I have been in Michigan for about a week now. The drive up was uneventful and quicker than expected (18 hours). I have spent most of the week trying to get set up, and trying to remember the Greek I learned in my undergrad. The entrance exam for Greek is on Wednesday, so I have gone to the review session last week and will continue on Monday and Tuesday. It’s coming back pretty well, and I am hopeful that I will get a good enough score to not have to take any more Greek. But I do have more studying to do, and have been trying to work on that. I also have an entrance exam on Bible knowledge on Friday, but I don’t think there is much I can do to study for that. I will begin working at my old job at Lithotech (the copying facility at Andrews) tomorrow. Classes begin on the 28th.
I am enjoying the cooler temperatures here. It’s usually around mid to high 70s, and I still consider that warm. I enjoyed a nice bonfire last night at my parents house. But I still miss Florida very much. Mostly all my friends. I have a few family and friends at school, but not many. And I am a vastly different person now than I was a year ago. I miss having a group where I feel connected and wanted. As I sat in a plain, boring Sabbath school yesterday, I couldn’t help but wish I was back in Something More. When you’ve had real authentic Mexican food, Taco Bell just doesn’t taste the same. That sounds harsh, but it’s true. The mass-produced, script-read Sabbath School just doesn’t hold the same appeal (not that it ever really appealed to me to begin with). I know that it could be so much better. Hopefully I will find a decent church up here that does speak to me. I hope things will improve, and that I will make more friends and find a decent church. But right now, I miss all my friends in Orlando.
