And Exhale

I have finally finished my assessments, yeah and in reasonably good time as I had until tomorrow at 5pm, all that remains is to get the very last of them bound and then hand it in.  So that was seven essays completed, five oral presentations, and a piece of reflexive writing. I had a bit of panic yesterday when I thought that I had lost my nearly nearly finished essay and the earlier draft.  Luckily although the, better, later version was not recoverable I was able to reconstruct it more or less from an earlier draft. I then had to spend sometime correcting what had gone wrong with the software. But, hey all is well that ends well as they say.
And on the assumption that I pass, I have almost completed my third year as a rabbinical student. All that remains is Kol Bo, not a big deal really and one last reflexive class with Indigo, also nothing to stress over.  (At some point Emily and I need to have a meet with Charles and Debora and the people from JC NW and have a discussion about the third year placement.)
So I can turn my attention to other matters, which I have been neglecting badly Limmud stuff (Today and tomorrow's jobs) and the sermons I need to write. Although I have done (in draft at least) the one for the 24th and have ideas for the one for the 29th. (Good Job-Adam).
Currently I am sitting and blogging from a coffee shop. Enjoying looking at sunshine, which has been in very short supply this spring/summer so far. This is a nod to being on holiday. So reflections on the third year. Again looking back over the course of the year I feel as if I have learnt a lot. (In fact I think I have) but once again I find it impossible to say for certain when this learning and growth took place.  I also think that its interesting how my interests have changed since I started the program.  I would not have thought that when I started that my mine interests would be: Homiletics, Liturgy, and Pastoral care. (In that order). Don't get me wrong I am still really drawn towards Talmud (I am still pressing on though Daf Yomi) and Bible. I think its just that while my level in interest there has remained more or less static or increased only a little little bit, my interest in those three subjects has come up in leaps.

So apart from my family holiday in Devon, and my working myself to death over essays not that much has been happening. Expect for boiler related fun and games. Emily and I now have a new boiler so hot showers yeah! I did read old men at midnight. By Chaim Potok. I may even post a review of it latter. But for now. I'm off to do some shopping (not fun shopping household stuff). Although I need to do some clothes shopping soon. I am really getting low on wearable clothes.