Orientation Weekend is almost over. It has been a great weekend exploring the city of Philadelphia. I have tried a few amazing restaurants, started mastering the subway, and I have been familiarizing myself with the Temple campus. Yet, tomorrow is the beginning of the spring semester! I am very anxious to see what classes are like at a University setting. Today some very helpful experienced MCPC students helped my roommates (they're awesome) and I find our classrooms. Definitely a relief and this new knowledge will hopefully help me fit in as a Temple student.
Last night I went to Naked Chocolate Cafe for dessert. Anyone who knows me, knows at least this fact...I LOVE chocolate!!! This place is heaven drizzled with chocolate syrup. I had a milk chocolate fondue with a variety of delicious treats. This morning, we broke up into small groups to complete service projects on Martin Luther King Day. I went to a thrift store called Circle Thrift that is connected to Circle of Hope Church. I helped organized clothes and sorted through numerous bags of shoes. (Let's get some Shoes). It was a wonderful morning and I enjoyed helping out our surrounding community.
Psalm 15
Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary?
Who may live on your holy hill?
He whose walk is blameless
and who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth form his heart.
Today Dr. Peterson talked about academic integrity and our responsibilities within the Messiah and Philadelphia community. We want to focus on making sure we demonstrate our integrity by acting the as daughters and sons of Christ that we strive to be.
To follow up on my first post and run. Derek, my running partner for the semester, and I did find an Art Museum...Just the wrong one. We still finished a solid 6.6 miles with a 7:25 pace. The "Rocky Steps" are still on my running destination list!
Monday, January 18, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Hello Broad Street
Today I moved into the Messiah housing across from the Temple campus. Goodbye Grantham with it's backroads and hello to the busy streets of Philadelphia. Upon arrival, I was excited to discover that the "triple" I was assigned to can easily accommodate four people. My roommates and I have so much space! Too bad I already stuffed the Honda Fit to it's capacity. We took a campus tour and had a MCPC community meeting to get ourselves more acquainted with our new home for the next 15 weeks. In the evening, we broke into small groups to explore the city and try various ethnic foods. I decided to try a Malaysian restaurant called Banana Leaf. The decor was beautiful with actual rocks on the walls. Due to a previous recommendation, I ordered the Thai pineapple rice and I successfully used chopsticks for the majority of my meal. The meal was served in a fresh pineapple and tasted delicious. I am looking forward to trying more unique food options throughout the semester. After dinner, we walked through Chinatown and strolled through a few shops. I would not be surprised if a giant pig statue shows up in my room within the next few weeks. We used the Philly's subway, Septa, during tonight's outing. There are so many routes. Hopefully, I'll get the hang of the system soon. Tomorrow morning I am going on my first run in the city. I think the 72 steps in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art may be a good destination.
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