Sonja – Page 3 – Life in the Nest

Learned Lessons from Latin

In my Latin class, we translate an abundance of sentences to enhance our learning of the language. Most of the ancient sentences we translate into English are Roman phrases, proverbs, or pieces of historical content. Romans found loyalty, dignity, friendship, and other honorable qualities to be of the utmost importance, and they often wrote about them. Something that always sticks out to me is the proverbs or quotations about friendship that, despite being ancient, still remain a solid source of truth.

Little Checkmarks

I don’t know about you, but I love that feeling when you look at your past schedule and see all of the classes that you have completed. It doesn’t matter if you are upperclassmen or freshmen; it is still exciting to see those little checkmarks next to the classes that you have passed. Personally, I see each of those checkmarks […]

I Have Been Blessed

One of my favorite songs of all time is called “I Have Been Blessed.” It often gets stuck in my head for days on end, and I will find myself singing it at work, in the shower, or when I am just driving to Walmart. Some of the lyrics say, “I have been blessed, God’s so good to me, blessed are His thoughts of you and me, there is no way I can count them...” While there is no physical way I can count all of the ways that I have been blessed, I made a short list of some of the blessings that God has given to me here at PCC...

It Is Coming!!!

Ah! Feel that nip in the air when you walk outside in the mornings? Yep! Winter is coming. Despite what you may think, even Florida gets a little cold during the winter. I may not be a huge fan of the cold, but I am a huge fan of what winter brings…Christmas! And here shortly comes my one of my […]

Fine Arts: Fear or Fun?

Fine Arts: these two little words can invoke fear into any guys' heart for lack of a date and send the most mature girl into a fit of giggles as she spends hours getting ready. As a junior, I have been to my fair share of Fine Arts Series, and one thing that I have observed is that it doesn't […]