Tuesday, 5 December 2017

Diary of a mature student - Chapter 9

Dec 5 - No more pencils, no more books

All done!  I handed in my final exam today, and am now officially finished with Moral Problems in Contemporary Society. 

It was an amazing experience.  I had a great professor, and friendly classmates.  My project team was awesome.  I learned stuff I never knew before, firmed up my beliefs on some topics, and changed my thinking on others. 

So ...

I really should be a vegetarian.

Robert Latimer made the right choice.

Abortion and euthanasia .... there are no easy answers.

The Inter-Cultural Association of Victoria does amazing work.

I can no longer eat pineapple with a clear conscience.  

The land has moral value.  

Colonialism has taken on a whole new meaning for me.

First Nations got a raw deal.

Stop nuclear power NOW!


Next semester - Introduction to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam!

Friday, 1 December 2017

Diary of a mature student - Chapter 8

Dec 1 - The Group Presentation

I had a dream last night:  I slept in, rode my bike (?) to UVic and got lost on the way.  Forgot my notes and cell phone so had to go home to retrieve them.  Arrived at class in my night clothes.  Colin didn't show and Chris left.  We waited and waited and waited.  Finally, Purolator arrived with Colin's notes and Franzi and I had to hustle to put together the presentation.

I'm not the slightest bit anxious.

What really happened:  I slept in (a little), probably because of my earlier disrupted sleep.  I caught the same bus as always and arrived well in advance of class, notes and cell phone in hand.  Colin and Chris also arrived early, as did Franzi, all well-prepared (though Colin did admit to over-sleeping himself, ack!).  Colin and Chris rocked the presentation. 

The prof said it was great!