Things I Love

Life is like... the Bible. When you don't understand it there are always people willing to help you try.

Since I changed my background I decided I should do a post about things I love.

I love the fall.

I wish all of the trees in Auburn looked like the one in my header but sadly the weather here is so weird that they probably won't start looking like that until much later. There are many things I love about fall.

1. The leaves changing (obviously). They are just so pretty.

2. Football. And since our football team is doing so well it just makes this fall so much better.

3. It starts to get cooler which means being able to wear jackets. I LOVE jackets. All lengths and colors. If you've seen a cute jacket in the last two years, chances are I have it in my closet.

I love traveling. 

When I was 7 my family took a trip to San Fransisco. I have been hooked on traveling ever since. I love everything there is about traveling. Going somewhere you've never been before, staying in hotels or B&Bs, not speaking the language (when applicable), learning about the culture, and so much more. I went to Italy with my mother and my best friend the summer between my freshman and sophomore year at Auburn and I want to go back so bad.

I love history and international relations.

(I don't have a picture for this section so just use your imagination.)

My father was a history teacher for over 25 years and he instilled in me a deep love for history. I don't really have a favorite time period. I would never be able to narrow it down to one point in time. It's all just so fascinating to study. My freshman year at Auburn I took a class called Contemporary History from the wonderful Professor Gerber. The class was about the Middle East and it was the reason I feel in love with international relations. IR is want I would like to make my career out of. My dream is to go to Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Relations in Washington D.C. Sadly they only take around 200 student a year and tuition is over 50,000 a year for 3 years. Instead I am looking at getting a degree in International Law and then moving to D.C.   

 I love Washington D.C. 

I want to live there so badly. This past summer Andrew and I visited for 4 days and it was hard to get on the plane home. When I'm there I feel at home. I would love to work for the government and I plan on moving to D.C. after graduate school. When I'm in D.C. I feel like there's nothing I can't do.

 I love reading. 

 I read all kinds of books. My top 5 favorite books are (1) The Secret History (2) The Agony and the Ecstasy (3) Atlas Shrugged (4) Apollo 13 (5) The Dictators. Something I love about being a history major is the fact that we read so many books. I try to read at least 12 books a year. I've never understood why people hate to read. Even assigned books I don't particularly care for are not that bad. I like the fact that different books give me different things. Some books can put me in the middle of a diplomatic crisis and others can put me in the middle of a relationship crisis. I guess it ties into my love of traveling.

I also love many other things including slow songs, riding with the windows down, Michelangelo's sculptures, Jack Vettriano's paintings, Johnnie Walker Black Label, taking pictures, going on road trips with my friends, decorating for Christmas, the Tour de Fance, Kappa Alpha Theta, daschunds, and much more.

I'm going to end this post now because on the off chance that anyone actually reads this thing I don't want them to get bored while doing so.

Oh yeah, my professor liked my topics so I have the green light to start my final proposal. Yay!