tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968464589090312851.post1089407049358271085..comments2023-06-10T00:29:26.985-07:00Comments on stagno per anitre (the duckpond): grand illusionvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17854030795263204694noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968464589090312851.post-45808584986261962052008-11-12T16:21:00.000-08:002008-11-12T16:21:00.000-08:00You know that idea of college that you described? ...You know that idea of college that you described? I think that very idea and the lack of it here is why I was so unhappy last year. I had that community during my master's program. As a matter of fact, while we didn't have Thanksgiving at a prof's house, whoever stayed in town would gather at someone's house for the great big, traditional turkey dinner. There was always about a dozen or so people who went to this dinner. (I never did; I always went home.) We were all just really close. <BR/><BR/>This year, one of my friends from my last university is driving down with her husband to my family's house for Thanksgiving. And last year, I had about five friends from NAU drive down. So that sense of family/community, does exist at some universities. This one, sadly, lacks that. Or, to me it does, anyway. <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry you feel down during the holidays. If there is anything I can do to make you feel better, let me know. Even if that involves me making a great big Thanksgiving/Christmas dinner right after the semester is over. :)The Furie Queenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896427764571180107noreply@blogger.com