I officially gave my two weeks notice to the Sheraton last week. Those of you who are good at math realize that this means I now have one week left as a valet. I realize this might seem like an unexpected surprise to some, but it has been something I have wanted for quite awhile.
Being a valet has been a good job...that is until I met Hebrew. It's not often that I admit that a class is hard, but well...this class is hard. Last semester, Hebrew tag teamed with Advanced Greek Grammar, taught by the guy who wrote the book, literally. This semester, my other classes are picking up where greek grammar left off. And it has not helped that the Sheraton is understaffed at the moment and I have been getting 1.5-2 times more hours than I wanted to. The weekend of the NBA All-Star game, I had 40 hours. I can do full time work and full time school at the same time, but neither to the best of my ability. I have been just trying to get through the semester.
But I did not come to seminary just to get through the semester. I came because I was excited about God's word and wanted to prepare to teach it. Now that Lindsay has a steady job with a possible promotion in the future and I have good summer job thing going with a considerable raise for this next summer, I can finally be free to focus just on school.
Once I get caught up with my coursework, I plan to spend some free time preparing myself for a future in teaching NT. What this preparation will look like, I have not decided yet. One of my friends recommended writing a blog in which I practice academic writing. I might do that, whether or not I let anyone see it is a different matter.
However I end up using my extra time, I am looking forward to it. It feels good to be excited about seminary again.
