San Francisco - first impressions

Today is my third day in SF (and also the day our staff arrive!) as the director team worked to , wrap up loose ends, purchase supplies, finalize our staff briefing schedule, and get a lay of the land. We're living in downtown San Francisco, and even as someone who's lived in NYC for the last 6 years, there are still a few things I'm not used to.

The first surprised was the number of homeless people here. It's not that I've never seen any in NYC; it just seems like there's a higher concentration of them here. Furthermore, most of the homeless people I encounter in NYC are either sitting on the sidewalk or walking through the subway cars, but the ones I see here are generally walking down the street. There's also a number of them camped out on the lawn at city hall, although I'm not sure if that's because they usually do that or if they were protesting. To be honest, even after all these years in NYC, I still feel uneasy when I'm around homeless people. Maybe this is God's way of pushing me out of my comfort zone and really forcing me to confront issues in my own heart.

On a personal note, I've had a really hard time adjusting to Pacific Time for some reason. I've been to California on a number of occasions, but this time I can't seem to shake the jetlag. I was falling asleep after dinner, and even though I purposely tried to go to bed later last night (at 11), I still woke up at 4:30 this morning. I eventually fell asleep again, but for the last few days, I've just been tired all the time. Please pray that I can get some rest before our students arrive on Wednesday!