So, got back from an awesome time at BFA grad, wow it was just really special to see Scott, Ryan and Kenny those guys are amazing, the best friends a guy could ask for. Oh and it was good to see other people too. Anyway so seeing them was really encouraging, and now I´m in the middle of the exams from the lowest level of hell. Its crazy hot, there´s no air conditioning and I´m expected to study all day. It´s enough to drive a man crazy and then some. Yeah Portugal kicking butt, well enough, we haven´t really been challenged yet, but we´re playing good. Alright so now I´ve updated hope everyboady is happy,

Alê, Portugal, Alê

nós somos a tua voz,

John

Hey guys so the big news is ... drum roll please ... I GOT MY PLANE TICKET TO GRAD. So I´m coming I worked out my schedule and bribed some school officials used some inside information and boum freed up that little week from the 1st to the 9th so everyone can start cheering for me. I'm really excited about going. Well anyway as to life in Portugal I have "Queima da Fitas" which is like a huge grad party a month before school ends. It's like a carnaval in downtown Oporto where every uni. in Porto has a booth where their students hang out. And there are concerts from big portuguese bands and some international ones. Oh and the main part is drinking lots and lots of drinking like a week where your only goal is to see if you can completely screw your liver before the week is over there no classes no anything except drink and party. Hospitals actually prepare like big time to receive tons of students and the red cross sets up some major headquarters next door. Well it's a week away and it's all anyone talks about. So I'm doing good life is exciting and opportunities to make a difference abound.

Ninguem para o ISCAP,

John

Well here it is another fantastic Mosely update that produces relieved sighs all around the world that yes John is actually alive and terrorizing the other street ballers of Porto. Hey cool story so I’m setting up a pickup game with some guys and this chick in my class comes and says she would love to play too (way more uncommon in Europe than in the states) so I say sure and suddenly two other chicks also want to play, so once again I was like sure but added some extra bit about how short these girls were (the tallest of the 3 comes to my shoulder) so one thing leads to another and I end up making a bet I can beat them 3 to 1 for a dinner. Now this could be really dangerous except these girls are totally uncoordinated and I doubt I will have much trouble but we’ll see when I play them tomorrow J. Let you guys know if I get treated to dinner or have to treat 3 nice young ladies to dinner one of which I might add is extremely hot. Second semester just started for me and things are going ok schoowise I’m finally getting used to the system and the idea that, no teachers don’t actually have to help you understand what their teaching. So anyway that’s enough for today.

John

Heyh everyboady,

well by popular demand of the teeming masses John's xanga we'll be updated after 3 something months of silence the veil will be broken and everyone can know what is going on in John's life. So where to start well life at the university is like totally different from things I had experienced before I'll give you an example of somethiung weird: I am one of the hardest working people in my class, and no I haven't changed at all in my work ethic from my bfa days, scary huh and half my class are second year students who failed their freshman year. Ok moving away from comenting on the system and towards me. I had a great semester, despite school being boring and not very challenging, I live in a dorm near my school but I go home for weekends which is an awesome system because I get some independence and stuff but I also go see my parents every weekend. Socially I am doing fine making some good friends and a gazilion acquaintances( maybe some other update I'll coment on portugal's social workings which are fascinating). I'm currently involved with campus crusade who with their fun upbeat style and their emphasis on evangelism caught my eye over intervarsity with their serious bible study style. So spiritually it's been a challenge trying to be salt and light in the middle of a lot of darkness the campus crusade group has about 12 people on average. So see you in another 3 months... just kidding I will do better this next semester on updating for people.

living strong,

john

Hey so I actually finally got into university, which is nice, it all has been happening so fast. Find out one day I'm excepted on Sunday, sign up on Monday go to classes on Tuesday. So I got in not at Braga close to home where I wanted but in Oporto about an hour away but its cool, got into a dorm there. I have no net for the week but I go home on weekends. Yeah things are finally moving. Kinda behind on schoolwork but nothing I can't handle. Doing all the new place new people things to do. My first night in the dorm there was a party and 95% percent of the guys got topling over drunk. What a welcome for me. I'm used to people drinking and getting drunk around me but I wasn't expecting it quite at the level of what I saw anyway what an opportunity to be salt and light. Been reading "The Pleasures of God" John Piper, and it's really encouraging me, we worship a really awesome God guys. I'm pretty excited about all the stuff going on in my life. Actually I'm in a weird thing of being super busy outside of class and super bored inside of class, teachers here are mostly morons and you have to get books independtly and study the material on your own, otherwise you fail which half the class always does apparently. So everything is new different and for the most part exciting. More updates forthcoming... maybe

John