Been There, Done That

Tonight I had the privilege of talking to a former prof's class at Fox. He had asked me to come and talk to his students about life after college... what it's like... how I got to where I am now... things I wish I had known when I was sitting where they are currently...

Sometimes it feels like a lifetime ago -other times like just yesterday - that I was sitting in those same seats with two weeks until graduation and lots of final projects and presentations to do.

I realize that my own situation of graduating and getting a job was not at all the norm or most college students. Therefore, I tried to stick with general concepts dealing with interviews, adjustment, differences between college and work life... I wanted to give them a reality check, but also encourage them.

It was an interesting dynamic. They could relate to me as a peer because I was just where they are, and yet I also held their attention the whole time because I had something to share that they wanted to know.

It was cool too -- several of the students in the class were among those in the Stats class I tutored and sometimes taught last year. And there were a few who had been in classes with me. I really enjoyed seeing them again.

I prayed for God to speak through me what these 14 students needed to hear. And I really feel like He answered that prayer.