Weather & School

I can tell the weather is slowly starting to change into fall.  It's still hot enough to sweat outside during the day, but it's cooling off much more in the evenings now.  I'm excited to see the leaves change, as I feel like that is the stereotype of New England.  However, I don't think I'm really prepared for the winter.  I still need to purchase a good winter coat and some snow boots.  Everyone has been telling me I must get snow boots.  So, my eye is on the lookout for a good coat and a pair of boots.

BUT, it turns out that winter gear is ridiculously expensive.  I don't think I've seen a coat under $200.  And everyone tells me it's better to get a good one that will last.  I want to get one of the coats that are a shell that will be easy to layer with. I visited an East Mountain Sports the other day, but it's still to early for them to have coats in stock.

Moving on from the weather, school has been going well.  The divinity school has 4 main buildings. The first is Andover Hall, which is the building in the photo.  The divinity school library is also connected to Andover hall. I applied for a work study job at the library.  I interviewed for a job at the circulation desk, but people from last year were able to fill up the time slots, so they didn't hire anyone new.  Then, yesterday, I interviewed to work in the periodicals department.  They only have one opening and I think a number of people applied for the position.  So who knows if I'll get it.  It would be nice though to have a small 10 hours/week job that pays well.  And I'd become familiar with the library, which would be good for research.

The other buildings are Rockefeller Hall, Divinity Hall, and the Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR).  One would think Divinity Hall would be our main building...  Rockefeller Hall is mostly classrooms, but it also has a cafe.  Divinity Hall has a few classrooms, but is mostly administrative offices like financial aid and the registrar.  Lastly, the CSWR is more of a residence and a meeting place. They have various events, but also apartments for students or visiting scholars.  So far, any event they have has plenty of food and drink, so I always make sure to go to those.

Lastly, I played ultimate frisbee the other day with the HDS ultimate frisbee team.  It was a lot of fun, but I was exhausted! I mainly went to force myself to have some physical activity, and that is exactly what I got. Perhaps I'll join.  Who knows...