The Northern Nerd

As the pines sway in the woods and snow continues to fall outside of my window, I figured now was a good opportunity to pause and reflect upon my first year of teaching so far. Most people that I know have been following my first year of teaching by the funny quotes from the students that I post on Facebook, but that’s all that they typically see. While I do enjoy those daily moments of laughter, there’s also other moments that I would like to share with you. College is meant

As a kid, it was easier to live a Christian lifestyle. Your parents made sure your backside was in a seat at church on Sunday. They constantly checked up on you to make sure you were hanging out with the “right crowd” and sometimes wouldn’t even let you go over to a friend’s house until they had met your friend’s parents. College is a completely different story. Nobody is checking up on you to make sure you’re in church on Sunday. (Heck, nobody is there to tell you what to ea