Bring on the students
Fresher’s week is finally kicking off in Durham. Nearly everything in the library is ready for the return of the students and now my attention is turned to meeting my first year tutees this afternoon.
The college tutor system at Trevelyan is all about pastoral care, so as a tutor you are a mix of friend and mentor throughout their undergraduate study. I have fifteen students this year, but only eight first years… that’s enough names to remember for today!
I have kicked off Fresher’s week in style by going out on not only Friday night, but Saturday too. When I say ‘out’ on both occasions I have been on my way home by 10pm… and last night dinner and cocktails was followed by a cup of tea in the Gala Theatre café. Well I’m not 18 anymore!!!
Tonight is my first formal dinner. I’m thinking Hogwarts at dinnertime on a smaller scale. I struggled with wearing a gown at my graduation, so eating in one is going to be interesting! Though there’s no sorting hat here… that would be a much more exciting way of discovering who my tutees are going to be!!!
The rest of this week will be spent involved in Fresher’s activities both in the day job and as a tutor. By the end of the week I imagine I will finally realise that somewhere along the way I turned into an adult without noticing. Then next weekend my friends Andy and Mike come to stay, and that is sure to kick start a regression to eighteen year old behaviour. Followed by a nasty hangover next Sunday morning!
After that the rest of October will be spent recovering. And I promise my blogging will be about more exciting things than work and university life!
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