Goodbye Holidays!

Holidays came to an end today... well, they kinda came to an end a little while ago.

One of the last things we did with our holidays was a trip to the Zoo! All I'll say for now is that Peregrine Falcons are fast - very fast! The bird show was great, and it was a little different to last time we were there. We have a good deal on Zoo tickets here in our little college community, so you'll probably see more zoo excursions a little later in the year.

(Spot the Uncle Tim)

Hebrew Intensive. Two weeks of it. That's what really brought holidays to an end. I managed to get all of my holiday work happily finished, including reading Calvin's Institutes - which was a pleasure for any who would care to give it a go - and then came Hebrew...

Ok, the short, sharp version. It was tough - covering 50% of the whole year's work - but there were real glimmers of joy as we saw the rewards of our study. Andrew Shead really got us into the text of the Bible in Hebrew (the original Old Testament language): it was brilliant. Seeing a bit of how Hebrew story-telling works was really fun, and the real-world benefit of it was pretty abundantly obvious (e.g. seeing the flow of a story much more clearly, etc.)

We had an exam on Friday and I can't say it was a monster, but it was hard. The translations were pretty cool, though.

Holidays came to a complete end with our "Second Year House Party" (i.e. weekend away with our classmates). It was at a resort (caravan park) down near Wollongong. Good times :)


In other news:

• I'm riding to college every day now with my good mates Matt and Jai. (25+ mins each way!)
• I've discovered bookdepository.co.uk. My first books came last week and Nick says that I need to admit I have a new addiction :)
• Our plants are mostly quite happy: peas, carrots, spinach, and beetroot have all sprouted recently.