The Second Week Begins

On Sunday, Whitney and I went to church with Ruth and Jeeves, friends from the Christian group on campus. The church is a few stops away on the tube and is rather small - the people are quite friendly though and everyone seems to know everyone. They are also devout Bible believers. Afterwards, the four of us were invited over to eat lunch with one of the families from the church. We enjoyed a delicious British meal and spent much of the afternoon visiting with them. Overall, it was a good experience.

Monday saw another wave of classes. In the evening I went to a meeting of the debating society here on campus. I am not sure if I want to get involved in it, but it could be fun. It is a formal debate team that competes in events both locally and in other parts of Europe. I participated in the practice debate, which was on whether to abolish the English monarchy or not (I argued not). Since I do like to debate and argue things, it could be an interesting thing to pursue.

I had more classes on Tuesday. I also spent a great deal reading about the Crusades. They really are an interesting and entertaining period (if one has a sense of humor for events which at the time were quite serious but are comical today). In the evening, Whitney and I met up a few other members of the Christian Union and had a bible study, as well as spent some time afterwards visiting.

Only one more class remains before the end of the week for me, haha. I largely enjoy my classes, however, so it is not some great relief to be done with classes. Student participation in class seems to be highly encouraged here, more so than in the US, and I enjoy that sort of thing. Well, that is all for now. Danny McEntee, reporting out.