in the UK

i'm back in Bristol for the week, doing meetings with my advisor and a paper presentation on monday. i had my first meeting with dr. nolland this afternoon, and it went better than i had expected. the paper i put together was quite a bit rougher than i had hoped, because i really didn't work on it much before October. having a baby kinda puts things on hold! anyway, the overall gist of things was that he's happy with my writing style, and although i'll have to do a much more interacting with secondary sources in my final project, he thought i had some originality of thought expressed in what he's read. that's a nice compliment, considering he's written two major commentaries on the gospels and a couple hundred articles. so, not feeling to bad.

i really miss julie and the baby. i've been used to seeing the baby every day over the last couple of months, and it's weird being away. can't wait to get back and play with her. man, i just couldn't have one of those jobs where you have to travel a lot... at least not unless i could take the whole family with me every time.

the flight over wasn't bad. it was very full, but they put me in a seat that doesn't have another seat in front of it, which was great. didn't sleep, but sort of rested. i'm struggling to get back on some kind of schedule today. still quite tired.

i love england. i love the climate, the scenery, the history, the people, the language... love it. i love being able to study here, interact with a scholar like nolland... man, this is too cool. i'm so blessed.

well, i'll try to keep in touch this week. the college finally got wi-fi, so i can do this from my room, which is great.

bye!