The skies have been gray and gloomy for what seems like forever, but more like a week. The unheard of amounts of rain have dampened the three weeks of sunshine that welcomed me to UT, but it has failed in stopping life altogether here on Rocky Top.
Classes are classes. While many are about to go into the first week of class back up North, I am already in week four of classes here. The first wave of tests and major assignments are on the horizon like a hurricane coming to land. Overall, the work is challenging, interesting, but not too bad yet. A lot of reading, but that's the worst of it so far.
Football opened the year off with a nicely-played 26-point beatdown of Montana last Saturday. The day started off with another day of sweltering heat, was followed by a shock monsoon (the first rain of the school year) that delayed the start of the game by an hour and a half, and was then followed by comfortable temperatures. I went through all this in full blazer, pants, tie, belt, etc. It was brutal, at least for the half an hour that I spent outside.
Yeah, I was in the skybox. No big deal, really. As a Student Alumni Associate, I took advantage of one of the many perks associated with the great organization. Free catered food, conversations with trustees and other important people, and views of gameday that are unmatched at any other location. Yes. I am quite happy!!
In other parts, VFC is amazing, as always. Being a part of the Mission Team is such a great joy and privilege for me. I love serving VFC and the campus community, especially for something as important to me as God is. At this point last year, I was the new person that was being reached out to left and right. I've said time and time before how important that was for me in terms of my growth. If I could be anything close to how everyone was to me last year, then that's what I want to do. The emotions and feelings of going down a path like I went down is crazy and still very fresh in my mind. I want to serve these guys as best as I can, making sure any questions or concerns they have are met wholeheartedly.
One of the most encouraging aspects of VFC is absolutely the number of people that are coming around. Coming to events at a Christian ministry is a choice. No one is ever forcing it upon anyone, so it makes it that much more encouraging to know that the numbers are much higher than in prior years. That is also true for the other ministries. I have heard stories of increasing numbers in CRU, Navigators, Chi Alpha, BCM, etc. It is such a blessing to see such an increase in people coming around and wanting to be a part of the Christian life.
So life is pretty sweet overall! The family is coming down this week!!!! Super excited about that!!!
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