Well, I guess this will be the first "seminary update" interjected in all these random thoughts. So, backing up past the last post...
I moved up here last Thursday with the help of Mom, Dad, and Noel. I got moved in ok and spent the rest of the weekend exploring Richmond and doing all the stuff I prob won't have much time for as the year progresses. Met a lot of 2nd and 3rd years at a cook out on Saturday, even met the mandatory Andy/Andrew that is somehow always one of my first friends wherever I go (figure that one out).
Fast forward past the awesome July 4 celebrations, crazy storms, and hours of waiting for fire works (not on July 4). Yesterday was the start of "Baby Greek". I won't lie, the first day was kinda easy. Granted, I spent a lot of time working on the alphabet before I got here, but still. Today, it wasn't so easy however I think that I finally got it down after a few hours in the library and a few more studying here in the room (at this point, I think I have spent more time in the library here than I did in all four years at UNCG...). I guess we will see how that goes tomorrow.
Other than Greek, I found a church that is pretty cool and not even a block from campus. I may do some more exploring, but you can't really beat that. It is also kinda cool cause I get to see my adviser who is on sabbatical so I'm not really missing too much with him being "gone".
I have also been invited to join the Richmond Brass and Percussion Consort which is really exciting. At least I know that every other week I will have a reason to be playing! In addition to that, I have been asked to play in Wednesday chapel in a few weeks. I'm just glad that I am getting these opportunities to keep my chops up!
Really that is about it. I do have a few job opportunities that I am looking at, all dealing with music or youth or both. Needless to say, I will post as soon as something happens.
Finally, I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone for all of your support. This is such a crazy journey, and one I never expected to be taking (and even fought for a quite a while). Your prayers, support, and messages mean the world to me! I know I came here from a weird place being a member of a church in Greensboro, but having grown up at two different churches in Raleigh. I have received so much from all three churches in so many different forms and it is such a blessing to know that you don't care where my membership is or who is technically sponsoring me on paper, because you are all playing such a major part on my papers!
I'm going to try to get another thoughtful post up this weekend when I'm not doing Greek, but I'm not making any promises. First, I need to keep working on what I said in that last one!
I hope everyone has a great weekend and stays cool! Maybe some of this Richmond rain can get down there to NC and knock out that drought.
God Bless!!
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