A New Semester, A New Start

Orientation week is drawing to a close. Classes begin tomorrow, and at this point, I'm ready for a sense of routine to come back into the days.

The freshman class is great this year. The 13 that were in my "O Group" are all fantastic people, and it has truly been a blessing getting to know them. It's also been an extremely exhausting week.

For starters, a tragedy in the life of my friend/O partner, Neil.

So things didn't go exactly the way we'd planned, but it was still good.

Vague? Yes. Sorry about that.

Moving on... my schedule is hectic, but after meeting several of the new freshmen music people, I'm really psyched about the classes I'm taking.

Honestly, when I got here, I didn't know what to expect. But I'm beginning to realize anew just how special this place is, and also that there are few joys greater than reuniting with friends after 3+ months apart. I haven't smiled so much (or sweated, for that matter) in a very long time.

It was nice to feel really joyful again.

:-)