm not too heartbroken, though, thanks to what this guy, Mark, said to me during one evening worship session. He said that he had the sense that he was supposed to come and pray for me, and asked what he should pray for. I wanted him to feel free to be led, so I told him to pray for whatever he wanted. He said a lot of things to me, but one of them was this, "Bible College isn't about academics, it's about making a relationship with the Lord." That definitly released something for me, in terms of this year. I definitely don't feel as tied to be "perfect" in my work this year, as I did before he said that.
Not a whole lot else has happened. I've been doing a lot of homework, while trying to keep up relationships with people. It's definitely hard to balance it.
Supper's about to be served here now, so I should go. I'm sorry I don't have time to post anything else right now! I'll talk to everyone else later! Cya!
Matt
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Weekends....at a multimillion dollar resort...
Hey it's me again. Well....not that it would be anyone else, hahaha. But anyway, as the title suggests, I was at RockRidge Youth Life retreat this weekend. It was really awesome. The facility is beautiful, right beside a lake, has a basketball court, a street hockey court, a pool, Canada's largest zip line, and beautiful dorm-type rooms. The meals were amazing, and the worship sets were so amazing. I definitly grew in my worship with the other youth then.
I definitly did some learning while I was there, though. I kind of got a little....disgruntled....at some of the messages that were said by a few of the speakers. I had some fun, I went on that previously talked about zip line, which was AWESOME by the way. Tyler gibson, who's a GREAT guy. He's one of my friends here, told me that he was signing us up for the zip line. I was zoned out, so I just said, "Ok, whatever," like a normal guy would say, right? Then I was like....WHAT?!?!? and we talked about it for a few minutes, with him deciding that we were doing it, besides my apprehencions, and I was like...fine.
The funny thing was that once I got there, I was a little afraid....but not very much. It was more of a nervous type of fear. Tyler asked me if I was afraid, and I kind of realized something. I said, "You know what, I've done enough freaky things this year and semester. I mean, I moved 2 provinces away, said goodbye to my church family for a while, said goodbye to my friends, and my family....and am now living in dorms.... why should I be afraid of jumping off of a cliff, with a rope attached to my back? And rather than being totally freaked as I jumped off of the platform, I had SOOOO much fun. I definitly learned something there.
I had great experiences during the worship, though I still miss Court's worship dearly. I'm so excited to come back in winter, just to worship with everyone I know again, haha.
Other than that, not much has happened. I've done a bit of homework, attempted to get used to the idea of doing my own laundry...almost ran out of socks before I remembered to wash them...made some friends...i'm not really looking forward to the week, though. I'd rather just pretend that I'm at a summer camp, and that I don't have to do any work...but that'll end once I go to bed in about an hour. Speaking of sleep, I'm going to watch a BattleStar Galactica before I go to bed, so I should probably sign off and do that now. I'll (most likely) talk to whoever reads this later! Cya!
Matt.
Oh, PS, if anyone were to ever, say, want to send me a form of care package (HAHA, no pressure or anything, it's just in case people were wondering), my mailing address is:
PLBC, c/o my name (aka, Matthew Eisler), 15030-66A Ave., Surrey, BC V3S 2A5 CANADA
also, one last thing. I'd like to thank everyone who's praying for me. This being the first time I'm living out of the province, I'm definitely getting homesick now. But thank you very much.
Cya for real!
I definitly did some learning while I was there, though. I kind of got a little....disgruntled....at some of the messages that were said by a few of the speakers. I had some fun, I went on that previously talked about zip line, which was AWESOME by the way. Tyler gibson, who's a GREAT guy. He's one of my friends here, told me that he was signing us up for the zip line. I was zoned out, so I just said, "Ok, whatever," like a normal guy would say, right? Then I was like....WHAT?!?!? and we talked about it for a few minutes, with him deciding that we were doing it, besides my apprehencions, and I was like...fine.
The funny thing was that once I got there, I was a little afraid....but not very much. It was more of a nervous type of fear. Tyler asked me if I was afraid, and I kind of realized something. I said, "You know what, I've done enough freaky things this year and semester. I mean, I moved 2 provinces away, said goodbye to my church family for a while, said goodbye to my friends, and my family....and am now living in dorms.... why should I be afraid of jumping off of a cliff, with a rope attached to my back? And rather than being totally freaked as I jumped off of the platform, I had SOOOO much fun. I definitly learned something there.
I had great experiences during the worship, though I still miss Court's worship dearly. I'm so excited to come back in winter, just to worship with everyone I know again, haha.
Other than that, not much has happened. I've done a bit of homework, attempted to get used to the idea of doing my own laundry...almost ran out of socks before I remembered to wash them...made some friends...i'm not really looking forward to the week, though. I'd rather just pretend that I'm at a summer camp, and that I don't have to do any work...but that'll end once I go to bed in about an hour. Speaking of sleep, I'm going to watch a BattleStar Galactica before I go to bed, so I should probably sign off and do that now. I'll (most likely) talk to whoever reads this later! Cya!
Matt.
Oh, PS, if anyone were to ever, say, want to send me a form of care package (HAHA, no pressure or anything, it's just in case people were wondering), my mailing address is:
PLBC, c/o my name (aka, Matthew Eisler), 15030-66A Ave., Surrey, BC V3S 2A5 CANADA
also, one last thing. I'd like to thank everyone who's praying for me. This being the first time I'm living out of the province, I'm definitely getting homesick now. But thank you very much.
Cya for real!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Well, talk about being stretched....well...I suppose no one was actually talking about being stretched...but I am now, haha.
So anyway, today I had English Composition for 3 hours and 20 minutes today! Now that's a stretch, even for me! I mean, sitting in a classroom for that long?!?!!? Who comes up with this stuff? And she assigned an essay that's due next week. I mean, first day of classes and you get and essay! Due the next week! It's even more hard when you know that this weekend you have to go to a resort, and you're DEFINITELY not going to get said essay done. I'll find the time to do it, though.
So after that class, I went to piano lessons. I took them from a guy named Kevin Keng...or something like that. He's pretty neat. We were emailing back and forth, and he had asked what my musical background was, and I told him that I played at Watchmen concerts, and he checked out the website and thought it was pretty cool. After that, we had lunch, which was some kinda....meat pasta thingie. After that, I had vocal ensemble. I thought that was just a class where you learn kinda how to sing, you know? Learn parts.
NO.
You're basically thrown into a choir, and asked to sing. They give you a sheet, and someone plays the piano, but it's still...interesting...when you've never done any sort of choir stuff before. I was SOOO freaked out in the beginning...but after we got to singing a few songs, and I figured out kinda how to do this, it turned out ok. I actually kind of enjoyed it. I didn't know what type of singer I was, though, like...tenor....alto, bass, etc. There was a few people in the same boat as me, though. It was funny. Other people went through several scales, but when he got to me, he played a few notes, looked at me and said, "Oh ya, you're easily a tenor." And I was like...that's it? That was fast! So that turned out pretty well. I was happy.
Now I have a LOT of questions to do otherwise I am going to TOTALLY get behind my homework.
Oh ya, just as a side note, a friend here got me interested in World of Warcraft. I've been playing that a while, just for those of you who know what it is.
I'll type some more later! Cya!
So anyway, today I had English Composition for 3 hours and 20 minutes today! Now that's a stretch, even for me! I mean, sitting in a classroom for that long?!?!!? Who comes up with this stuff? And she assigned an essay that's due next week. I mean, first day of classes and you get and essay! Due the next week! It's even more hard when you know that this weekend you have to go to a resort, and you're DEFINITELY not going to get said essay done. I'll find the time to do it, though.
So after that class, I went to piano lessons. I took them from a guy named Kevin Keng...or something like that. He's pretty neat. We were emailing back and forth, and he had asked what my musical background was, and I told him that I played at Watchmen concerts, and he checked out the website and thought it was pretty cool. After that, we had lunch, which was some kinda....meat pasta thingie. After that, I had vocal ensemble. I thought that was just a class where you learn kinda how to sing, you know? Learn parts.
NO.
You're basically thrown into a choir, and asked to sing. They give you a sheet, and someone plays the piano, but it's still...interesting...when you've never done any sort of choir stuff before. I was SOOO freaked out in the beginning...but after we got to singing a few songs, and I figured out kinda how to do this, it turned out ok. I actually kind of enjoyed it. I didn't know what type of singer I was, though, like...tenor....alto, bass, etc. There was a few people in the same boat as me, though. It was funny. Other people went through several scales, but when he got to me, he played a few notes, looked at me and said, "Oh ya, you're easily a tenor." And I was like...that's it? That was fast! So that turned out pretty well. I was happy.
Now I have a LOT of questions to do otherwise I am going to TOTALLY get behind my homework.
Oh ya, just as a side note, a friend here got me interested in World of Warcraft. I've been playing that a while, just for those of you who know what it is.
I'll type some more later! Cya!
Friday, September 5, 2008
Getting Settled
So, as the title suggests, I am definitely getting settled into life here. School hasn't quite started yet, but I'm meeting a lot of people, and never running out of things to do. This week was labeled "Oweek" (Oritentationweek), and, once again like the title suggests, I get to be oriented into this entirely new life. Today this morning, I went to a "class" which was PLBC101. I learned the basics of PLBC, and kind of discovered what they expect of me here. The meals are amazing, I don't know if I already said that yet. This orientation thing was literally 4 hours long, straight...other than about a five minute break that we got. It was not exactly...the best thing ever.
So, my course load looks like such:
Monday: Old Testament survey (8-10:10 in the morning), then Sight singing & Ear Training (10:20-12:30), then lunch, and Chaple worship team practise at 3:15.
Tuesday: English Composition (8-11:20 HOLY COW!!! That's a LONG class!) Then I have private piano lessons at 11:30 until noon. Then lunch, and then Vocal ensemble from 1:15-2:45
Wednesday is spiritual formation from 8 until 10:10. Then at 11:30 I have vocal skills until 12:30. Then lunch, and finally IMM Round Table from 1:15 to 2:15 (We get to listen to worship leaders and speakers who are sometimes really well-known)
Thursday: There's music theory 1 from 8:45-10:55, then chaple, then lunch, then instrumental ensemble from 1:15-2:45, and that's my thursday.
Then friday's AMAZING: History and philosophy of music from 9:10-11:20. And that's IT! Nothing else! I love it!
So...not much else to tell. Oh! next weekend I get to go on a trip to a multi-million dollar resort! There's no wireless internet or anything, but it's an amazing place from what I hear from many people.
I'm also being forced (haha) to join a local church. I wasn't sure what to pick, since there's no way I could pick a church that could substitute Courts for me, so I chose a Foursquare one that has a shuttle that will come here to pick up students. Apparently I'll probably be able to join the worship team. I don't know if I will make it my church while I'm out here, just because I haven't been to it before. It's called Sunrise...or...something with a sun in it Foursquare Church.
I'd like to say thanks for everyone's prayers, doing this has been interesting, and I have definitely felt God's support for what I'm doing, but also a healthy fear. I'm loooking forward to starting classes, but most of all, I'm looking forward to coming back this winter!
So, my course load looks like such:
Monday: Old Testament survey (8-10:10 in the morning), then Sight singing & Ear Training (10:20-12:30), then lunch, and Chaple worship team practise at 3:15.
Tuesday: English Composition (8-11:20 HOLY COW!!! That's a LONG class!) Then I have private piano lessons at 11:30 until noon. Then lunch, and then Vocal ensemble from 1:15-2:45
Wednesday is spiritual formation from 8 until 10:10. Then at 11:30 I have vocal skills until 12:30. Then lunch, and finally IMM Round Table from 1:15 to 2:15 (We get to listen to worship leaders and speakers who are sometimes really well-known)
Thursday: There's music theory 1 from 8:45-10:55, then chaple, then lunch, then instrumental ensemble from 1:15-2:45, and that's my thursday.
Then friday's AMAZING: History and philosophy of music from 9:10-11:20. And that's IT! Nothing else! I love it!
So...not much else to tell. Oh! next weekend I get to go on a trip to a multi-million dollar resort! There's no wireless internet or anything, but it's an amazing place from what I hear from many people.
I'm also being forced (haha) to join a local church. I wasn't sure what to pick, since there's no way I could pick a church that could substitute Courts for me, so I chose a Foursquare one that has a shuttle that will come here to pick up students. Apparently I'll probably be able to join the worship team. I don't know if I will make it my church while I'm out here, just because I haven't been to it before. It's called Sunrise...or...something with a sun in it Foursquare Church.
I'd like to say thanks for everyone's prayers, doing this has been interesting, and I have definitely felt God's support for what I'm doing, but also a healthy fear. I'm loooking forward to starting classes, but most of all, I'm looking forward to coming back this winter!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
The First of Many
So, I am finally moved in. Yesterday me and my dad moved me into my dorm. It's pretty cozy and comfortable. I'll include some pictures so everyone can see what my dorm is like. I've only got a few, but there'll probably be more to come:
PLBC's pretty nice, I've been around in a few places, like my classrooms, and such. The people are pretty nice. I just spent like...five thousand dollars on ALL of my courses, expenses, and all that sort of stuff. It's a lot. Included in that amount was 200 dollars worth of books. It's a LOT. She handed me the list of books, and I was like....WOAH! That's a LOT of books, and I didn't even go to a book store! It was pretty funny. My room mate here is also a gamer, and in the IMM program. He plays guitar. He's on the top bunk if you're wondering. There's not a whole lot to tell about now, since I haven't done anything other than sign things, and go to orientation things. I'll talk more later!
PLBC's pretty nice, I've been around in a few places, like my classrooms, and such. The people are pretty nice. I just spent like...five thousand dollars on ALL of my courses, expenses, and all that sort of stuff. It's a lot. Included in that amount was 200 dollars worth of books. It's a LOT. She handed me the list of books, and I was like....WOAH! That's a LOT of books, and I didn't even go to a book store! It was pretty funny. My room mate here is also a gamer, and in the IMM program. He plays guitar. He's on the top bunk if you're wondering. There's not a whole lot to tell about now, since I haven't done anything other than sign things, and go to orientation things. I'll talk more later!
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