Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

I woke up for Mass at 6am (with Chris 1 BANGING on my door). Consequently, I actually got there on time and stayed awake during the homily (there is a first for everything). Since my 7:30 DNY class was moved to the afternoon, without missing a beat, I went back upstairs and went to catch up on ALOT of sleep. Slept from 7am til 11:15-ish, showered, and had lunch.

Cleaned my room and took out  a pair of jeans for the first time while being at Douglaston. Brother Edwin drove us to St. John's at around 3:15. He's the only other seminarian besides myself that takes that course. I was on bus 28 and he was on bus 29, and the majority of my class was on bus 30...so in conclusion, I was by myself.

The second half of buses was supposed to leave at 4pm. We left around 4:45ish. It was a pain in the _ _ _ . Two buses (29 & 30) never showed up, so St. John's plan was screwed up to the "T" the squished everyone from two 60 seater coach buses on buses 16 through 28. It was manigable, but it was time consuming with attendance and stuff.

I ran into my friend Alex Gregor from high school while I was waiting to board the ferry. We have alot of inside jokes from high school so basically, we find anything funny. We saw each other and burst out laughing. That describes the way we interact on a regular basis.

When taking the ferry over to Ellis Island, I had some time for a few shots:
 

Ellis Island

Statue of Liberty

Note: Not drinking shots obviously.

We got there and the first thing we begged for was food. We listened to this presentation from a distinguished professor on the similarities and differences between immigration in the early 1900's and today. I don't think I walked away with anything new from the lecture but it was a nice switch from being inside the classroom to going out into New York.

I ran into the orientation crew at separate times on the island. I saw James, Andrea, but mostly Angela. I was really happy to see them. It seems like I see them a small bit of them every-other day. I wish I could see them a bit more often but James and Andrea commute from Long Island, Angela is always up to her ears in track, and with me being at the Seminary most of the time, I rarely have time for social interaction outside of my seminarians brothers. I'm absolutely not complaining. I love the time I get to spend with my brother seminarians; I just also cherish the time I spend with my friends from St. John's as well.

The lightning storm was incredible to watch. Bolts repeatedly slashed through the New York skyline. It was even artistic in a way. The beauty was un-comparable. It really shows that God must have made this Earth because nothing this beautiful could be made at random.

Brother Edwin and I got back to the house around 11:45ish. My head hit my pillow at 12am and I never fell asleep so fast.