Life of Pride
Thursday, January 12, 2006
A few exciting things so far today... I received free books from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. I was expecting them, of course, because I had requested them from J. Shanley, the new Honors Director. But I was happy to receive them, nonetheless. I have: Remembered Past: on History, Historians, and Historical Knowledge, by John Lukacs, and Uncommon Dissent: Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing, by miscellaneous. Mr. Shanley also enclosed a handwritten note, informing me that the book on Dewey that I had requested is coming at a later date.
These people spoil us Honors Fellows shamelessly. We may ask for up to five books per month - for free - and they pay for us to attend cushy conferences. I cannot tell you how much the experience of being an ISI Honors Fellow has expanded my perspective on PHC and its place in the history of the United States.
Second exciting thing: I received Dr. Bouchoc's email about the trip to Turkey in May and showed it to my mom. She highly approves. Looks like I'm going, so long as I earn the money! I am excited already, both at the prospect of eliminating a history elective from my courseload next year, and at the idea of visiting some of the holy cities. I want to go to grad school to study ancient and/or medieval biblical history, so this trip should help me enormously by giving me a feel for the area. I hope and pray it will work out.
These people spoil us Honors Fellows shamelessly. We may ask for up to five books per month - for free - and they pay for us to attend cushy conferences. I cannot tell you how much the experience of being an ISI Honors Fellow has expanded my perspective on PHC and its place in the history of the United States.
Second exciting thing: I received Dr. Bouchoc's email about the trip to Turkey in May and showed it to my mom. She highly approves. Looks like I'm going, so long as I earn the money! I am excited already, both at the prospect of eliminating a history elective from my courseload next year, and at the idea of visiting some of the holy cities. I want to go to grad school to study ancient and/or medieval biblical history, so this trip should help me enormously by giving me a feel for the area. I hope and pray it will work out.
Comments:
Sarah, I am so excited for you! That is awesome!
I almost went to Turkey before starting school--I had a missionary friend there who invited me to come and live with her for a few months, but the details didn't work out and I ended up going to Spain instead. But I have always wanted to see Turkey--some of the oldest places in the world, and the site of so much early Church history.
Take lots of pictures and tell us all about it if you go :).
I almost went to Turkey before starting school--I had a missionary friend there who invited me to come and live with her for a few months, but the details didn't work out and I ended up going to Spain instead. But I have always wanted to see Turkey--some of the oldest places in the world, and the site of so much early Church history.
Take lots of pictures and tell us all about it if you go :).
That trip looked cool - hope you like it. I thought it was a bit expensive, myself, but at least you'll have Bouchoc and all his info. A friend of mine just showed me pics of Cappadocia, Croatia, Istanbul and other places from that part of the world. :)
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