Hello All! This past week has gone well as Joshua and I are preparing for the cold that is quickly headed our way. Although we still have pleasant days,many are rather chilly, requiring full coat and gloves. It is crazy to think that Joshua is almost one fourth of the way through his program already. I do not think he would come to that conclusion quite as quickly as the bulk of the papers that have yet to be written remain on his mind. We are having fun, though, and taking time to spend with people and get to know the wide range of people living near. Today we went on a hike at Sleeping Giant State Park with about 20 other Yale Divinity school students/spouses. It was a very international group consisting of people from Germany, England, Singapore, Hong Kong and Jamaica. It is a fun experience to spend time with such a variety of nationalities. It is funny how some stereotypes prove to be true with those you are with such as the British man wearing a tweed jacket and scarf to go hiking and the Jamaicans wearing a bright smile and bubbly personalities. It was a short hike (1.6 miles each way) that provided great views from the top.
In this picture you can see the Long Island sound in the distance and the city of New Haven is on the right side of the horizon. Sadly, the peak of the leaves has come and gone and many trees lay bare. It was still so nice to get out in nature and have some fun! Last night we had some other friends over to play a board game and eat some pumpkin bread. I really enjoy baking and like to make something sweet when we have people over. We had a lot of fun and most of our friends stayed until past 1 am. These are the only nights me and Joshua are not in bed before ten. This week we have some exciting things coming up. N.T. Wright, a well known Biblical scholar, will be in town on Wednesday and Friday is Divsgiving. The whole Divinity school community gets together and eats a traditional Thanksgiving meal. We are very excited as we will be making our way to Ohio in a few weeks for Thanksgiving then to California for Christmas a few weeks after that. We are very blessed to be able to be making these trips as we know many friends who will not be able to head home for financial reasons or not being able to get off work. We love our families and are sooo sooo sooo excited!
I am still working about 34 hours a week and although I do not love the position, it is a good job and provides for now. I will hopefully get some sort of teaching job next year and am looking into masters of education programs. Joshua is still working away very hard and learning lots and lots of vocab words. We hope that you guys are all doing well and look forward to seeing as many of you as we can in the future. Love, Joshua and Alissa
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