Back to Reality...

Off the plane on Sunday, we were presented a crisp dose of reality, as sub-freezing temperatures and the impending start of Jan Plan classes the following day quickly transferred us from the dream world of Florida, back to reality. As you may or may not know, Colby’s Jan Plan is a mid-semester period during which each student takes one class for the month of January, or conducts an independent study or participates in an internship. This year, I chose a pottery class. One would think pottery would be an easy class, however the first day of class we were required to make 100 coils of clay, just so the teacher knows we can make a clay worm. It was also a telling sign of the amount of work we’d be required to do. Some of my teammates are also taking interesting classes, such as Mary Cummings and Meredith Aronson, immersed in an African drumming class, while Beth Bartley is doing an internship with an orthopedic surgeon, giving her an opportunity to sit in on surgeries and such. I think I’ll stick to vases and coffee mugs!