Okay, so as with all seasons, this one is tempered with hope, struggles, a feeling of newness, its connection to history, possibilities, and limitations. Completing a term of study with two A’s and a B is a pleasant achievement. The B was in a course that was incredibly difficult for me and required so much time that if I were to do it all over again… I might choose differently. Hah! The English courses were great. Thankfully, the next course…
Beginning the fourth week of studies at this university setting is a moment I’m viewing. My entire brain is inside-out. Grammar-wise that is. I’m putting the verbs later, stopping the use of the word ‘do’ and putting time up front. My mental reflexes aren’t all that are being reshaped. . . My physical experience of trying to learn to write is a new and different thing. The homework that’s being handed to me includes regular lists of 25-40 words that…