April 10, 1999

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

I was spending the night with a college student at the University of Virginia in Charlottsville, Virginia. He had contacted me by email asking if there was a way for me to stop by during my trip through Virginia. It turns out that he was Jewish. I was really amazed that he almost had everything on my website memorized.

It was going to be sort of a crowded night in the small dormroom because he had a roommate. I was invited to eat with him at the dining hall using a guest ticket. A group of his friends wanted to join us so we found a large round table. The group was pretty international in make-up because was somebody from India, Japan, and Korea.

The conversation was really great because after a while it centered upon faith and religion. It was really neat hearing the other guy's viewpoints since they were Budhist, Hindu, and Shinto. We got so involved in our conversation that several other people joined in. In fact, we were the last group to leave the dining hall.