Age ...
Age is a tricky tricky thing around the HUC community ... I never thought I'd be the one to sound like an aging grandpa (soon i'll be removing my teeth to eat jello, going to bed at 9:30, driving with my blinker on, and ordering the early bird special at restaurants) but HUC is really bloody young.
It turns out that most of the people in my class are younger than me. When I entered school I thought I'd be about the average age of the class. And while there are a number of people older than me there must be 8 - 10 people that are not even a year out of college. (have i told you about this before, if i have forgive me ... ) While I guess this isn't that big of a problem -- I think most of them are rather qualified candidates and will be rather good at whatever they choose to do --- I question the desire to go right from one school to another. There is with out a doubt a different attitude about living here and being in school from the people that have been in the "real world" for a couple of years. And believe you me this year is not the real world ...
These people are much more serious about grades (see previous post) and potentially are less about learning for the sake of learning. Often times, when they ask questions and they allude to what they studied in college, which is really just a means of self-promoting ... this drives me nuts. (for example)
*** As a history major, I analyzed .... blah blah blah blah blah
*** Or my Senior thesis discussed the relationship between ... I can't believe that you are wasting my time with this question, if you have a question ask it, i really don't care about your resume.
*** My Sociology professor at Bradeis Doctor (Insert Jewish Name here) insisted that a clinical observation of ... i wonder if there is a trail of drool running down my chin because your ego and your question drives me deeper and deeper into a fantastic sleep.
*** At my hillel we ran a program that delved into ... ahh is someone talking about Hillel again, at Christian seminaries do they talk about the wonderful palm sunday program someone ran during his/her sophmore year?
My brother just stayed with me for about a week and I think he was a little shocked that he was actually older than many of people in my class. The only good thing about having a younger class is that since my maturity level is still hovering around 14 it does bring me closer to many of my classmates.
Note --- big football game tonight, a sports update to follow.
Note 2 -- if you read this blog (both of you) you can comment after every post, i'd love to hear any comments, thoughts, or suggestions
Note 3 -- I shaved my beard and pierced my nose
2 Comments:
There is a blissful time between the ages of 19 and 21 when you're just about to get out of college and you think everything is going to be fine. And then you graduate and have to have 5 jobs (walking dogs, waiting tables, babysitting, hustling and selling pot) to make your $500 rent. And then you hate that and decide to go back to school to rack up more loans that you'll be paying off til you're 90. I, for one, love jello and the early bird special at my local greasy spoon. Is that bad? I'll be 27 in a few days and honestly cant wait til I'm 77. Perhaps then I wont have to live with 6 adult roommates, will be able to travel without taking out more student loans and will have room in my apartment for a pet larger than a fish. Everyone older always speaks so fondly of their 20's, envying anyone who's in them. i think it's a load of shit. The 20's (unless you're independently wealthy and hot) are fun, but crap- merely a limbo as you wait for hopes of future stability, or at least marrying someone who has some bucks. I'm so tired of eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that I charged to my 0% interest Visa, that I wish I could fast forward 10 or 20 years to the time when I could buy Top Ramen that was 3 for a dollar instead of 5 for a dollar. Until then, I'm telling people I'm 19.
Why the hell did you pierce your nose? I dissaprove.
yoav
Post a Comment
<< Home