I\u2019ve only been skydiving once, right after finishing undergrad. I took away two things: (1) jumping out of a plane is the best feeling on the planet (and I\u2019d likely do it again, if anyone else shares an interest in this bonkers thing that is somehow legal), and (2) it\u2019s nothing like how sitcoms portray it. There\u2019s no conversation at the door of the plane, no dramatic \u201cAre you sure you really want to do this??\u201d moment. As the instructor warned me, once you\u2019re up there, the only way out is to jump. The fall is loud and intense, and then suddenly you\u2019re gliding in the most serene calm you\u2019ve ever experienced.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what Week 3 of the semester feels like to me. The jump has already happened, the rush is real, and things might feel chaotic. It\u2019s also when teaching starts to open into something steadier and so rewarding. We\u2019re in it now, but we\u2019re also in it together, so come by the Faculty Hub to talk through both the chaos and the calm with us.<\/p>\n
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