Now that's cold...

My apologies to those readers that may be living in the Cleveland area currently. I was watching TV today when I noticed that the Indians' game yesterday was postponed due to snow showers...in April! This is truly unseasonably cold weather for the U.S.

Yet, despite the cold weather this weekend, thirty-five enterprising Owen students and their guests headed out to the Nashville Speedway on Saturday morning for the Pepsi 300. For those who do not know, the Pepsi 300 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that is held in Nashville annually. Most of the students and guests in attendance experienced their first NASCAR event...and for many their first auto race of any kind. By all accounts, it was a great event and everyone was happy that they were able to experience this very unique aspect of American culture. I highly recommend the experience to anyone who has never tried it previously. You may be surprised that you actually like it!

Otherwise, I hope that everyone out there that celebrates Christian holidays had a very Happy Easter, and I hope any Jewish readers had a good Passover celebration with their families this past week. I must admit that it was hard to pull some time away for family with only three weeks remaining in my academic experience here at Owen. I wish I could find a way to extend the time...I am certainly not ready to leave!