Oh hey there! I’m Jacob Aaron Rudy-Froese. I grew up in Kitchener, Ontario (The Great White North). The igloo where I lived was nice because it provided room for my sled dogs, standard igloos could not. It was a long sled ride to school, because the school was across the street, and my parents never trained the dogs to cross. I went to Kindergarten as well as grades 1-6 at Sheppard Elementary School. This is the difference between American and Canadian schools;  elementary school goes from K-6 not K-5. I then attended Courtland Avenue Public School for grades 7 and 8.
After that my life took a big turn when my family moved to the States. My dad got the job he wanted at AMBS, and my mom got a job as a pastor at Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship, the church I attend now. I was baptized my sophomore year. Â Along with making all new friends, I had to learn all the American words like freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, restroom, and many more. In Canada, students in grades 9 and 10 (not 9th and 10th grade) were called Juniors and students in grades 11 and 12 were called seniors. Overall the move went well and now I consider Goshen my second home.
My sophomore and junior years I played tennis. I enjoy playing any sport even though I’m not that great at any of them, but I don’t enjoy watching sports. When I moved to the States, I was surprised to see how many people attended high-school sporting events. I remember attending a basketball game that my brother, Ben was playing at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate in Canada, and there was a couple of parents there but the majority of the bleachers were empty. High-school sports are not as big of a deal in Canada.
One of my favorite hobbies is playing violin. I have played violin for 10 years. I played in the Bethany orchestra for both my freshman and sophomore year and now I am playing in it again.
I don’t have a clue what I want to do in the future. I can imagine myself doing anything so it is hard for me to choose a university or major. The plan that makes the most sense to me now is to take a gap year and work. This will give me time to think about what I want to do and will allow me to make money for the following years in university. This plan is not final and I’m not sure if it is even going to happen, but for now I will just go with the flow and see what develops.
~Jacob Rudy-Froese