Dear All,
I hope that you had a great summer. Time passed by fast for me. It seems like just a few weeks ago I was making plans for another humid Tennessee summer. But now it is once again time for another fall semester. My summer was eventful. Probably one of the highlights of it was going to Washington, D.C., with a political science group from Lipscomb. It was for a class called Political Science Travel. Basically we spent a week in Washington visiting the sights and various lobbying groups.
After we got back we had to read a certain 700 page book and take a test over it and read another book and write a report on it. All that for 3 hours worth of credits. The travel part was very fun and interesting. Some of the places we went to included the Pentagon, the Smithsonian, Capitol Hill, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, Arlington National Cemetery, among many other places. We took a Capital Dome tour with Tennessee Congressman, Van Hillary. From what I hear very few people get to go up into the dome of the Capital. We got to have our picture made with Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee. The trip itself was very tiring. We walked everywhere we went, taking the subway for very long distances. This was my 3rd time to Washington. I’ve been there more times than Disneyworld!
Another highlight of the summer was getting to see the Olympic torch when it passed through Mt. Juliet and Hermitage. I happened to be working that day at your favorite retail outlet. I timed my lunch break just right to when the torch passed through. My workplace happened to be on the path of the torch so all I had to do was to walk outside. And guess who was carrying it? Mr. Billy Ray Cyrus (Achy Breaky Heart). Now most of you would cringe at the sight of Billy Ray carrying the torch. Still it was exciting to see no matter who was carrying it. I must have caught Olympic fever because I decided to get up early the next morning and see it again in Brentwood (south Nashville) on
its way to Alabama.
For the 4th straight year in a row I was a camp counselor at my church’s summer camp. I look forward to it every year. The camp experience is such a special thing to do each summer. This time it was unique because it was at a different venue – Fall Creek Falls (about 3 hours east of Nashville). The waterfalls are the biggest east of the Mississippi. It was very picturesque.
Once again I took summer classes. This time I took Racquetball and a class called Religion and Politics at Lipscomb and Statistics at Nashville Tech. The Religion and Politics class was the best class I had this summer. We discussed various issues including the Christian Right’s role in politics. Racquetball was fun, although very tiring. It was at 8:30am every day during July. Living 30 minutes away from campus didn t make driving in rush-hour any fun. Stats was okay. It was a prerequisite to another class required at Lipscomb. It didn’t take too much brain power. All of the Stats tests were open-book and open-note.
I’ve got another busy semester ahead, but I’m not complaining. Here’s what I m taking: Macroeconomics; U.S. Political Parties and Elections; Corinthians; Systems Analysis (computer class); Personal Evangelism; and Business and Industrial Psychology. I think I have a pretty good schedule with some decent teachers. I’ll also be working once again in the computer lab at school helping people with their computer software problems.
I hope things are going well with you. Please write back. I know that this is a generic letter being sent to a bunch of people. But I want to hear from you. I can’t guarantee that I will be able to get back to you. I appreciate your friendship and look forward to your letters. May God bless you in the upcoming semester.