Monday, August 31, 2009
Before it all Begins
I begin my trip to Princeton in four days. I am excited to start this new adventure, but with that comes an ounce of nerves. Not only am I moving clear across the country, away from all of my family and friends, I am also jumping into a whole new level of education. I know that my years at Whitworth have prepared me well for this venture, but the words grad school still carry a huge weight that I am not entirely sure I am ready for. I know that most of my nervousness is irrational and I will be just fine when I get there, but I can't help feel a little out of my league. I think the fact that I had a long summer reading list is responsible for most of the anxiety. If I had to read nine books to be generally prepared for seminary, what is the actually schooling going to be like? In spite of the anxiety, I am extremely excited to begin this new phase of my life. It will be amazing to see how God uses the next three years!
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I'm a second year PhD student at PTS who also made a long move to get here. Adjusting to life in Jersey was difficult and moving farther away from family was a hard choice, but I found that the seminary community felt like home fairly quickly and the students to be extremely kind and open. I hope you have a similar experience in the first few weeks and months of your program. Congrats on starting a new adventure and good luck with the move!
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