Today we had new student orientation. Yesterday was international student orientation and new student ice-cream social. There are only 4 of us starting the PhD programme and at least one of those is a Westminster student transferring from another course so it's a small group. Lots of our classes are shared with the ThM programme which is a bit bigger. But most of the people I've met yesterday and today are on the MDiv or MAR programmes just starting out at seminary for the first time. I feel like I've had the same conversation a hundred times:
Hi, I'm (fill in American name here)
I'm Ros
Rose?
No. Ros.
Okay, Rose. Where are you from?
England
Where in England?
I try to explain.
Oh. Not London?
No.
What program are you on?
PhD.
Oh. Wow. Where did you do your MDiv?
I didn't. I did an MTh.
Oh. Was that in England?
Yes.
And so on. I don't know how many of these people I'll come across again but they've all been pretty friendly. And today I had a proper 'Gee, I just love your British accent. Can you just keep talking?' experience.
And I've only had to wear a name badge once. So that's something.
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