Not much has changed since I was last in college, which I believe the last time I was on campus for a course was 1991 in downtown San Jose, at San Jose State University. I recall college being a lot warmer than this, as today in Iowa City, it's about 14 degrees, and walking everywhere, while tremendous exercise, is colder than hell, and there is something to be said for working in an office :-)
I've met with my advisor at the College of Public Health, and everything is a green light 'go'. I've already completely enjoyed my first week of academia, away from the office drill, so there's no looking back. If everyone thinks they're going to be working at a job every single day of their life between age 22 and age 70, your nuts. Give yourself a break, breathe the fresh air and live a little! For me, this is going to be a great semester!
For my degree, the plan is to be totally on campus this semester and take all the courses I can that are only offered on campus for this program, and then because of the curriculum for this particular program, I can complete the degree off campus with online courses that are left if I wish and go back to work this summer. What a deal, back to work.... :-(
So, today's most interesting factoid for me came from my Medicare and Medicaid homework readings, most notably, from an article
Rowe & Kahn (1998) " Breaking down the myths of aging "
Where Rowe & Kahn say there are 6 Myths to aging:
1. To be old is to be sick
2. You can't teach an old dog new tricks
3. The horse is out of the barn
4. The secret to successful aging is to choose your parents wisely
5. The lights may be on, but the voltage is low
6. The elderly don't pull their own weight
And in summary, they say that even though we're all getting older, we're not getting sicker, dumber, less productive, and nor are we giving up sex! That is good news, isn't it? - lol
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