Back to School!

Tomorrow begins a new semester of school for me.  For the first time, I am only taking online courses.  This should be interesting!  The first course I'm taking is Public Speaking.  The textbook seems simple enough to follow.  I think the biggest challenge will be that I have to arrange for my own audience for each of the four speeches.  I have to have at least ten people in the audience, and they have to be age 16 or older.  I may arrange to give at least one speech to my boys' youth group, or perhaps a Bible study group at the church.  We also live near a major retirement community that has lots of clubs and groups.  I may be able to find a book club and discuss a particular author or book.  I have time to figure it all out though, and I'm sure it will all turn out fine in the end.

I am also taking a course in Nutrition.  I think I'll be fine in this course too.  I've already done a lot of research on my own in this area and I've spoken to nutritionists in the past who have even asked me if I had any formal training because I seemed pretty knowledgeable about it.  The textbook for this course is a hefty one and there is an online nutritional analysis program that I have to use.  Even so, I think it will turn out alright.  I haven't seen the syllabus for this course yet -- the teacher hasn't posted anything but is supposed to have it all online by tomorrow.

I always get excited at the beginning of a new semester.  It means I am one step closer to my goals.