So yesterday was our first day of classes. I started off the day at 4:45, eating a bit before sunrise then going for a run around 7 am around campus. It wasn't the best run I've had, but I've forgotten just how much I enjoy mornings.
International Law is going to be a great class (needless to say, with a ton of reading) and I met up with my mentor to fill him in on my Lebanon trip.
My freshmen make me so happy. They are the most enthusiastic people you will ever meet. The cutest ones are the ones that get lost on campus. Yes, our tiny, tiny Austin College campus is one that has the potential to confuse people on their way to class. Don't fear...they will learn quickly that this is a very, very small school.
On the subject of being a small school, one of my freshmen stopped me in the bathroom last night and said that she just remembered who I was. Apparently during a visit in the Spring, she remembers me as the girl who "studied economics in her room for 3 hours straight then danced on the roof for the rest of the night".
In other news, I am becoming really, really nostalgic. After receiving a text message from overseas from a teacher I worked with while in Lebanon, I started missing the orphanage all over again. Leaving Lebanon has been one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. I'm saving up $12 a week so I can go back next summer.
It's been a tough transition. I went to Midday Prayers on campus yesterday and prayed for all the children I worked with this summer. There's a huge gap in my heart until I see their faces again.
Peace,
Asil
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