Final thoughts:

What a roller coaster ride this has been for me: loved it-hated it, loved it-hated it. It’s reconfirmed for me what I’ve always known about myself as a learner – I want it all and I want it NOW!!! And the sad fact is that some (?) learning takes time and I’m one of the most impatient people I know. I’m so glad I took this on because I’ve learned tons - having known nothing to start out with. Ignorance is perhaps not such a bad thing – makes you feel good when you DO learn something.. Actually I’ve only just dipped my big toe into the ocean out there and I know I’d have drowned without your guidance. Thanks Jennie – and everybody else who helped me (and you all know who you are) – for dealing very patiently with my pissed-off-edness and my foul language. (This is the point where Oscar winners start thanking God, Jesus and their Moms… and shed a few tears. I guess I do feel like a winner having made it through the course). Concerning the content and assignments you chose to teach us and how you paced us through them - that suited me perfectly. I’m glad you dished them out a bit at a time, because I would’ve been totally overwhelmed if I’d seen the whole list at once and had to plod through it in my own sweet time and pace. I haven’t yet found a victim for next year – they’ve all been taken, but if need be, I’ll nominate myself to do this all over again. Thanks again, Jennie, for opening up new vistas and ways of communicating. Where’s that beer you promised?