Mail Call - 2

19 June, 2018

Adam Baumann
Concordia Theological Seminary
Fort Wayne, Indiana
2018 Summer Greek


1-15 June, 2018

χαιρέτε!

Summer Greek is in full swing.  Some of us are grasping it better than others, but the pace is quite fast no matter how you look at it.  Kinda like boot camp.  Lots of drill that has to be mastered in a very short amount of time.  We do about a chapter a day, with each chapter having a dozen or so vocabulary, plus whatever paradigm or declension we're working on, so the learning curve is steep.

Each day starts with a two hour class, then chapel.  That is one of the great constants at CTSFW: worship life.  There is chapel every day, and no class overlaps with it.  That way there is no excuse to not worship.  After chapel there are a few hours until mandatory tutoring in the afternoon. Most of the Greek students use part of the time to study in the library.  We quiz and drill together, and double check everyone's work.

Vocabulary and quizzes is another constant.  Lots of repetitive drill.  Conjugations, paradigms, variations, accenting, drill and repeat.  Much like Forrest Gump and his rifle in boot camp.  Take it apart, put it back together, take it apart again till you can do it blindfolded.

There are a lot of resources out there to aid in studying, but I'm sticking to the "old school" methods for now.  That means writing a lot of notecards.

Drill and repeat.

Meg's parents were here last week.  Which was great for the kids.  They got to go to the zoo, where they fed the giraffes.  Having the extra hands was at times helpful.  And the kids loved having the grandparents here.  Its a little bit of normal that helps everyone settle in.

But the upcoming weeks look just as busy as the previous.  Insurance to fill out.  Contact information to update.  Contacting the IT department to access the page to update contact information.  Find churches.  The list goes on.