Sep. 10, 2008 - I want a Wheatie!
For my rockin' 41st birthday, I took the older two kids (13 and 11) up to Wheaton College last night. Dr. Jean Stanley, a long time geologist with the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, gave a free public talk on recent finds from submerged cities off the coast of Egypt.
While slightly technical and a bit above the level of tween/teen kids, the talk still sparked enough interest in N (Wheaton, 2019) for him to stick around and ask the guy a question afterward.
Because we were early for the talk, we also had time to cruise the student union. Now, you may know Wheaton recently earned second place in the "Stone Cold Sober" category of colleges in the US News and World Report annual survey. The Chicago Tribune featured a funny take on the rivalry between Wheaton and first place BYU here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-sober_wheaton_subsep05,0,4106182.story . Wheaton took top honors in "Best Campus Food." No rowdy parties and great food...this is a place for my kids.
We studied the bulletin boards in the union. "Short Term Missions in Honduras" "Peace Corps Opportunities" "Teach Bible Club in Inner City Kids, transportation provided." These are not the types of signs I remember from my college days. On my well-regarded State U. campus, "Two for One at the Pub" "Transgender Studies Hosts a Lecture on..." were the more typical fare.
At Wheaton, more than one student made eye contact, smiled and said hello to my sons and me as we walked around. They appear to be an aggressively friendly bunch. And they make a delicious decaf latte, which my 13 year old (Wheaton, 2017) bought for me as a birthday gift.
I had a moment of discomfort as we left the lecture. Outside, alone at a table in a rather romantic spot, we saw a boy and a girl sitting close together. "Oh, great", I thought. " PDA. Just what I don't need my kids seeing." I looked again.
The boy and the girl were praying together.
Blessings, Holly
Comments
Sep. 13, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Sarah E Ziegler
Wheaton is where my husband went, he loved it. Seems like a good place.
