School is Cool.
Today was day one of degree two. Tuesdays are going to be long days. Five hours at work, followed by six hours of class, with over a hundred miles of driving mixed in.
My first stop on campus was to get my student ID (hello, student discounts!). For some reason, my photo turned out bright red:
I guess glowing red blob is better than the ruddy Polish man look I had going on in my UF ID.
I left class tonight, got in my car, and realized I was grinning from ear to ear. I’m so excited about the classes I am taking and the program I am in.
I was surprised to find that my classes are full of adults. Since I am in a 3000-level course, I had expected to be surrounded by twenty-year-olds. Instead, they are the minority. It seems that EADP attracts a lot of people either returning to school to finish a degree or getting a second degree. I was surrounded by 911 operators, former military, police officers, and firemen. It is going to be neat hearing how their experiences relate to our education, especially in Disaster Response & Recovery.
I have five exams, a handful of quizzes, a term paper, and a project in my future over the next several months, and I’m looking forward to all of it.
I like the Andy Warhol thing you’ve got going on in the picture.
Mmmmm…..firemen!!
Why is your student ID sponsored by Wells Fargo?
These aren’t firemen like you’d see on tv.
M-D, you can turn your ID card into an ATM card with Wells Fargo.
I’m so excited for you! This is going to be a really good thing for you. Yeah for changes!
I could actually *hear* you smiling on the phone when you called me. I’m so happy for you!