If FWBBC could see me now!

Most of you know that I attended Free Will Baptist Bible College for my undergrad degree. For the most part, I would call it a positive experience. I met many new friends and was able to deepen several friendships while I was there. Many of the Bible classes challenged me and, whether directly or indirectly, shaped my theology.

The school had very strict guidelines when it came to behavior off and on campus. Guys were never allowed in the girls dorm, but on the rare occasion that a male was present, you would hear the shout, "Man on the floor!" Movies were prohibited. There was never to be any smoking or drinking, and absolutely no drug use.

I am currently living in student housing here at Roosevelt. When you are attending a college in the heart of downtown Chicago, dorm living is really supervised apartment living. I live in a 26 story building with mostly undergrad students. This is a temporary housing building until something opens up in the permanant graduate residence. Most of my walking through the building is meeting college kids going to parties, coming home from parties, or getting ready to throw a party. It's not exactly peaceful, but it's always interesting!

The day I moved in, my dad and I got to my floor. The first thing I saw was 4 college guys all moving in next door to me. My dad and I laughed, and I said "We've come a long way from FWBBC!". The other day on the elevator, my roommate and I were greeted with an overwhelming smell of marijuana smoke. The girl was unbelievably high. Tonight, while going to check on my laundry, I rode a packed elevator with a kid straight up smoking a cigarette. I say all this to say, more than anything else about the city or my school, "dorm" life has proved that I'm no longer at FWBBC!