Meet me in St Louis?

Retreat House, CTS

So, here we are back in St Louis, MO, for a few days, trying to catch up with my DMin studies at Covenant Theological Seminary.
It was a long day travelling, but arrived safely.  It's very strange not having the other members of Irish contingent here: my humour needs to be modified (something clearly gets lost in translation); no late nights - I imagine (probably for the best); and certainly an opportunity to find out how pastors ministering in a variety of American sub-cultures face up to comparable challenges in 'Norn Iron'.
Let's see what happens ...