Cranking Up!
August 20, 2009 by Peter Dishman
Filed under English Club, First Week UNAM, Happenings, Large Group, RUF Updates, Small Groups, Summer
The semester is cranking up here at the UNAM, with classes beginning on August 10. The 35,000 new students have arrived and have joined the mad dash to adjust schedules and get oriented. Here’s a quick review of what has been going on!
Monterrey Retreat
I spoke at a retreat in the Monterrey area in mid-July. I [...]
The First Week of School
August 12, 2008 by Peter Dishman
Filed under First Week UNAM, RUF Updates
The first week of school is upon us here at the UNAM, after a summer of interns and trips and retreats!
Currently the new class of 35,000 is getting settled in while the other 140,000 reconnect with familiar surroundings. A few tens of thousands are at home this week, wishing they could have scored just a [...]
The Jump
February 27, 2008 by Peter Dishman
Filed under First Week UNAM, Large Group, RUF Updates, Small Groups
Yesterday was a big day for RUF here as we moved our main study from its normal location in the center of “the islands” (the massive central quad of the UNAM) to the Baptist Student Center located just a few feet outside of the campus wall. We also changed from a small group, sit in [...]
Back in the DF
February 9, 2008 by Peter Dishman
Filed under First Week UNAM, RUF Updates
After a leisurely breakfast in Monterrey (since we needed to get back late into Mexico City in order to drive legally), we made the drive to San Juan del Rio, where we met Ruth’s parents for dinner, and then drove with them into the DF. It was great to have their help, since we were [...]