The Dynamic Duo

Okay, first day of school, and a couple of first impressions.

I entered the Cellular Biology classroom and took a seat near front/center. Dr. David Freistoffer is one of those slender, energetic sorts who are intimately acquainted with and passionate about their subject. With this type of teacher, there is usually a trade off: interesting lectures, difficult exams The class is a large one, and is probably 95% female; most of the students are pre-nursing or education majors.  There is one black guy in the class. Of course most of the students are young. The friendly girl who sat in front of me asked, “Have you taken this class before? You look familiar.” Turned out she remembered me from PoliSci a year ago. As the instructor talked, I slowly removed the shrink-wrap from my textbook. No turning back!

In Yoga, I do not think I am the oldest one! There is at least one other woman who, if she isn’t older than I am, at least looks like she is. Hopefully all this deep breathing and sustained stretching will do my aging, arthritic body some good. The Yoga instructor rather reminds my of Professor Sybil Trelawney, the Divination teacher from Hogwarts, Harry Potter’s alma mater. She was thin, willowy and a little wispy, with large round eyeglasses and a calm, nearly hypnotic way of speaking. The young girl on the mat next to me was really cute; sandy-reddish hair, with lots of ear piercings and a lip stud. She was also quite flexible, which I guess gives me something to strive for or at least envy.  She was also very nice about helping me find my way back to Health Science building, where my car was parked, from the fitness center. Once I get it down, and go in the right direction, it is really near by.

Johnny was nice enough to mail me “Office for Mac” for my MacBook. We have a tradition of sending a dollar or two when we mail something to each other. I thought he was kidding when he said he was going to throw in some tic tacs in lieu of cash, but when I opened the padded envelope, 6 little pink candies spilled out. He had warned me not to eat them, as they were grapefruit flavored Breast Cancer Awareness tic tacs. I tried one anyway and it was delightful and citrusy.

I find I so much prefer on site classes to internet only. For me, being a part of a classroom with actual physical interaction with instructor and other students is a big part of what I enjoy about being back in school. Tomorrow: Anatomy and Physiology. Tonight: Bed!

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