Ah.......

It has been a long time. Again. I cannot tell you how refreshing it is to have 30 or 45 minutes to myself.

New York is beautiful today. Spring is in the air ... the thermomenter hovers around 55, and a cool breeze is blowing down the street. I look forward to Spring Break (in less than two weeks!) for the relaxation that can occur, in sharp contrast to the business of day-to-day life.

My classes this semester have been less mentally challenging, but often more difficult. There is a lot of busy-work and memorization, and the pleasant distraction of Alyse only 45 minutes away has left me with much less "free" time than I enjoyed last semester. To be fair, however, this semester is helping me understand how to be more efficient with my time, both scholastically and recreationally, and I had far too much "free" time last semester anyways. It is a welcome trade-off.

One of my Iowan friends is in the area this week, and I've been taking her and her three friends around to some of the various NYC functions. On Tuesday we will attend a show that I saw a few weeks ago, a remake of a Mark Twain comedy. Sometime this week, we will also be going to the top of the Empire State Building to see the sunset, around 6 PM. Perhaps you'll see some photographs here after that ...

Decisions about the future are starting to build up as well. I really want to stay in the city over the summer and work for the college. Also, roommate decisions for next semester will have to be resolved in the next few weeks, as well as elections for next year's House leadership. My good friend Matthias has showed me an internship opportunity for sometime in the future, so we will look into that together. I feel my time in New York slipping away, so I try every day to make the most of every hour.

And in that pursuit, I should leave you now, and return to my homework. Perhaps I'll get to bed early tonight. We will see. May God bless you and keep you as He's keeping me.