The amount of orientation materials I've received in recent days is staggering. First its in your mail slot (pigeonhole), then its handed out at sessions, then its on the online network (which there is a session about how to sign into/access...) And it goes on and on.
Just when I wondered how much more I could cram into your memory for the day (this is mostly logistical and practical, not substance/content), the college presented our first Formal Hall- or formal college dinner. It was a great evening with low lights, taper candles, three courses, and drink receptions before and after. It was such a nice change of pace from all the practicalities to dine and fellowship; while many college formal dinners are opportunities to feel elite or posh, Wycliffe Hall is seeks to demonstrate and cultivate love and service through these meals. Our hilarious college principal toasted "the un-snobbish community of Wycliffe Hall" and set the tone for a wonderful evening- a thorough reprieve from the slough of forms, manuals, handbooks, and other academic sensibilities.
This is not a study bible. This is my personal copy of the Oxford University Exam Regulations. Lucky me!
Everyone loves a good timetable- or two or three. Welcome to my life.
With some of my classmates- all of them in my Wycliffe Hall course and the OCCA program. There is such an amazing bunch of people that God has called here to journey through this season together- i am really enjoying getting to know them as we pray for a defining year of growth and mutual encouragement.
I guess the photo doesn't do it justice- the candlelight, everyone jazzed up for the evening...it was really a great time.
