Hello World!

I experienced this in college. Life was lived in a bubble of academia. I had no time, no energy and no patience to try and stay up to date with the world. I only allowed myself three sinful indulgences: facebook, my favorite shows on Hulu and social gossip from Perez Hilton's blog. Now that I'm back in academia (though only at a secondary level) my life is wholly absorbed by history yet again, and now grading. As a student, I always used to think that teachers had it easy grading. They already knew the material inside and out and they created the tests, so they must just breeze through it! Not so much, now that I'm in their shoes.

It seems that the majority of my time is spent grading. Sure I know the material and may not need a key half the time, but its a mindless task that simultaneously and ironically demands every ounce of your attention. I'd much rather spend my mental energy reading or analyzing something new that can only add to my ability to teach in the classroom, but alas, grading is the foundation to educating these kiddos!

What else is there to do in Colorado Springs than teach?? Well, I've finally started to find out. Spent some time with some other Hillsdale Alum last week which started my exposure to Colorado Springs. The more I experience, the more I like it here! It has some big city attractions and quality in food and entertainment, without the annoyances I had found in Denver such as traffic, sky high prices and the like. If you're looking for a modern cuisine bar and restaurant, the Blue Star is great. It's also attached to the Laughing Lab Brewery - a great Colorado product!

We also visited the Golden Bee, a pub in the traditional English style and part of the gorgeous Broadmoor Historic Hotel. What makes it even better than most others I've visited is that it is the most personable - it invites strangers to come together in camaraderie. This is mostly due to the genius idea to differentiate the Bee with a regular pianist and sing-along-songs! It was one of the most simple but fun-filled night's I've had in a long time. So if you ever find yourself in the Springs, the Bee is a must go-to place!