Jessica Rice: The New Global Student

The purpose of life is to live it. to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. - Eleanor Roosevelt

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Lyceum Music Festival

Wow. About a week and half ago I posted to pray that my visa would come in time for school. School started about a week ago and I have been having the most wonderful week in Midway, Utah at the Lyceum Music Festival! It was a HUGE blessing to be able to go! The festival needed another oboist and my oboe teacher, Holly Gornik, called me and asked me if my visa hadn't come yet if I could play the oboe for the festival. Of course my visa hadn't come and I was able to go to the festival! I had an AMAZING week learning so much about music and about myself and making the most wonderful friends! I love my roommates and my card game friends and my woodwind friends! I feel so blessed and I know that Heavenly Father's timing is ALWAYS better than mine! He knows what's going on and I know that I will always trust His timing no matter how hard it is! I love you all from Lyceum! Sara, Lindsey, Lindsey, Catherine, Tommy, Trent, Karrica, and soooo many others! I wish I could stay forever! Who knows, maybe I will be a professional oboist someday. I will just trust in Heavenly Father's plan for me with faith and I know that life, though never easy, will always be better than my own plan. What a humbling experience!
Any musicians out there, if you have a chance to audition for Lyceum, DO IT! I obviously had a blast and learned sooo much every day!

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Prayers for my Visa!

Every day means a day closer to my adventure in Brazil!!!! The problem is I don't know when my day of arrival will be....I had expected my visa to arrive by this time so that I could leave to Brazil on the 20th of July in time to go to school on the 23rd. I would appreciate the prayers of as many people as possible for my visa to arrive in time to go to school on the first day if it is God's will. School is so important to me and I want to be introduced to my school on the first day before the intense schoolwork begins. I appreciate all support!!!!! Tchau a todos! Muito obrigada!