HU C U as I AM!

We were asked to write reflections about the beginning of our time here at HUC and what that means to us. Mine is more of a prescriptive poem, about what is happening now/may occur in the future than what has happened or what I feel about coming here. Just some thoughts on a previously black and white screen.
Watch, wander, wonder.
Listen, learn, love.
Explore, Expand, Expound (upon)
Feel, fear, free.
We  step into each day,
Putting on our faces, our masks of safety
Walking into the doors of HUC,
Watching others to see their sure step.
Listening to voices, droning on about nought
Waiting to feel at home and at peace.
Exploring each option, weighing pro and con
Accepting that time is the surest scale.
Israeli connections, Hebrew tests too,
Learning abounds here, whatever you do!
Nothing is solid, not written in stone,
Forge your own path, wander alone!
Or even with someone else close by your side,
The love of this place already in your eye.
Fear and trepidation, our natural foes,
They keep us in check (along with the crows).
However you see them, don't let them overwhelm,
Look forward with wonder, you're there at the helm.
So therefore keep going,
Watch the sun set today.
You've started a journey
A process away.
Not far will you go,
But to glimpse a distant shore.
That place is your future,
Holding all that and more.
Grab hold of your heart,
Make sure it beats strong.
As surely you'll need it,
The days may grow long.
Adventure awaits us,
T'fillot, tiyulim and more,
Today holds the promise,
Of tomorrow and those days of yore.