Its raining today, Spring is finally here and the trees are budding and the sky is gently misting the flowers and new growth. I've started running again this week and I'm very happy with the amount that I've actually gone, my high school track coach would be completely shocked. Yesterday I ran just after it rained and the smell was so fresh I felt like Mary Lennox and her cousin Colin trying to fill my lungs to capacity to grow "strong and healthy." The birds continue to sing even during the rain, their voices chirping and whistling back and forth with the sounds of Spring and new life.
In a few weeks I have the opportunity to attend an Ascot race with another Rotary club. I must say here how much I appreciate the Rotarians of the Oxford district. They have been so welcoming and generous to share their country with me and its been an honour to speak to them and to interact with the different clubs.
The experience is two thirds over already. It is so difficult to imagine that and to recognize that I have been here for months. Everyday I walk out my door and I feel my own inadequacy, I feel like I've learned so much and yet only scratched the surface. I interact with other graduate students here and try to recognize that we are adults and we have a responsibility to take what we learn here and apply them to problems we face in our homes.
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| This is just to prove that I do actually do a lot of work. |
