Last night’s Commonwealth hall week concert was loud, VERY LOUD! Tracy said she and Mark twice heard the music during Raisin in the Sun, on the other end of campus! I guessed it would be uncomfortably noisy when I saw the size of the speakers carted into the hall. Each was as tall as me, and there were several. A generator was needed; not for backup power, but to run the sound system! We don’t know exactly when the show ended, but it was past midnight, probably well past. Thankfully, Catherine fell asleep at 21:45. The rest of us weren’t so lucky; we heard it all. If it had been my type of music, I could have tolerated the rattling windows, thumping bass, and yell-scream-rapping. But it wasn’t. So, I couldn’t! It was not a pleasant evening. On the bright side, we’ll all sleep well tonight!
On Thursday, I forgot to acknowledge the contribution of Commonwealth Hall carpenter Norbert to the livability of our flat. He replaced the lock on our front door and fixed the pantry doors whose screws had stripped out of the frame. Thanks, Norbert!
Finally, Tracy and I met with parents of a Ghanian student who will likely attend Calvin in the fall to study engineering. They’re members at Legon Interdenominational Church, and they had many questions. Both Tracy and I meet many prospective students and their parents as a matter of course when we’re in Michigan. But, we haven’t done so in many months. So, it was interestingly comfortable to tell Calvin’s story this afternoon, even if we were 5733 miles from our home campus.
—Matt
