c. day 19 what i ate for dinner

UMich experience has certainly been wonderful. Still bothered by the fact that i'm taking out mad loans. Still in midst of making sure everything is good in terms of requirements, doing well, applying for positions, meeting faculty, getting my priviledges, keeping count of how many pages i print, etc. Still in midst of meeting people and building relationships and finding time and energy to invite others to fellowship or whatnot. Time.

highlights of the week:
-had a taste of all four grad MSE classes. like 2 of the professors a lot and the other 2 are alright. classes seem pretty intense so i'm a tad worried. also, schedule sucks.
-applied to be research assistant to make some money. quite busy and weird schedule so not sure if it's good for me.
-got my pair of boots in the mail.
-internet's been terrible, well more of my computer's fault i believe...have no idea why and not sure how i'll get it fixed.
-went to aivcf (i've been so used to saying aacf it's weird) for sg and lg. met some cool people. apparently, the first iv chapter was started at umich.
-went to Knox Presbyterian Church today. a lot different to Redeemer than i thought it'd be. i miss Redeemer. oh wells.
-crazy excitign football game last night with umich winning at the last 2 seconds. i didn't watch it, but heard much about it.

b. day 14 first day of school

taking four grad mat sci engg classes- intro to mat sci, materials chemistry, adv thermo, and material structures. tempted to take more but decided to hold back, especially as it is the first semester.

had two of my classes today. materials chemistry was great. loved the professor and the way it was taught. good slides too. excited for the semester. textbooks are expensive though.

classes everyday- MTuWThF 10-11:30, TuTh 1:30-3, MW 3-4:30.
sg- Tu 7 pm (hmcc), W 7 pm (aivcf)

a. day 13 here at ann arbor

It's Labor Day and school starts tomorrow. I've forgotten what it felt like to not know anyone and to make new friends in the midst of not knowing anyone, until this past week. I find blessing in this for I can better identify with those who are new to a fellowship or to a church or to any kind of organization. I only wish I do not forget this.

Highlights so far:
--all three roommates are white and from Michigan, one is 5th year, a 3rd year, and a transfer freshmen (who's probably the same age as a third year).
--three orientations where I got good info on the school and everything (madonna and lucy lui attended umich, as well as the co-founder of google and a lead engineer in ipod)
--walked around north and central campuses quite a lot (i live in north campus and central is a 40 minute walk)
--played bball and vball and the NCRB, rec center which is less than a block from where I live.
--found out there's a cube, identical to the one on Astor Place, near a building called the Michigan Union
--met ppl from IV GCF (grad) and AIVCF (asian) at a BBQ event
--went to New Life Church and First Presbyterian Church
--went to Harvest Missions Community Church and was blown away by the excellence in which they run services and the quality in their welcoming. praise was great, media team was great, sermon was great. plugging ppl into community and making them feel welcomed was great.

I tried my best to be brief but it's been 13 days since i've arrived.