And lecturing begins

Classes:
1-3 Perspectives of Adult Dev.
3-4 OCP Adult
4-5 Perspectives of Adult Dev.

Today we had class at 1!! Sweet. So this morning I swam with a friend and played in her pool! Then we got lunch. Classes today talked about psychological disorders, intro to assistance technology, and burns. The burn lecture was difficult to sit through, because the images just made my stomach curl. Pictures of baby's with their face burned off or men with burns down the bone. It made my heart ache for each of those patients. Our guest lecturer on the psych disorder lecture said something that made me giggle two hours after class. See, we have a class in chattanooga that we see via feed on a TV. He goes, " you want me to talk to the tv? that is what my patients do!" hahaha!!

I like Dr. Faulkner's words of advice for us in the closing of his lecture, so I thought I would share them here:

"Question everything: find out why, not just what.
Act like other people: how do they impact their environment?
Modify your capabilities: limit yourself in the environment.
Think strange thoughts: be inventive, ask 'why' and 'why not' "

First day back

Classes:
8-12 Neurological Aspects of Occupational Performance Lab
12:30- 1:30 Class meeting
1:30-2:30 Occupational Centered Practice (OCP)- Adult
2:30-3:30 Perspectives of Adult Development

Balancing my Occupations: 6:30-7:15 weight lifting
3:40- 4:40 swimming
7:00- 9:00 Monday night TV! (CBS IS AWESOME!)

The lab this morning was interesting. We had a lady come in and discuss a computer system that has aids in the rehab process from evaluation to reports. This seemed really neat and handy!
The classes mainly were discussing the syllabus. It is so nice to have the first classes be discussing the syllabus. I hate it when teachers lecture on the first day. It takes a day for my brain to get warmed up. The classes seem interesting! It will be new to learn about adults. I really like that we have alot of guest speakers! That is one of my favorite parts of taking a class. When professionals (not necessarily in academia) take time out of their own schedule to share their expertise with us, it means a great deal. I really appreciate the effort.

I have decided this semester I need to do a better job of balancing my occupations. Thus, I am going to start working out and swimming laps again. An investment in my own personal health is something I need to make. Plus this will help relive stress from class.

END OF SUMMER

Today is officially the last day of summer! Classes start tomorrow, 8 am. We were given a little over a month off. That was really great! I did nothing pretty much but relax! I read a little. Tuesdays with Morrie was really touching. I read this in high school. I figured it was a good read into the semester, because it was about this man with ALS and his reaction to the last few months of his life. We begin our Adult classes and then gero next semester.

Well time to get ready for class!