Today was another long day. More interesting than yesterday, because of meeting more people. (When I say "meet" I mean meet and talk for at least two minutes, as opposed to just exchanging names.) In the morning there was a service at the chapel on campus; I expected it to be very traditional, but they actually had a praise and worship band for most of the service. After that I went to lunch, where I met a couple of guys who are rooming down the hall from me. Brennan's a theater major, and Seth is an English major from Massachusets and a big Red Sox fan. We all had some odds and ends to buy so we carpooled into town and did some shopping.
Soon after we got back my roommate arrived. We moved his stuff in and I got to meet his parents. I'd met him previously; he's a pianist, like me, and a music major, unlike me. (Note for Giselle: I think that that grammar is correct because "like" is being used as a preposition, the way they used to use "like unto". So when Aragorn says "...and become a wraith like them"--he may not be so far off.)
Then we hurried to an introductory lecture (which was mostly to introduce the staff we need to know); afterwards we went to dinner. Tonight was their Welcome Banquet, which was very nice. I sat at a table with my peer mentor, who turns out to be a humanities major who is taking classes in Medieval Literature and C.S. Lewis's Fiction, loves the Silmarillion, plays bagpipes, and has travelled to Europe. We had an interesting discussion about foreign food and the differences between Vegemite and Nutella (the consensus being that Nutella is far superior).
The dining hall after dinner.After dinner was vespers, which was a worship service with communion and a short message. There must have been more than a hundred people there; it was neat to see so many college students worshipping together in one room (alternately standing and sitting on the floor, since they don't use chairs). After vespers a group of students (including me) went to Sonics in town and chatted for a while. And then when I got back my roommate and I took turns playing our piano pieces for each other and watching piano performances on YouTube. Hence a late night...but a fun one.
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