Classes at Villanova started today. I'm only taking 6 credits so that's easy; 1 class/day, 3 days/week. I had Latin today and it's a good thing I enrolled because there's only 5 kids in the class. I'm the oldest one there. Nice. But this means I'll always have to do my homework because the chances of being called on are VERY high. However, we're reading Cicero's In Catalinam first which I've already read twice. It'll be an easy transition back into school and the Nova way of doing Classics. Then the second half of the semester I can read something new. And no quizzes!
I liked being on campus even if the student body was vastly different (at least in looks) from Iowa. Upon first glance, I'm glad I didn't got there for undergrad but that'll probably change as I find out things to be jealous of. Tomorrow night I have a 3 hour night class which doesn't sound great. But maybe I won't mind that kind of class now that I don't have 4 others to take up my time.
This past weekend the American Philological Association and the American Institute of Archaeology had a joint conference in Philly. I went to two days of it and saw some folks that I know but mostly sat around and was intimidated by the level of scholarship. I don't know if I can do that but that's what people will be expecting of me in the not too distant future. Still, I heard some interesting stuff and I'm glad I went to least experience what those things are like. It's clear that this would bore the general population to death, almost literally. And I know that I'm still on the cooler side of Classics, not saying much there but I'll take it. Hopefully, I can go next year with some of my new Classics department. That'll be awesome, in a way.
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