First Week Done

Well, my first week at Drew University is done.  It was a full week, but an oh so good week.  My dorm room is fine, the campus is beautiful, the week of rain refreshing, the classes interesting and stimulating, but best of all about my week at Drew is the people.  The people that I am taking classes with are amazing.  They come from various experiences and faith journeys and I am loving getting to know them and hearing their stories.

It has rained nearly every day this week here in Madison, New Jersey and I see it as a blessing.  I have heard that it is usually hot and humid here at Drew in the summer, but I haven't experienced it yet.  Plus, I haven't been tempted to get out of my room and goof around in the nice weather--the rain has kept me inside and working on my studies.  I did get out of the room a bit on Saturday night.  I stepped away from my shelf of instant noodles and jerky and went out to dinner with a couple of the guys in my cohort.  I walked up town with Geoff (a Presbyterian minister) and Jay (a United Methodist Minister) and we went to dinner at a little place called "Poor Herbie's."  I had a delicious open faced, hot turkey and gravy sandwich and a great time of fellowship with my two new friends.  I included a picture.  (Unfortunately I was so intent on getting us all in the picture that I forgot to smile.)

I am in my dorm room alone this weekend because my roommate, Lem, flew back to his church in Kansas City to preach in the Sunday AM services.  I am really enjoying getting to know Lem.  He is a fascinating guy and a real joy to be around.  I ran across this Youtube video of Lem preaching in his church.  It has been a great week at Drew University.  I am thankful for this experience.