On the airplane
Here I am in the airplane traveling to my dorm room at my college as a full time student. Not something so unusual for someone who is 18, 19, or 20, but what about at 44 years of age? Last night I talked with my daughter at her college in Tulsa. “ I am so afraid my roommate will hate me because of my snoring. “ My daughter had a snorer as a roommate in her freshman year. Not until we got her a humidifier for her room, partly for the noise mostly for the moisture, did she find any rest. But she assured me she didn’t have a difficult time with her roommate just because she snored. This is a week residency and packing a large humidifier seemed out of the question, though I did find a small one that goes for a couple of hours. Maybe if I run it for a couple of hours before I sleep and then refill it the room will have enough moisture to help out. . My daughter said, “ tell your roommate you have brought a pillow cover and breath right strips and a fan to drowned out the noise and apologies, you might offer her some ear plugs as well.“ “check, check and check”, I said. I have all of those things. Everything was crammed into the suitcase, and I was hoping I would have room for my winter coat. “Don’t worry everything will be o.k.” She assured me. Playing with this reversal of roles and remembering the many times I had helped her through difficult first days at school I pretended. “Will they play with me on the playground. “ “Just be yourself and everything will be fine,” She said.
Here is my first tip in making this trip for residency for college
* Pack an extra flexible bag in your luggage, something that in itself can be packed, if need be.
I was 7 pounds over weight and they would not let it pass. Rather than paying the $25.00, the women at the counter said the shop in the terminal had a _ of price on luggage bags. So off I trucked off to spend 18 dollars on a small suitcase to carry whatever would make my suitcase weigh less. It was then that I found out that my winter coat weighs 4 pounds, no wonder I didn’t want to haul that thing through my layovers. So I took out one boot and a sculpture I am bringing for the school auction. I was able to get the large suitcase down to the 7 pounds, and now I have a fancy new tapestry bag with a horse scene.
I was lucky; on the way up to Vermont (1 layover) I was able to find an extra open seat so I could stretch out on both flights. On the second flight I was originally seated next to a young lady about 18, traveling up to Vermont to check out the colleges. She said she had been very sick, and she looked horrible. So I offered to move into a vacant seat, if there was one and let her nap. I even gave up my pillow and blanket- it must be the mother in me.
What am I feeling?
I think the biggest thing is concern. I want to do this in 18 months but I am short the credits, even if I get the 30 credits for life experience. So that means I have to either do more work for extra credits, or have it take longer. More work? I would opt for that but it is hard to tell what is “more work” when you have never done this type of program before. I am anxious to talk to administration to see what can be done, and to talk to past students to see how they handled it.
My cab mate, Catherine, is very nice. We shared the $60. taxicab ride from the airport. She is graduating on Wednesday. New learners must be in for Friday orientation at 9:30 am but others do not have to come in until Friday dinner. She said that because she is from California it is hard to come in at a good time and coming in a day early will give her the opportunity to rest. She has to work on her final presentation in the morning. Each senior does their presentation and new students can pick which ones to go to. There are two at a time. I will definitely make hers. She informs me that there are 11 students graduating this wed. However there are only few of us new ones coming in.
After graduation there is a small reception in the art gallery.
I can’t help but wonder if any of my family living in Buffalo NY will come over to Vermont for my graduation. It would be o.k. If they couldn’t’ but it isn’t really all that far.
If we can get to the school in time the dinning hall will still be open. We have to pay for dinner this evening and breakfast in the morning. But then the meal plan kicks in.
Must put away portable devises for landing. I’ll check back later.
Here is my first tip in making this trip for residency for college
* Pack an extra flexible bag in your luggage, something that in itself can be packed, if need be.
I was 7 pounds over weight and they would not let it pass. Rather than paying the $25.00, the women at the counter said the shop in the terminal had a _ of price on luggage bags. So off I trucked off to spend 18 dollars on a small suitcase to carry whatever would make my suitcase weigh less. It was then that I found out that my winter coat weighs 4 pounds, no wonder I didn’t want to haul that thing through my layovers. So I took out one boot and a sculpture I am bringing for the school auction. I was able to get the large suitcase down to the 7 pounds, and now I have a fancy new tapestry bag with a horse scene.
I was lucky; on the way up to Vermont (1 layover) I was able to find an extra open seat so I could stretch out on both flights. On the second flight I was originally seated next to a young lady about 18, traveling up to Vermont to check out the colleges. She said she had been very sick, and she looked horrible. So I offered to move into a vacant seat, if there was one and let her nap. I even gave up my pillow and blanket- it must be the mother in me.
What am I feeling?
I think the biggest thing is concern. I want to do this in 18 months but I am short the credits, even if I get the 30 credits for life experience. So that means I have to either do more work for extra credits, or have it take longer. More work? I would opt for that but it is hard to tell what is “more work” when you have never done this type of program before. I am anxious to talk to administration to see what can be done, and to talk to past students to see how they handled it.
My cab mate, Catherine, is very nice. We shared the $60. taxicab ride from the airport. She is graduating on Wednesday. New learners must be in for Friday orientation at 9:30 am but others do not have to come in until Friday dinner. She said that because she is from California it is hard to come in at a good time and coming in a day early will give her the opportunity to rest. She has to work on her final presentation in the morning. Each senior does their presentation and new students can pick which ones to go to. There are two at a time. I will definitely make hers. She informs me that there are 11 students graduating this wed. However there are only few of us new ones coming in.
After graduation there is a small reception in the art gallery.
I can’t help but wonder if any of my family living in Buffalo NY will come over to Vermont for my graduation. It would be o.k. If they couldn’t’ but it isn’t really all that far.
If we can get to the school in time the dinning hall will still be open. We have to pay for dinner this evening and breakfast in the morning. But then the meal plan kicks in.
Must put away portable devises for landing. I’ll check back later.
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