Wednesday
night was “International Night”, which is a night where all of the
international students set up a booth to showcase their countries food, liquor,
beer, gifts, etc. Some of the food good, some there was no way I was trying,
such as the duck egg….eck
There was a variety of beverages at many of the booths,
with the Aruba “Spider” drink a favorite.
They say International Night is one of the best nights for fun and
networking and it was spot on. I-Night ended at 8 pm. We then had to meet in the Boardroom for a
follow up meeting and additional networking.
The meeting ended at 11pm and Neil from Thunder Bay broke out his guitar
and serenaded many of us in the Crossroads area for a short time. The sound of bagpipes was heard on several
dorm room floors shortly thereafter. One
thing is for sure; don’t ever let a Texan (Ed) attempt to play the ‘pipes!!!
Our media class trekked up to Washington DC on a field
trip to the Newseum. It’s a museum
dedicated to the history of news, newspapers, and the like. There was a couple sections of the Berlin
Wall there along with the Shoe Bomber’s shoes and the Unabomber’s cabin (which
were on loan from the FBI to the museum).
Cool stuff. The bus ride back was entertaining when Bryan from North
Carolina got stuck in the john on the bus for a short time.
Thursday classes, like every day, start at 0800. One problem today was the fact that anyone
who sampled beverages from the different countries at I-Night found out why you
shouldn’t mix alcoholic beverages. 0800
came way too quick for many. I am glad I
wasn’t one who had PT at that time.
Speaking of PT,
our master-of-pain, EJ, again pushed the limits of sanity. Today’s torture session was a set of eight
(8) 400 meter runs. You had a partner
who runs a 400, then when he’s done, you run, then him, then you, etc. A total of 8 laps for each guy. So you run and then get about a 2 minute rest
in-between laps while the other guy goes.
The trick is to attempt to run each lap near what the starting pace was
(for instance I am a 1:50 per lap guy) strangely enough, you tend to get
stronger later in the game. Coming off International Night, waterboarding would
have been more fun.
The “challenge”
on Wednesday was called the “‘Winged Monkey Assault.” About a dozen different stations
are set up on the track area that worked various parts of our body. We were on the clock for 30 minutes….the goal
was to keep moving non-stop the whole time. One more challenge to go before the Yellow
Brick Road in 2 weeks. Next week is the “Journey to Oz”, which is a 5 mile run….followed by a
large dose of Advil.
The highlight of the
week was today with a presentation from Lt Paul Vance of the Connecticut State
Police. Paul is the public affairs
officer for CSP and handled the media at the Newtown school shooting. Hearing his insight was both interesting and
educational. Twenty children and 6
adults killed….Paul was able to clarify some things for those of us in law
enforcement that honestly citizens don’t ever need to know. Horrific cannot
describe what happened there. I thought
at the time of the crime Paul did a magnificent job and hearing a presentation
about it from him confirmed my initial impression of him on television…professional
to the core. My heart continues to go out for the families, first responders
and the community of Newtown.
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