Sorry, these blog postings are far rarer than I'd anticipated! Things have really picked up here in terms of work load...so I'm spending most of my time in the library! I know, I know, you want to see a picture of the library I spend all my time in.. oh, OK.
CCEF is the building on the left and the library is on the right. I didn't want to look completely stupid taking a photo of the relatively ugly library (I'd totally loose my street cred) - so I took a picture of the gate-post (but was hiding in the trees on the other side of the road...my street cred is safe)
It is confusing that I told you I was studying at CCEF and this sign actually says Westminster Theological Seminary on it! I am not messing with your minds (this time). No, I just use their library because CCEF doesn't have one (sorry - that story has somewhat of an anticlimax!). Here's an interesting fact to make up for it: the CCEF building is 100 years old (which makes it the oldest building in America - I jest - slightly) and it flooded recently because Philadelphia is really not much above sea level - in fact most of the area (including under the main city) is a SWAMP! How exotic is that? You can really tell - once I stepped onto the grass by the side of the road and I nearly lost my shoe in the swampiness. I would have been sucked under were I not so agile.
You may remember last time I mentioned that I'd made some friends? Well, here are some photos...!
Vanessa is to the left (she is GREAT fun) and I am pictured with Cindy on the right. They are both from Philly, but Vanessa's grandmother was Dutch and Cindy's great great grandparents were Thai (but she still very much identifies herself as Thai - as you can tell - I have tried to explain to her that she's technically American, but she's having none of it). It is interesting to observe that most Americans I have met so far do identify themselves strongly to their country of anscestry - the rumours are true!
Obviously, I have other friends, but I can't really take my camera everywhere with me, can I? I will try and get some more for next time though ;o)
Something else that I'm SURE will be interest to you is the local wildlife that I normally see on my way to the library. Here are some photos that I admit I did not take myself...
Raccoon Chipmunk
That's it from me! I will, I PROMISE, start being more sensible and informative in my next post. It's just hard when I spend so much time with quite serious books.. and Vanessa and Cindy, nice as they are, are quite serious as well, so I need an outlet ;o)
I am going to Kentucky on Wednesday for a 4 day conference. So if you're lucky, I might post a picture of Kentucky fried chicken on here in a week...! Now I know I've got your attention!
Til next time! :oD
