The winds of change

[xp_dust]

I found that quote somewhere on the internet… It’s pretty relevant now though…

There is just so much happening in my life… and everything is happening at once...  It’s quite a bit to think about...

The biggest one is that I had a very interesting talk with Mr. Summers last weekend. The end result is that I will be running around in dark-grey leathers sometime soon. I wonder with what kind of name my teammates will come up though…

Another thing is that I made the decision which university I’ll be attending. I’ll be going to Empire State University after the summer. I was there last Friday to take a couple of tests to determine my level in English and math so they can suggest proper classes for me. Apparently the somewhat… unusual nature of my education and the fact that English is my second language made them offer it. It’s nothing obligated, but I figured it would be a good idea…

After testing I met with Drs. Amira and Nasir Rashid and some other students. We did Friday afternoon prayers together and then had our first discussion group. They are pretty ambitious, because we immediately dove into the Lensherr Manifesto and how to counter that with arguments from the tradition. We also looked at pro arguments though and how to counter those... We mostly worked form the Koran, but we will also be looking at hadith (sayings from the Prophet Mohammed, peace be with him), Sunnah (islamic tradition) and fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence). Who knows, we might end up looking at some writings from the professor after this…

And today my work changed at Elpis… Until now I had mostly been doing translation work and assist on various administrative matters, but I have been assigned to a project now. They are setting up shelters for mutants women on the refugee camps at the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan… Apparently mutant girls/women are often cast out by their families and there are many orphans. The shelters will provide basic literacy, vocational education and powers training. I’ll be helping out since I know the language and the culture. I am looking forward to learning more about project planning…

Comments

[x-firestar.livejournal.com]

I'd say welcome to the leather club, but somehow, that doesn't seem quite appropriate.

That said, if you need help with anything from training to coming up with trainee nicknames, I'm your girl

[x-dust.livejournal.com]

Thanks Angel... I am sure I'll come knocking on your door one day...

[x-penance.livejournal.com]

You need to hurry up and post to the team comm so we can start the naming! ;)

[x-dust.livejournal.com]

Thank for reminding me! I just posted.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Grats on getting into Empire. I'm biased but hey, they worked out well for me. Parking is crap, but everywhere in NYC has crap parking. Cafeteria on campus isn't half bad though, and I know they do good with the vegeterian/vegan stuff if they don't do halalalalalal. :)

[x-dust.livejournal.com]

Yvette mentioned something about an Empire State carpool? I hope to join in with that. With a little bit of luck I'll have my license by then and I'll also be able to help out...

[x-penance.livejournal.com]

There is a car pool, although Kyle usually used his motorbike except in the snow. There are a few of us going to ESU now, so the more the merrier!

[x-dust.livejournal.com]

I'll be happy to join you and help out with the driving also, provided I have my license by then!