When the introduction of possibly taking online courses for Spring Quarter first arose, it was a slow growth from “some courses” to “all but studio and lab” to “studio and lab classes will be flexible” to complete remote education across all departments. When this was all initially happening, I was super devastated and concerned how everything would change for Life Course Scholars. I thought I couldn’t gain the same insights and knowledge had the program stayed the same; however, now that LCS has shifted to remote work, I believe it has given me a greater advantage had we stuck to our old normal.
Now that we are pretty much forced to slow down our regular pace of life, I feel that I have more time to soak up all the knowledge from the second half of this program. Back in Winter, with all the commitments I usually would have, this class was my favorite highlight of every week and made my days so much better. This was because meeting and interacting with this population of people was always an interesting experience, for better or for worse, I always took home a lesson. However, now that my commitments are no longer as demanding, I love having more time to be able to read Leland’s Happiness Is a Choice You Make, sit down with my peers and have a deep, intellectual conversation about the topics, and take life notes. I think normally I’d sit there and be like wow, how cool. Okay what’s next, I don’t have a lot of time. But being in quarantine, it’s more like: wow, how can I effectively apply these concepts in my life since I have so much time to plan everything out? Also, I think seeing other elderly individuals for an entire quarter has made me more grateful for having my grandma (despite not being able to see her :( ) and gives me the flexibility to call her more and for longer periods of time.
USP 141A&B have been my favorite courses for two consecutive quarters and I feel so grateful to have a little Life Course Scholar family that is intrigued by the lessons we learn, whether it be from our current events projects, the book, or one another’s personal experiences and advice, I think it’s amazing to have this great bond to Zoom call every week. I love the energy of this program and this cohort because in other classes, it’s just a class, but here, it always definitely feels like more. And where the saying usually goes "home away from home" this has become more of a home even while at home. (:
Now that we are pretty much forced to slow down our regular pace of life, I feel that I have more time to soak up all the knowledge from the second half of this program. Back in Winter, with all the commitments I usually would have, this class was my favorite highlight of every week and made my days so much better. This was because meeting and interacting with this population of people was always an interesting experience, for better or for worse, I always took home a lesson. However, now that my commitments are no longer as demanding, I love having more time to be able to read Leland’s Happiness Is a Choice You Make, sit down with my peers and have a deep, intellectual conversation about the topics, and take life notes. I think normally I’d sit there and be like wow, how cool. Okay what’s next, I don’t have a lot of time. But being in quarantine, it’s more like: wow, how can I effectively apply these concepts in my life since I have so much time to plan everything out? Also, I think seeing other elderly individuals for an entire quarter has made me more grateful for having my grandma (despite not being able to see her :( ) and gives me the flexibility to call her more and for longer periods of time.
USP 141A&B have been my favorite courses for two consecutive quarters and I feel so grateful to have a little Life Course Scholar family that is intrigued by the lessons we learn, whether it be from our current events projects, the book, or one another’s personal experiences and advice, I think it’s amazing to have this great bond to Zoom call every week. I love the energy of this program and this cohort because in other classes, it’s just a class, but here, it always definitely feels like more. And where the saying usually goes "home away from home" this has become more of a home even while at home. (: