Ohio: THE State University


The Lovely Mina and I trekked down to Athens, OH this weekend for my brother Dave's graduation from his M.A. program. The last time we'd been to Ohio U. was almost two years ago when Dave and his wife Akiko had just moved down there to start school, so it was nice to be back. It was particularly lucky that the class I am teaching this summer meets Monday and Wednesday so that I could get down there on Thursday for a Friday A.M. ceremony.

Athens was, as my parents (1967 grads) so often put it, different, but completely the same. It's an interesting feeling to walk into buildings that were brand new and awe inspiring when you were a senior in high school, that became a second home over the years of college, and then became more meaningful over time. A drive down streets that led to your dorm, your dad's dorm, or even an ex-girlfriend's house bring back memories that can't be valued.

So, Dave is off to work at the University of Alabama and one can only hope that it's a good place for them.

Meanwhile, tomorrow, my class is having a little get together to find out what they know and what they don't know....We'll see how that goes.