Bits of Stuff

Someone did the conversion for me today and told me that it was 38 degrees outside. Translation: way too hot! Our classroom was too chilly yesterday (we can't find any way to control the temp) so we opened all the windows and doors to balance out the A/C and then again this morning; by the end of the morning it was feeling pretty good and we were able to start closing doors and windows again!

We got ID photos today and library cards. Of course there really isn't time to check out, read, and return books; not if I'm going to keep up with classes and the homework.

Speaking of homework: we had a historical context paper due yesterday for hermeneutics. Abner returned them today. He gave us two marks: the one the paper deserved and the one we actually got. Because it was our first paper and we're still learning what's expected he was lenient about the marking but he wanted us to know where we needed to improve. Which is pretty cool since it improved my mark significantly!

The food here is really good and there is a lot of it. For example: today for lunch I had salad, a hot dog, and enchiladas. I did not have other types of salad, french fries, broccoli, pork wraps, beans, or whatever else was there (I know there was one more dish, but I forget what). Then, just in case we starve between meals, there's the snack room. It has coffee, tea, water, cold drinks, granola bars, cookies, chips, chocolate, fruit, bagels, veggies, goldfish crackers.....Abner says he once moved his class into the snack room!

Our class only has 9 students (in fact hermeneutics only has 8 since one girl is only taking the one class). The Biblical Counseling program has about 30 first year students, but Biblical Studies is relatively new. I guess in later summers the classes may be smaller because not everyone will take the same classes every year; after all, I'm only here for a week but one guy is here for all 3 weeks so next summer I'll be taking some of the classes he's taking in the next 2 weeks. I like the smallness of it though. It's easier to get to know people, although 4 of our students commute so they aren't here in the evenings. And a lot of the people I have meals with and stuff are from Biblical Counseling.

I still love it here.