This is the type of thing that I thrive in. I simply enjoy lectures, reading, and putting information to practical use. I probably could have been a professional student if I hadn't had to get out and actually get a job. Things that I would have liked to continue to study would have been art history, English literature, French, German, anatomy, and all aspects of navigation and piloting. An explosion of neurons is taking place as I rev up to work on this course. It will run for 11 weeks. And I am supposed to take another one on engine maintenance starting next week. I feel as if I am back in graduate school.
So tonight I got home after 10 PM. I missed my home group meeting and won't make that for another 10 weeks. That is a down side to my continued education as a mariner. All I know is that I have a passion for learning as much as I can. I will get back to home group as soon as I can. In the meantime, I will be plotting a course to get from point A to point B.
It is kind of like Al-Anon which is about the journey and not the destination, with lots of way points thrown in. And my job is to avoid the problems as I navigate so that I can arrive safely. I can tell that this is going to be a lot of fun and a good challenge.
Syd you and I are kindred spirits and in a parallel universe we would be seated at desks next to one another happy as mudlarks -- despite jobs and various commitments, I have managed to stay an unprofessional student all my life, constantly learning new things and doing one apprenticeship after another. Enjoy the navigating!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy learning and stretching my world. This is what also has kept me interested in the program, more will be revealed.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you enjoyed the first lesson of your course and looking forward at what's to come. Learning about things we enjoy adds to the richness and wholeness (is that a word?)of our lives. Rock on! :D
ReplyDeleteI like your compass.
ReplyDeletevery cool. love finding those things that capture our imaginations again...this sounds like a really cool course syd...
ReplyDeleteAnd let's face it- why bother to learn what you learn in your groups if you can't take it out into the world and use it there? I'm so glad you're enjoying this new learning.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy it, Syd. Sounds like you are. How great it is to study something just for the love of learning.
ReplyDeleteYou want to be a professional student??? Man, you ARE sick! LOL.
ReplyDeleteI love learning but hate homework. Too bad they are often a package deal.
Seriously, glad you are enjoying it.
I love school. It sounds like you do too.
ReplyDeleteI was 54 when I completed grad school. Although I felt that competing with the twenty-somethings was a challenge, I loved it. Unfortunately, the more accomplished I became, the more my husband drank. 'Sorta took all the fun out of it.
ReplyDeleteI too love being a student. I am in the process of taking classes and getting my real estate license. Some of it is pretty dry, but it's still school lol. And, for me, that is great! I love learning!
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