Boxes of books...

18 April 2023: Some of our majors came by to go through some books that had been donated today. Because they helped pick them up from the donor, they got first choice when we opened the boxes. It was a bit like Christmas for the students, which felt good since the donor wasn't giving them up under the best circumstances. It's comforting to see joy come from a sad place. 

But it was also just nice to hear the students laughing and talking with each other--nice to be reminded of their enthusiasm, their friendships with each other, their exhuberance, their silliness, and their youth. That last part makes me feel simultaneously older and younger, which I'll take.