TA Bootcamp

I've made it halfway through bootcamp! Woot woot! We're in class from 9am until 3pm each day, and then we have homework and reading when we get home. Add in 45 minutes each way of driving, riding the train, and walking and combine with 110 degree weather, and I'm ready for bed at about 6pm every day. Class is directed towards preparing for Fall semester, so it will all be useful down the line; right now, however, it is a lot of work and a lot of repetition for me who has been teaching these types of classes for 4 years.

There are 28 of us with varying experiences and backgrounds. I'm starting to make friends (yay!) and to figure out where I fit in. We went out Friday night for one of the MFA's birthdays. More than half of the class came, and it was fun/interesting/strange to see everyone outside of school. There are a few of us from California (2 from the area: Fillmore and Agoura), which I'm not used to from living in Tallahassee. There, I was lucky if someone knew where Santa Barbara was at all, let alone knowing Carp. Other than the Californians, people are coming from places as far away as Tennessee, Michigan, New York--all over.

Ok, I have to finish my syllabus and first set of lesson plans. I'll check in again soon!