By Scott:
It is very strange going about the normal day to day activities after an experience like we just went through. Tuesday was basically a clean up day around the Island but by that afternoon the stores had reopened and everyone was getting back to their regular lives. We cancelled classes Tuesday to let everyone who had evacuated have enough time to get back on Island. Yesterday we went in early and basically unpacked the college. The TV appearance about our tourism program is back on for tomorrow and its back to budgets and textbook orders and academic advising and registration. I asked some of our students how they do it, come down from such an adrenaline rush, and they said after a while you just get used to it.
We had house guests Tuesday night as April and her family arrived on Island and still didn't have power at their new place. Rather than having them stay at the apartment in the college we offered our two guest rooms. The kitties are with us for one more day before going back to the Humane society tomorrow. After much thought we decided we really don't have the ability or time to take care of cats right now and will wait until the spring to get some so Dean, Nick, Princess and Josie will be headed back to go up for adoption.
With only a week and two days left in the quarter we will be having Friday and Saturday classes to make up missed time so this will be a working weekend. We do want to get out and do some snorkeling as well and some bike riding so it should be an active weekend.
It is very strange going about the normal day to day activities after an experience like we just went through. Tuesday was basically a clean up day around the Island but by that afternoon the stores had reopened and everyone was getting back to their regular lives. We cancelled classes Tuesday to let everyone who had evacuated have enough time to get back on Island. Yesterday we went in early and basically unpacked the college. The TV appearance about our tourism program is back on for tomorrow and its back to budgets and textbook orders and academic advising and registration. I asked some of our students how they do it, come down from such an adrenaline rush, and they said after a while you just get used to it.
We had house guests Tuesday night as April and her family arrived on Island and still didn't have power at their new place. Rather than having them stay at the apartment in the college we offered our two guest rooms. The kitties are with us for one more day before going back to the Humane society tomorrow. After much thought we decided we really don't have the ability or time to take care of cats right now and will wait until the spring to get some so Dean, Nick, Princess and Josie will be headed back to go up for adoption.
With only a week and two days left in the quarter we will be having Friday and Saturday classes to make up missed time so this will be a working weekend. We do want to get out and do some snorkeling as well and some bike riding so it should be an active weekend.
