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On Friday evening, Lindsey and I hopped in the car and went over to the bustling metropolis of Crawfordsville, Indiana, to visit her friends Ellie and Matt. Ellie is faculty at Wabash, working on Physics Education -- particularly, how to measure and model learning in physics.
Honestly, at first I wasn't super-excited about going -- I was kind of tired from the week. But in retrospect I'm glad we went! We had some nice conversations with Ellie and Matt. They're really knowledgeable about a bunch of different topics; very interesting people. And their tiny daughter Lea is maybe 4, and adorable! She's really talkative, even with new people.
Ellie's also into gardening, and she gave us some seeds and a few plants, including chives and catnip! I gave Mylk and Andre a few fresh catnip leaves, and they were pretty jazzed about it. So: organic catnip grow operation ahoy!
(Also, I asked Ellie about why students would choose to go to an all-male school -- Wabash is dudes-only. My initial thought was that it sounds like a pretty harsh environment, especially in a tiny town in the middle of rural Indiana. Her response was that she's heard that an all-dudes environment can actually be more relaxed than a mostly-dudes environment, because with no ladies in their peer groups to try to impress, the guys don't have to be so macho; they can relax and open up somewhat. I dunno how I feel about that; I certainly wouldn't have chosen it. What do you think?)
Honestly, at first I wasn't super-excited about going -- I was kind of tired from the week. But in retrospect I'm glad we went! We had some nice conversations with Ellie and Matt. They're really knowledgeable about a bunch of different topics; very interesting people. And their tiny daughter Lea is maybe 4, and adorable! She's really talkative, even with new people.
Ellie's also into gardening, and she gave us some seeds and a few plants, including chives and catnip! I gave Mylk and Andre a few fresh catnip leaves, and they were pretty jazzed about it. So: organic catnip grow operation ahoy!
(Also, I asked Ellie about why students would choose to go to an all-male school -- Wabash is dudes-only. My initial thought was that it sounds like a pretty harsh environment, especially in a tiny town in the middle of rural Indiana. Her response was that she's heard that an all-dudes environment can actually be more relaxed than a mostly-dudes environment, because with no ladies in their peer groups to try to impress, the guys don't have to be so macho; they can relax and open up somewhat. I dunno how I feel about that; I certainly wouldn't have chosen it. What do you think?)
