More things

Right now is perfect except for those doves cooing outside of my window. I’m totally coo’d out.
Let’s begin again. Last night was wonderful. We had the Valpo folks over for dinner and it was a grand time. Courtney and I sat with Daniel, Anne, Ben and Billy and had jovial conversation spurred by fantastic food […]

Nearly a Week

Everything here seems pretty natural already.  I like the house atmosphere…it’s much more relaxed than a dorm.  I like making my own food, as primitive as it has been so far.  I like hanging out in the common room.  I like house tea on Mondays after pericope.  One of the seminarians has an eight year old […]

Exploring Cambridge begins in earnest

Today we explored Cambridge. We woke up at 11:20 (ON ACCIDENT) and by the time we got going it was a little before one. The sun set completely at about four, so it was already pretty low by the time we got outside, which I found hilarious.
Anyway, today just confirmed how lovely Cambridge is. I […]

Thing I like to do #1 - Listen to Sufjan

I just wrote a huge blog entry and it got deleted.  Damn.  Here’s quick recap:
 - Greek yesterday went well…learning the alphabet.  I like Preceptor a lot.  He’s very smart and funny and he talks very softly.  When I talk I feel like I’m yelling.  This just shows that I am a loud and obnoxious American.
- […]

First Impressions

Hello friends, I’ve finally made it.
What a nonsense trip, though.  O’hare was fine…everything was on time, but I officially am not fond of flying.  Take off and landing completely sucked, I felt sick for the first and last 45 minutes.  Everything in between was fine, including two decent meals and a lot of weird British […]