trekking through my twenties

 As we have been reading Waverly, I cannot say that it has been easy for me. I am a very slow reader when it comes to books like these. I feel as though I am not understanding the material the same way that others are getting it but it is still a good read.  I thought for this blog, I would talk about the Flora and Rose situation (yes, thats what I'm calling it). To me, this is like a love story. Edward has no idea who he should chose when the very obvious choice is Rose because she check all of the right boxes but seems to have more interest in Flora.  Throwing it way back here to the movie Geek Charming which was on Disney Channel when I was growing up and Devin had to choose been 2 guys. The wrong answer, was the "bad boy jock" and the right answer was the very kind and thoughtful "geek." Edward in this instance, is Devin, choosing between the 2 options. I know, call my crazy but this is how I related it!  So far, the reading has been good. It has been fun to...

 Hello Everyone!  My name is Rebecca Parks. I am a current junior at Mercyhurst studying sports medicine. I am 21 years old and love being active, reading, spending time with friends and family, and being outside. I was born and raised in Parkersburg, West Virginia where I grew up playing softball my first 16 years of life and then I fell in love with rowing at my high school. From there I went on to row here, at MU, where we worked hard to earn a national runner up and national championship. This year I was offered a job as a Resident Assistant and decided to stop rowing and focus on my academics and future. Being an RA has taught me a lot. I have always been extroverted, outgoing, and a leader but the RA position has given me so many other opportunities to grow within these sectors of my life.  I have always wanted to travel the world, ever since I was a kid, but we never had the time becasue we were always traveling to softball tournaments. I have never been out of the...