"I -- I -- I --"

Tomorrow I begin teaching college students how to write. I'm overwhelmed with the responsibility of it. I have two sections of First Year Composition, and each class has 24 students in it. If I knew I only needed to instruct ten people on how to write it would be different, but 48?

I have a syllabus, though, and a lesson plan for the first two days! From there I should hopefully be able to evaluate the rest.

Being back in an English department is weird, though, too. I haven't been near this community since leaving Lee. I graduated eight years ago! I'm a linguist, you know, not a "17th Century Metaphysical Poets" expert. This is a good way to stand out in the crowd, I guess.

I listen to myself reflect and I sound so hesitant. I wish I sounded more confident. Perhaps I will after the first day.

But enough about me: Mike is settling in with his residency well, though he kind of misses Airborne School. It was such a great class for him. It was a wonderful time for "us" as well. Below is a slide show of Cpt. Mikey Airborne, dental corps.