Well, I am three days into class. I would say that is an official start to the semester, yes? As of currently I think I am going to like them all although I have yet to pick a favorite (or least favorite). The final list is as follows:
MWF: Youth Ministry (excited to see the European aspects), Cross Culture (study abroad class only on Monday), C.S. Lewis (I love him, the man is brilliant).
T/TH: History of Translation (interesting), Digital Photography (fun), The English Bible as Literature (I think I have an advantage considering the English Bible is the only one I know).
Life is beginning to fall into a routine here. I have a 8:30am class every day which means that until the end of the month I will be waking up in the dark and walking to class before the sun peeks over the horizon. The days are currently short, about 7-8 hours of light, but no worries as we gain 4 min of daylight every day (twice as fast as CA) so by the time I leave there will be well over 12 hours of daylight each day. J
I have got the bus system figured out well enough that I can find my way to places and even took it by myself today! A huge accomplishment for me considering I am brilliant at getting lost. While some people make a big deal about public transportation it is really not weird for me. I will definitely miss my car but I think I will miss driving more than the convenience of having a car. I enjoy walking (even in the cold) and I am actually enjoying public transportation. As for the cold, I am acclimating really well and it has warmed up a bit since we got here. It has been in the high 20’s most days and the sun is starting to shine more, and when the sun shines, it is BRIGHT!
My room is a still a learning process. I won’t pretend it isn’t hard to have roommates who speak mostly Russian while in the room, sometimes I feel left out but I keep telling myself that they aren’t talking about me or ignoring me but for a room of four people I sometimes feel very alone. Last night was fun, my roommate and I watched Sense and Sensibility together as the power went on and off. 10 times. We are up to 4 outages today. The story is that someone (probably an American) has something unconverted plugged in and keeps blowing out the entire building. It’s annoying. There was even a rumor that someone had a tanning bed in their room, I found that one hard to believe. How would you fit one of those?? Oh, best thing about the rooms: the towel warmer in the shower room. Sometimes, I just like to warm up my cold hands on it, it is so nice.
One last note for everyone who said I would meet a boy. It is true, his name is Isak and he is adorable. We spent four hours together today. Unfortunately for those same people, he is only 7 months old and part of our time included me changing his diaper but I am sold. He is the son of the VP of student life and I am sure there will be more on him later as our relationship progresses.
Peace.
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