West Virginia

For my Christmas Break of the year 2006, when I was 21 years old, I lived with a family in West Virginia, miles from my 2nd and current college at that time, which was the Appalachian Bible College.

I watched movies and had discussions with the family members, especially with the father who was encouraging me to be more flexible in my life. He would suggest that I am not as picky when I eat. I should eat whatever people give me instead of asking too many questions that may hurt the feelings of others.

Appalachian Bible College

Appalachian Bible College

I started attending the Appalachian Bible College (ABC) in Bradley, West Virginia, United States, in August 2006 when I was 21 years old. I met many inspirational friends like Sawyer Frye and Jen Moore and others. I loved my classes. I major in Pastoral Greek. I worked in the cafeteria, in food-prep, server, dishwasher,& maintenance. I worried about the money, the finances. I took out my one and only student Stafford loan in November or December of 2006 and I am still paying that back in the year 2013 still. It was my only loan so far. I started getting bad grades, due to increasing accelerating distractions. I started thinking about my mother as well, since my dad was leaving her and my mom needed help and I wanted to help her.

August 2006
21 years old
Bradley, West Virginia, United States
Joey Arnold