So, here I am still cramming for my 1st Test here in seminary...and I can't believe it even as I write it.....GREEK ISN'T THAT BAD!!!! Sure, the first few days were rough, but it's actually more like putting together an interesting puzzle. Granted I am still in WEEK 1, I may not be still saying that in WEEK 5 or 6!!
It's truly not that bad. My schedule is pretty cool too. I have class from 8-9:30 Monday-Friday with a half hour break, then resume class at 10am and go till 11:30. Right about then my eyes start to glaze over and I'm wondering what I'm going to eat for lunch!
Then we have afternoon tutorial sessions from 2-4pm Monday -Thursday. Then again from 7-9pm. We also have Chapel everyday at 4:10pm for about 30 minutes.....at this point most everyone goes to PRAY that we can pass Greek!
My personal schedule after that is when I go work out and eat dinner after, before heading out to the second tutorial session.
We have 2 test a week. A vocabulary test, which you can take anytime before 3pm Thursday and its done on an honor system. Each person in my class has a partner that you take the test with; well not together! Your partner is there to proctor you and you proctor him/her. We have all been given our test this week in a sealed envelope and we take it with your partner, whenever you both decide. So some people took them today. My partner, Jeremy and I will be taking it tomorrow at 2pm.
The second test, every Friday (and this is ALL we do on Friday...pretty cool!) is strictly just translation...which I am happy to report I am finally starting to understand. Once you understand the rules for the Greek verbs, nouns, etc...then it gets a little easier. Many are still struggling, but I was able to translate 3 whole sentences without my notes in class today. So to me,....that's MAJOR progress!
All and all, Greek is actually kinda of fun and interesting; because many times what you are trying to translate can be translated many different ways, so it is interesting to see what others come up with in class.
My work study this Fall will be at St.Mark's. It is a private Lutheran school and I'll be doing some tutoring after school. I'm looking forward to that.
In the meantime, I am trying to continue to work out 4-5 days a week and eat well. The eating healthy is a little more challenging in a dorm with limited refrigerator/freezer space, but I hope to come up with some solutions soon. I do hope to also be working part time soon. I have applied at the local YMCA where I also work out to sit at their front desk as people come in...which would be awesome for my knees. My knees have not been doing well overall. I have been advised by my doctor to try switching to doing more swimming instead of all the cardio on the elliptical I've been doing, so I will start doing that this weekend probably.
So I've been going through A LOT of coffee, getting used to sleeping on my twin bed, but overall, I am surviving. The weather has been awesome so far, but I hear this July has been unseasonably cool, so maybe I just got lucky....not what I hear is going on in Texas with the drought conditions down there; Guess I need to pray for more rain, huh?
That's it for now from Iowa and Summer Greek. Hope everyone is doing well. I do log in a lot on Yahoo Messenger. If you have a Yahoo messenger ID, look me up. (My user name: msoperalady) We can chat online for free live, as long as you have a microphone and speakers, you can hear me and I do have a great webcam, so you can even see me. I've been able to see Chloe, my God Daughter just about everyday. Her mother, Julie, says, that Chloe thinks I live in the computer...at least that's what we think, when she points to the computer and says, "Roro". It's quite cute! Till next time...Many blessings to all.
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