Non Traditional Student’s Busy Life
I’ve been neglecting this blog far too long. We are already into the second week of Spring Term and I have not posted about my classes. This will be my last term attending classes at Linn Benton Community College. I will be finishing up my Math requirements (I’ll take MTH 105 at Oregon State this summer) and I decided to fill the rest of my schedule with my “fun” classes – HISTORY. I still needed some lower level History classes to fill my baccalaureate core so I’m into history big time this term. HST103 Western Civilization on MWF in the morning, ENG203 Shakespeare-Late Plays and HST 202 Civil War/Reconstruction in the afternoons. One thing I didn’t think about with this much History – LOTS OF READING!! Of course, reading history books to me is like candy, but there is a heavy load from these three classes. On Tuesday and Thursday, I am taking PE321 Lifetime Health and Fitness (another requirement). This class should get my non traditional student butt in gear for the next two years at OSU. Developing goals (yes, I need to do this in the health area too…) about my exercise, diet and hopefully quitting smoking this term is what this class is all about. I’ll be posting about my progress in these areas, not that anyone really cares, but by putting these things in print will reinforce them (it’s a personal accountability thing…) All in all, I am really going to enjoy this term. All of the history classes will make getting through MTH 095 a little more bearable. Being a non traditional student, I of course have to be sitting in the front of every class, doing more than is expected for study and research and having the expectation of a 4.00 GPA. I know this is not something that all Non Trads do, but I would venture a guess that there are quite a few of us in the front rows of college classes all over the nation!! Spring break was an opportunity for my wife and I to escape to the Oregon coast for a couple of days of relaxation and photography. I’ll share some of my photos over the next few blog posts as a thank you for your support of Reaching Lifelong Goals.com.
Haceta Lighthouse, Oregon Coast
Surf at Adobe Resort, Oregon coast
