Meet Hannah Schinkel!

Hello to all! My two favorite things are blogging and God so I was totally on top of posting on this blog! I cannot wait to meet all of you and have life-changing experiences with everyone. God is going to do so much awesome stuff on this trip and I can't wait to experience it!

Now to the whole "getting to know me" part. This is a picture of me, my discipler and my disciple!! (I'm in the middle ;) ) FOCUS transformed my life going into college and I never would've thought that I would have an intimate of relationship with Christ as I do now. The one in the coral, she changed my life. Julia is my discipler and she is my "mom" in our sorority Gamma Phi Beta. She pushes me to be the best person I can be and sometimes late at night we listen to M.C Hammer in our room and let our souls dance. The one on my left, Maggie, is my daughter in Gamma Phi! She is the most hard-working, dedicated girl I know and I've been so lucky to watch her life with Christ transform. She has such a big heart.

[Q1] And now to me! My name is Hannah Schinkel and I'm going to be a junior (holy crap) at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. I'm studying Fashion Design Communications with a minor in Spanish and Art History. Basically, I want to be an editor for a fashion magazine and I really like Spanish. Someday I want to move to New York or London and do the whole "big city thing" then eventually come back to and have a family in Nebraska. That's my plan though...who knows what God has in mind!

[Q2] If I could spend one day doing anything I would definitely spend it traveling to somewhere I've never been. Whether it be another country or just road-tripping with my best friends to California, I love experiencing new places!

[Q3] Music, music, music. Something that I've always loved. People always say, "I love all types of music." <-- so annoying. BUT...I really do like all kinds of music. Some of my faves:
Mumford and Sons
Maroon 5
Train
James Taylor
Need To Breathe
Kenny Chesney
Tim McGraw
Colbie Caillat
Sara Bareilles

[Q4] Woah, loaded question. What inspires me. Sunsets, flowers, people, books, trees, colors, clothing.

[Q5] I've always lived in Nebraska BUT I've been to England, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy.

[Q6] Sunset, for sure. I'm a night owl and the complete opposite of a morning person. I feel like sunsets are a way of saying, "This day has passed. There's nothing I can do about what has happened today. But there is always a tomorrow."

[Q7] John 21:15-17. I have the word agape tattooed on my foot. The reason I got it is long, but it was based off of this Bible verse where Christ asks Peter three times if he loves Him. Every time I read it I get chills.

[Q8] At first I was kind of apprehensive about coming on this trip. I wasn't sure if it's what God was calling me to do and I definitely didn't want to fundraise almost $4,000 dollars. Somehow I just had this yearning in my heart and everything just worked out for me to go. It just felt right. The thing I'm most excited for is what God is going to show me on this trip. If He made all of this happen like it did to get me to go over halfway across the world, I know something big is going to happen. Also, I can't wait to meet the people and show people love through actions instead of words.


Well, after the long, LONG post... I hope this helped you to get to know me a little bit better. Again, I can't wait to meet all of you guys! I'm praying for ya ;)

Hannah