Tuesday- clarification and auction
Tuesday (I’m writing this after the fact) it is actually Saturday and I am packed to leave. But I have been so busy I have not been able to do much.
Though there have been returning group meetings today I have not been to them. Instead I have scheduled a meeting with the dean to discuss with him that I would like to be an ambassador for the school. Now this really just entails writing articles and maybe dropping off catalogues in the appropriate places. I would speak to groups about the school if I could. I mean it is just such a wonderful thing they have going here. The process of learning is incredible.
My last study exploration meeting was with Blythe Richfield. It was a little unsettling. Though I feel I know what I want to study it is hard to portray everything in total. I also want to study three things rather than one. Each faculty has basically said for me to focus on one. I really like Blythe and would like to work with her. I think I need to clarify some things for my stud-y mostly internally.
In the afternoon they had a faculty open house. Here is where I can clarify things with those that I might be interested in working with. I spoke with Charlotte and she said it was o.k. to do all three studies.
In the evening it is tradition to have an auction. Many students bring things to auction off. I have brought a sculpture but it is scripturally based and I am not sure how that will go over in this setting. I started to feel really bad about putting it in the auction. It was not until dinner that I realized what I should do with it. I ran up to my room and brought it back down to Helen. The scripture was on sympathy and compassion. And frankly when I picked it out to bring I thought, “ Why would I bring this sculpture of all of them. “ But the one I wanted to bring was not there, and this one was small, so I brought it.”
Helen was so excited. I have letters that go with each little sculpture in the series and this one just happened to be about healing and death. It was very appropriate for her. Then she told me that her mom was a quilter, there was a quilt in this piece and that she was a Christian. This piece was where it was suppose to go.
The auction was a riot. Things are brought in from places like Rwanda and other places. Apparently Dick tries to raise money for these different causes. We did a good job. I think we raised $1,400 for Dick Hathaway’s causes. There were some things I was interested in bidding on. Some wooden coasters from Africa, there were a beautiful bowl as well, but that was beyond my means. I settled my eyes on a tiny little basket, a memory of my first stay here. It was $5.00.
Though there have been returning group meetings today I have not been to them. Instead I have scheduled a meeting with the dean to discuss with him that I would like to be an ambassador for the school. Now this really just entails writing articles and maybe dropping off catalogues in the appropriate places. I would speak to groups about the school if I could. I mean it is just such a wonderful thing they have going here. The process of learning is incredible.
My last study exploration meeting was with Blythe Richfield. It was a little unsettling. Though I feel I know what I want to study it is hard to portray everything in total. I also want to study three things rather than one. Each faculty has basically said for me to focus on one. I really like Blythe and would like to work with her. I think I need to clarify some things for my stud-y mostly internally.
In the afternoon they had a faculty open house. Here is where I can clarify things with those that I might be interested in working with. I spoke with Charlotte and she said it was o.k. to do all three studies.
In the evening it is tradition to have an auction. Many students bring things to auction off. I have brought a sculpture but it is scripturally based and I am not sure how that will go over in this setting. I started to feel really bad about putting it in the auction. It was not until dinner that I realized what I should do with it. I ran up to my room and brought it back down to Helen. The scripture was on sympathy and compassion. And frankly when I picked it out to bring I thought, “ Why would I bring this sculpture of all of them. “ But the one I wanted to bring was not there, and this one was small, so I brought it.”
Helen was so excited. I have letters that go with each little sculpture in the series and this one just happened to be about healing and death. It was very appropriate for her. Then she told me that her mom was a quilter, there was a quilt in this piece and that she was a Christian. This piece was where it was suppose to go.
The auction was a riot. Things are brought in from places like Rwanda and other places. Apparently Dick tries to raise money for these different causes. We did a good job. I think we raised $1,400 for Dick Hathaway’s causes. There were some things I was interested in bidding on. Some wooden coasters from Africa, there were a beautiful bowl as well, but that was beyond my means. I settled my eyes on a tiny little basket, a memory of my first stay here. It was $5.00.
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