THE DAY had finally come. But the weight of the moment, the actual occurrence never fell as heavy as you would think. I had been so preoccupied for so long, it was almost as if I was merely going through the motions, getting ready for something that wasn’t quite real. I briefly thought about it as I scrambled to get everything in order the final night before I moved to campus. Wow, tomorrow is IT. But I didn’t feel anything.

I drove myself to orientation in the morning, feeling somewhat guilty for lack of ceremony, and it wasn’t until I was pulling off the exit for Trinity that I realized what was about to happen. I’m going to seminary. And the immediate emotion that followed surprised me: I feel so alone. Weird. I shook it off, and as I got out of my car, I kicked my self-confidence into turbo and boldly approached. And as I began to meet people and become acclimated, proper amounts of excitement took possession.

As I was sitting in chapel on the high of a great worship set and after meeting a great deal of seemingly cool people… I suddenly had the best feeling ever: I am in the right place. If “peace” comes in the form of lots of goose bumps, I was hit up with a truckload of PEACE. And I knew it was God. And that moment I think was better than anything I could anticipate.

Some important details: (btw, I never want to recite where I am from, what program I am in or where I am living ever again. And no, I don’t know what I’m doing with my degree, sheesh! I just got here! And the scariest thing is I have met way too many 4th year MDiv students… so, needless to say, I’ve got time)

1. My apartment, I’ve gotta say, is a pretty sweet setup for campus living (save for the prohibition laws) and definitely a step up from some of the places I’ve lived. Porch with view of grassy areas, low flying planes and sunsets included.
2. I get along well with my two roommates who, thank God, aren’t completely nuts but have both just graduated from college, so I definitely feel like the old, seasoned one in the bunch (they probably think I’M nuts… and, rightfully so…)
3. My school is predominantly male. And I don’t understand why so many elude to this as being a bad thing. I think it quite fantastic.

RE: #3 There was one interesting moment this weekend. I was hanging out with a group of guys I’ve made friends with (all younger, but def fun). We were talking about “having an adventure” at which point on of them pipes up “Sarah, you can come with us, you’re like one of the dudes”.

w o n d e r f u l.

(I embraced it as an inclusion and proceeded to tag along on what turned out to be a less than exciting adventure).

All in all, it was a good weekend. I am in a whole new world, one that is wildly different from where I was in life (but not so different from being in college in some ways). But I am psyched– totally psyched– to be here. I have no idea what the next 3 (quite possibly 4) years have in store, but I am pretty sure there’s a darn good reason why I’ll be spending them here.

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