Year 7 of Todd’s Glen experience. Had an uneventful travel day. The relationships built up over the past six years means that the first day is not the terrifying wandering about amidst strangers but rather it is a delightful discovery of which friends have been able to make it back.

At the opening remarks, it seemed that there were a very large number of new people, which bodes well for the program and for keeping things fresh. For the first time that I remember, there were some somber moments during the opening session as three Glen alum passed away this year, and we remembered them.

As of the evening session, the instructor for my poetry track had not yet arrived. Hopefully the weather in Dallas will clear in time for her to make it here and get some rest before the hard work starts tomorrow morning.