tech lab

Over the past two quarters, I've been working in a computer lab in the basement of Tech (our science and engineering building). It's really a do-nothing job that I get paid for, and I get free printing, a "homework-job" better than I ever imagined.

Anyway, every week, two computer lab workers are required to do a "deep cleaning" of the lab, where we wipe the computer monitors, vacuum the floor, and wipe the whiteboards. I do this every Saturday afternoon with Mark.

Mark is a junior Econ/Computer Science who did 3 internships his sophomore year and is doing another 3 internships this summer, and currently works. Basically has his professional life down.

I shared with him that I was part of AAIV through just general talking of who we hung out with. It was probably pretty obvious who I was friends with when I told him that I didn't drink over Dillo Day last year.

Out of the blue, this Saturday he asked me, "So, Rich....were you born Christian?"

I'm surprised how casually he brought it up, but at the same time, excited that he did. I told a 30 second slice how it was only through college that I had "made my faith my own."

We talked briefly about it. Probably the farthest that I've gone to sharing my faith.
"Why I love my faith is because I have a hope that isn't dependent on myself."

I write this because we're so career-focused, money-focused, relationship-focused sometimes, but sometimes you see a person that seems to have it all. I would kill for 1 internship, but 3?
He still is curious; he said that the people of Harvest (another Christian group on campus) always seemed happy, "too happy."

"Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost." - Isa 55:1