One Week Left (Of break)

There is only one week of break left for me. Classes will start back up (language classes that is) undergraduates will come back, the library will be open til 10 p.m. and the last two months of my Master's program will commence. I've been pondering what I am going to do next year, I do not have any concrete plans, I know that I get to come home for at least a time. My brother is actually getting married right after my graduation in July so I have to be back for that very special event. I will get to have several weeks to sit and ponder my time here in England and to think about everything I have learned here and how I want to use those discoveries and realizations.

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.

This is just to prove that I do actually do a lot of work.