My seminary days have begun. They started out as rather unassuming online classes that allowed me something to do my final days in Iraq. The random internet troubles tried to prevent me from doing them, but I mostly overcame these problems. Then there was the transition into the residential portion of the classes. Ahh, the joys of hybrid courses!
My days at Iliff in Denver were ones of great uncomfortableness and growth (these two so often come together). As an extreme introvert, I knew that it would be difficult, but I didn't realize just how much. My classmates are all very interesting and diverse: just what I was hoping for. Be careful what you ask for runs through my mind. I looked at them all with a hope of getting to know them while also harboring a fear of doing so.
There were a couple of people that I looked upon with admiration and awe. They had many attributes I could relate to, and at the same time seemed much more grounded and stronger than I was. Perhaps I was even a bit jealous of this. It made it difficult to connect, but I hope that will be different when I see them again.
Now those days are over for now. I found that saying good-bye was a very difficult thing to do. As guarded as I was, I still allowed myself to be affected enough to become saddened by the need to leave. In addition to that, I feel that a time may come for me to move to Denver. Denver is a diverse city with a great feel to it. It isn't overly expensive, and it appears to have a lot of opportunities. Perhaps that will be a stop for me in three to six years from now.
My days at Iliff in Denver were ones of great uncomfortableness and growth (these two so often come together). As an extreme introvert, I knew that it would be difficult, but I didn't realize just how much. My classmates are all very interesting and diverse: just what I was hoping for. Be careful what you ask for runs through my mind. I looked at them all with a hope of getting to know them while also harboring a fear of doing so.
There were a couple of people that I looked upon with admiration and awe. They had many attributes I could relate to, and at the same time seemed much more grounded and stronger than I was. Perhaps I was even a bit jealous of this. It made it difficult to connect, but I hope that will be different when I see them again.
Now those days are over for now. I found that saying good-bye was a very difficult thing to do. As guarded as I was, I still allowed myself to be affected enough to become saddened by the need to leave. In addition to that, I feel that a time may come for me to move to Denver. Denver is a diverse city with a great feel to it. It isn't overly expensive, and it appears to have a lot of opportunities. Perhaps that will be a stop for me in three to six years from now.
