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ryan woke up crying at 5am today. no idea why. i got up, changed his nappy, talked to him a bit then put him back to bed. he slept again until 8am... but my quality of sleep was lost. thank God for coffee on mornings like this.
In fact, travel during Short Term has a quality all its own. Students in German professor Dennis Sweet's interdisciplinary unit "Wake Up!" are also spending two weeks off campus, but in very different activities — such as a week-long meditation retreat and a week in the wilderness. The course is designed to provide a rigorous experiential journey to self-awareness, appreciation of nature and social engagement.