Not just another day...

Dear Augosto,

Fabulous day! It was my first day of teaching.

Not my first day of teaching ever. Not my first day of teaching at UW-Milwaukee.

Just my first day of teaching a specific class.

I'm not going to pretend that I wasn't nervous because I was.

I couldn't sleep so I was out of bed by 5am. I didn't want to be late for class so I arrived at school 3 1/2 hours early. And to prove that I was thinking about my class and not much else, I forgot to shave!

Once class started, the rest became a blur.

Students arrived. Introductions made. Syllabi distributed. Questions asked & answered. Ideas presented.

Overall, it was a blast.

All wasn't perfect though. I was so excited that the in-class exercise went so well that I forgot to mention everything that we were going to be doing during the semester.

Luckily, that's why e-mail exists!

I still have two more different classes to squirm over but it's better to take it all one at a time.

Sleep well, my young warrior.

Love you lots and lots,

Dad.