This is how Day 1 went:

Nine students; ONE other MIGHT be over 50. Wide away of academic goals and backgrounds.

Professor introduced himself, as well. After taking undergrad Greek for a whole year, he hoped to test out of taking it on the graduate level - but he flunked! This is encouraging - I think.

The professor then began with a devotional: "Find 1 Corinthians 15:58 in your Greek Bible." Hmm! Only because I had memorized the alphabet over the weekend was I able to find it! Great devotional for us: stand firm, do not be moved; your work is not in vain - all using the Greek Bible. Inspiring!

Somewhere he mentioned "the email I sent you..." (Email?! What email?!) "...to become familiar with the first nine chapters." (NINE chapters??) All was going well as he went through material on the first four chapters, told us about taking a quiz sometime before coming the next day (gulp), and then had us read aloud. The first guy read it a Mac2 speed. EVERYONE was reading really well - until it was my turn. I said, "This will be SO encouraging to the rest of you..." So with just knowing the sounds of each letter - never mind diphthongs, accents, breathing marks, syllabication (yeh, I now know something about each of those!) I bumbled along. :) He was so kind... :)

I asked him about the email I never got after the four hour class. It was sent to my new North Park email. Never entered my mind to be checking it; hardly remembered I HAD one. But I WILL NEVER FORGET AGAIN! :)

Then it was home for a fast bit to eat and back to the library to work with Lizzie (who will be here in 7 minutes). Lizzie is from Scotland, is a roommate of Sarah Robinson who is staying with us these six weeks while she takes the Hebrew course. She immediately asked me to be her study partner (PRAISE GOD!!) and we studied for FOUR HOURS this afternoon. When we were done, we both separated and took the quiz. I don't know when we get the results but pretty sure I passed.

Now we start studying for TOMORROW's lesson - and continue this rhythm for the next six weeks: study what you just learned, take a daily quiz on it, study what you will learn the next day; go to class to learn that day's material, study what you jsut learned, take that day's quiz...

How fragile this is! Get sick one day - and you're a gonner! How would you EVER catch up??

Gotta go, Lizzie's here...