Moving right along

This has been a good week. I feel like I've hit a rhythm in my research. I have enough meetings to keep me busy and interested and I still have time for all the assignments I have to turn in. I feel productive, but not like I'm drowning or unable to enjoy those around me. I'm beginning to form what feel like real connections with some of the people at church, and I can drive around Suffolk and even through that scary underwater tunnel to Norfolk with nary a problem. I'm learning how to balance my needs to connect with people here, feel supported by people at home, and spend time by myself. I'm feeling where my limits are, emotionally and academically, but also trying some things that kind of frighten and stretch me (junior high youth group, anyone?). My first month of research is over, and I dare say I'm happy.