Well, reality has set in at this point. After a great, short week of Greek I was able to go out and celebrate surviving with all of my friends. I was introduced to Sticky Rice, The Flying Squirrels, Buzz and Neds BBQ, and The Galaxy Diner all in one weekend. We laughed over stupid stuff, had deep conversations in the hallway, and walked together. It’s funny how quickly a family can form! And I do love this family : )
Like I said, though… reality is here. Monday morning brought a 5:45 am wake up to go out to the track and labyrinth before my 8:30 greek class. The morning started off great and I was ready to tackle another quiz and another lesson. Well, the quiz went well overall but then we started the new stuff. To make a long story short, my 2 hour study days from last week are definitely in the past and I am now not so happy to be welcoming in the 5 hour study days.
These are the days I prepared for, though and these are the days that will make up the next three years of my life. Is it hard? You have no idea. Already today I felt myself wanting to just stop when I couldn’t figure out a way to keep two words straight (I have around 50 at this point, not to mention conjugations, first and second declensions, and 24 forms of the word to… yes… you read that right). It isn’t so easy anymore. The quizzes aren’t easy 100s with a quarter of the points going to the lower case alphabet. But what can you expect?
Last week when I went exploring, I also did a little shopping for myself. Some of you may know that I have been on a search for a new ring after I lost a very special ring that I got in Mexico on my first mission trip (and the breaking point when I finally decided to listen to God and start pursuing ministry). I finally found the perfect ring- a small silver band with an engraved message on the outside, where I can see it every day- “If God brings you to it, he will bring you through it”. This message means so much to me on so many levels right now. These next three years are not going to come easy, but they aren’t supposed to. God doesn’t call us to do easy stuff… he calls us to stuff that is going to take work and dedication and trust in him. Right now, the challenge is greek but next semester it might be Theology or History of Christianity. The challenge isn’t always going to be classes either- I have already had the nights that I missed my friends back home, or the afternoons when it seemed like everything was falling apart. But it doesn’t matter what the challenge is, because I know that no matter what, God is with me and will bring me through each and every challenge.
So, since I was supposed to be going to bed about 30 minutes ago, I’m out… gotta get up early and hit those flash cards again!
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