... us!
Though it may be a bit late, since we’re almost at the end of term, I thought it might be interesting to give an idea of a typical day for us here at college.
6.30 Our alarm goes off. We get up, have our showers and personal Bible/prayer times.
7.20 We get Simon up and I feed him in our bed – usually he’s been awake for a while, chatting away to his toys in his cot. Marc changes Simon’s nappy then prepares breakfast while I give him the rest of his feed.
8.00 Breakfast then getting ourselves ready to go out.
8.40 Tutor group (often a devotional or prayer time), which Simon attends with us.
9.15 We take Simon to nursery and often stop for a quick chat with his key worker, Victoria.
9.25 First lecture of the day – three days a week this term it’s been Development Studies.
10.25 Coffee break.
10.50 Second lecture – I sometimes have Hebrew but on the days I’m free I usually go home to hang out washing.
11.50 End of second lecture – I go to the nursery to feed Simon.
12.00 Third lecture – three days a week this term Marc has had Social Anthropology.
1.00 Lunchtime. We get one free cooked lunch a week, and the other days we take sandwiches to the dining hall so that we can feel part of things.
In the afternoons there are various things going on. On Thursdays I have Hebrew from 2 till 3, which unfortunately clashes with a coffee party. On Tuesdays we often have “Café francophone”. Sometimes there are practical courses – this term Marc had five weeks of Car Maintenance – or practical work to be done (we have one afternoon every five weeks, and I work in the Library).
What always happens is that Simon has an afternoon nap – from about 3 till 4.30 – so one of us has to be at home with him at that point.
Simon feeds again after his nap, then every other day we give him a bath at 5ish, I cook at about 5.30, and we eat at 6. Simon has his last feed at 7, and goes to bed at 7.30. He’s still wonderful – we rarely hear anything from him again before 6.30am, so we have the whole evening free for study. Marc tends to work at home on the living room table, but there isn’t enough room for both of us, and I don’t study so well at home, so I usually go to the Library. At 9.30pm hot chocolate is served in the main house, which I often go to so that I can catch up with people (and satisfy my extravert side!). I get home between 10 and 10.30 and we go to bed early.
It’s a rhythm that I enjoy, and we are definitely blessed by living on campus and being so close to everything!
6.30 Our alarm goes off. We get up, have our showers and personal Bible/prayer times.
7.20 We get Simon up and I feed him in our bed – usually he’s been awake for a while, chatting away to his toys in his cot. Marc changes Simon’s nappy then prepares breakfast while I give him the rest of his feed.
8.00 Breakfast then getting ourselves ready to go out.
8.40 Tutor group (often a devotional or prayer time), which Simon attends with us.
9.15 We take Simon to nursery and often stop for a quick chat with his key worker, Victoria.
9.25 First lecture of the day – three days a week this term it’s been Development Studies.
10.25 Coffee break.
10.50 Second lecture – I sometimes have Hebrew but on the days I’m free I usually go home to hang out washing.
11.50 End of second lecture – I go to the nursery to feed Simon.
12.00 Third lecture – three days a week this term Marc has had Social Anthropology.
1.00 Lunchtime. We get one free cooked lunch a week, and the other days we take sandwiches to the dining hall so that we can feel part of things.
In the afternoons there are various things going on. On Thursdays I have Hebrew from 2 till 3, which unfortunately clashes with a coffee party. On Tuesdays we often have “Café francophone”. Sometimes there are practical courses – this term Marc had five weeks of Car Maintenance – or practical work to be done (we have one afternoon every five weeks, and I work in the Library).
What always happens is that Simon has an afternoon nap – from about 3 till 4.30 – so one of us has to be at home with him at that point.
Simon feeds again after his nap, then every other day we give him a bath at 5ish, I cook at about 5.30, and we eat at 6. Simon has his last feed at 7, and goes to bed at 7.30. He’s still wonderful – we rarely hear anything from him again before 6.30am, so we have the whole evening free for study. Marc tends to work at home on the living room table, but there isn’t enough room for both of us, and I don’t study so well at home, so I usually go to the Library. At 9.30pm hot chocolate is served in the main house, which I often go to so that I can catch up with people (and satisfy my extravert side!). I get home between 10 and 10.30 and we go to bed early.
It’s a rhythm that I enjoy, and we are definitely blessed by living on campus and being so close to everything!
