Audience of One is the weblog of Matthew Weston, a UK student, Christian, technophile and musician.
Hmm. Ten years ago I was looking forward to being a teenager. Now, I’m wondering where it went*.
* I just said this because it’s stereotypical; in fact, it’s a lie. I know exactly where it went.
Currently listening to Regina Spektor – Us
Matthew @ 15:50, January 10, 2007 to Diary | Permalink | Comments (4)
A day late is better than never.
2006 was a varied year, like 2005 before it. I started off by working in retail, and quickly realised I wanted to do something with more moral worth than attempt to persuade customers to buy things they didn’t need. So I went to work for a church in Japan.
My time in Japan doesn’t feel like earlier this year – it feels like another lifetime. Still, looking back it was one of the best experiences of my life, even though I found it a real challenge a lot of the time. I still hope to go back one day, hopefully soon.
I started university after a packed summer. I was ready to go. In many ways I was fed up with home, having had two and a half months looking after myself in Japan. I was also fed up with Oxford, and ready for a new city.
University, so far, has been full of great experiences. Conducting and accompanying a choir; leading a chapel service; playing piano in Pizza Express; the CU weekend away; getting to know hundreds of new people. Next term is shaping up to be even more exciting. I love my new friends, the CU is great, my church is great, the hall CU is awesome, and I’ve learnt a lot spiritually (and as a result see even more how much I still have to learn).
So, what does 2007 hold? More of the same, I pray.
Matthew @ 22:08, January 1, 2007 to Diary | Permalink | Comments (0)
