Who is Chase?

Hey everyone! Since I didn't fill out any of the profile information, I guess I should start with a few details about myself. I'm Chase and I'm from Gulfport, MS. My current major is Biology with an emphasis in pre-med. Whether it's going to stay biology, I'm not sure yet. I'm interested in other things too and am not sure whether the medical field is the field for me. I just really like the anatomy part of it. I'm really interested in foreign languages, music, and Christian studies. So who knows? It seems like everyone wants to know what your hobbies are these days so I'll throw some of those out there too. I'm a snowboarding fanatic! I don't necessarily know a lot about it like you would know a lot about football or some other sport, but I know I love to do it! I play guitar; enjoy reading things that are entertaining, deep, or applicable to my life; love to have deep one-on-one conversations with people; enjoy helping people understand things that they have a hard time understanding (maybe that's called teaching); and enjoy outdoors activities like canoeing, white water rafting, hiking, etc. I think I would have to consider facebook a hobby too!





I like talking to people about how their college experience is going, so I'll talk about mine. I enjoy Mississippi College. I can't say whether it's better than other colleges because I've never attended any other college, but I think that MC must be up there as far as college experiences. I enjoy all of my classes. A couple take some perseverence to stay awake through. My dorm experience has been great! I knew my room mate (two words or one?) before I came here, so that was a weight off of my shoulders although I think it would have worked out well. The guys on my hall are all great guys. It's been fun getting to know everyone, and it's kind of neat living in such close proximity to your friends. I do miss the privacy that I normally had at home, but I think the whole dorm experience is a good thing. When we were in high school we all had a sort of basic routine: get up, go to school, come home, and other things would be sprinkled in between all of those, but it was still pretty basic. I don't feel as if that's how it is here. Everything fills like it's spur of the moment.

"Hey, we're goin' out to get something to eat (at 1:00 AM). Wanna come?"

"Yea!"

There's always something to do! I guess that's why I've heard time management emphasized so much. We're on our own and we can do whatever we want. Sweet! I'm hoping for a little more structure though as the weeks progress. But college is awesome! It really is a privilege!





There's a question that's been on my mind a lot since I've been here and it's bugging me. Who am I? I know I can't be the only one asking this question. I think everyone asks themselves this question but in different ways. If someone was to ask me, "Who are you?", I'm not exactly sure what I would say. I could tell them things I like or things I believe or things I want to be, but are those things who I am? We talked a little about passion the other day in my comp. class, and I think that may have something to do with knowing who I am. That leads to another question: "What am I passionate about?" And that's really where I've been camping for the last day or so. What am I passionate about? I think we, as humans made in the image and likeness of God, desire to be passionate about something. God is passionate about Himself and His glory, and our heart's true desire is Him. So it makes sense that we would desire to have passion. I know I do. I just don't know what I'm passionate about. Or maybe I do have a clue but am too afraid to be passionate. What would other people think? Would they think I'm weird? Would I be accepted? Would I have to give up my friends or my time? Unfortunately these questions plague me! But I think they plague everyone to some degree. I think the answer is to realize that there's something out there more important than myself. And that's hard to accept, but it seems like it's key. It's the message of the Bible. To die to myself is to find life. I'm not sure I really grasp that yet but finding life sounds like something I want to do.



I'm looking forward to reading everyone else's blogs!