Day Two...

Imagine getting up in the morning and not cooking breakfast. After a shower and feeding the dog and cat, you grab your backpack and jump on your bike and ride to chapel, a three minute ride from your front door. Each weekday morning finds you surrounded by the rest of the Nashotah community for worship together. Mornings begin with singing, listening to scripture, praying, and taking the Lord's Supper. It is a wonderful way to begin a new day.
Today after sharing breakfast in the refectory (refect means to refresh with food and a refectory is the name of the place where one eats at at monastary), we made our way to classroom 1 where we were introduced to the Student Handbook and listened to lots of information I will probably needed to be reminded of from time to time. Topics included the classes we'd be taking this term, campus work detail, and the how, when and where of paying our school bills. We've also discussed health insurance options and House scholarships. Today I auditioned for a scholarship to be a Chapel Scholar. I'm not sure of the complete details but it consists of a small group of men who lead the singing in chapel services.
More and more I'm feeling at home here. The campus is beautiful, quiet and serene. Abby, my golden retreiver and I just returned from an evening walk in the graveyard at the top of the hill. The deer are plentiful here and it's not uncommon to see them all about the campus.