[NOTE: Marine is always capitalized. You can look up the fact in the AP Style Guide. You can look up the reason on line if you are curious.]
During the first class we had an "ice-breaker" exercise. During that exercise, I knew I was in the the part of the Army where I belong.
We each took a Post-It poster-size sheet, stuck it on the wall, and divided it in fours quadrants: Bio, Likes, Dislikes, Goals
Our class student leader is Ben. Here is some of his answers:
LIKES:
Norrin Radd
Clubber Lang
Vita Sackville West
The Saturn myth
DISLIKES:
Fox News
The Lord of the Rings movies
Crossfit (as religion)
Ideology, particularly American pragmatism
Wynton Marsalis as representing all of Jazz
BIO:
31
from Connecticut
Grad student at Trinity College
GOALS:
fulfilling employment
personal writing
learning to play the upright bass or speak a new languauge
develop more capacity empathy
Ben is a tall quiet staff sergeant who lifts weights and is a very fast runner.
I like being in the Army, but I like it a lot more in a room of soldiers like Ben.
