School

ONLY 15 DAYS LEFT!!!.....

I can't believe how fast this summer has gone by! It seems like just yesterday that I got home for a full three month summer vacation, but how time just flies by! It's been an awesome summer here at home, seeing family, working at my church, and having fun with my siblings. But, as there are only 15 days left before I go back to Pensacola, I am already beginning to pack and make lists of things I don't want to forget to take with me.

Packing for college is not one of my favorite things to do, but it is an important step in being successful in college. Just imagine that you ment to pack your toothbrush, but then you accidently forget it. Well, not only are you going to be having bad breath for a couple of days, but you are going to have to BUY a new one (well, in most cases.....unless your house is around the corner of your school. :)) And, well the average college student (me!) doesn't have extra money to be buying things that could have been packed from home in the first place, right? So, to all my friends who are packing for school........DON'T FORGET YOUR TOOTHBRUSH! No, really the main point is to start packing early. Give yourself some time to think about all the things you are going to need.

Make a list. I cannot tell you how many times making a list has helped me not forget important items. Last year, I was a freshman and I had no idea what I really needed to take with me. So, I tried to find out from various sources what to pack. My number one advice is to look at your school's website. Most colleges now a days have very helpful packing lists that share with you important things you will need, as well as any specific items your school requires. This helped my packing process a lot, but remember most of these lists are very general. I found that I still needed to make another list of items I wanted to take with me.

So, I've given you my top two recommendations when it comes to packing for college - START EARLY and MAKE A LIST. These two habbits have helped me pack each time I go to Florida for school. With only 15 days to go, I already started packing and I have already made three lists of things to do and pack before August 28th. I enjoy packing and I hope you all do too. After all, how many times do you get to pack for college? (Ok, I know, you seniors have packed a lot of times!) :)

-John

PS. - So, my good friend, Ivan Dolzhanskiy, did an awesome poster of many of our friends at PCC. Most of the people in this picture are either Russian or speak the language, thus the group is often known as the 'Russian Group'. All of them have been a huge blessing to me and I thank God for allowing me to meet them. Thanks for doing the poster Ivan!!!