there are so many people on campus! it's so weird! those of us who have been around all summer seem a bit overwhelmed: it went from eerily quiet to loud and busy so quickly!
i'm not nearly as excited about my classes this time around. i think it's primarily because i'm a bit burned out. there aren't any classes this quarter that really excite me. but after attending first lectures in all my classes (ok, both), i'm kind of relieved that they won't be as overwhelming as i had feared. neither will be easy, and both will require a lot of work, but the professors of both classes don't seem to have unrealistic expectations of their students, which is more than i can say for other professors.
the official SIS photo shoot was today. it's a tradition that goes back something like 60 years - a photo of all current School of Intercultural Studies students. i ran into my favorite professor there, who stopped to talk to me. i loved it. ;-) i also ran into a few other friends that i hadn't seen in weeks, or even all summer. that was great, too. you know what else was amazing? the weather! ahhh, so nice! for once, it was a "fall" day, though i know it won't last forever!
tonight i'm going on a night hike with Oasis. a few of us from pasadena are carpooling over to azusa to meet up with some APU students to hike the garcia trail. i don't know much about it, but i'm excited to get out and use my legs for more than transportation. that sounded a bit weird, but i'm excited.
this weekend i'm going to joshua tree again! i'm quite excited about that, too!! it's another Oasis trip, though i think our group will be smaller this time around, maybe 8 or 9 of us. last year we had 14, i think. matt is heading up our trip again, but maybe only 3 of us are repeats from last year?? i'm not sure. i don't even know what our plan is, but i can't wait!
on a more somber note, please pray for a friend of mine. they are going through a really rough time, are slightly disillusioned, and may be sent back to their country of origin because of visa issues. my heart hurts for this friend, but no amount of encouragement or praise will accomplish anything, so the best i can do is pray and ask you to pray.
i'm making masaman curry for dinner tomorrow night. funny to say, but i've been looking forward to it for a while now. tomorrow, i'm doing it! i've invited a few friends over to join me, so i'm glad for that, too. ;-) should be yummy and fun!
ooof. week 1. i'm really not ready for it. summer was too long and too short at the same time. i am SO thankful for a regular weekly schedule, though, even if that means i have to do a lot of work. i'm ready for that part.
i was looking at plane tickets today. i'm really not sure if i will make it back to VA in dec or not. if i go back for suzanne's wedding, i'll likely go dec 16. from there, i'll fly to san fran dec 23 or 24, then ride with my parents back down to pasadena/LA before new year's eve. or i could just fly from here up to san fran dec 23 or 24. it's $70 vs $410. kind of a big difference. and while i'm in VA, i can't be working at starbucks, either. so as of now, it's looking like VA is a no-go, unfortunately. i would LOVE to see all you VA people, so feel free to come visit me!
it really is amazing the difference the weather has on my attitude, or some other psychological impact. the cooler weather today really feels like a burden lifted off my shoulders. strange, but true. and clouds! there are clouds in the sky! they made for a pretty sunset just now!
well, that's probably enough about week 1. i'll post more later on the specifics of my classes this quarter.
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thanks dianne - i'm glad to hear that jtree was fun. i wish i would have known about it - i've never been there. maybe someday.
and yeah, the new crowder is actually excellent. there isn't a single acoustic guitar on it... its a different sound but not too different. if you get it let me know your thoughts.
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