Atmosphere

Nope, I'm not gonna chat about nitrogen oxygen and all those other lovelies which surround us everyday. Today I'm talking about people. So gather round children, let's talk psychology. My favourite subject.

I came to the college to do a spot of learning. What has taken me most by surprise is what I am learning about. The aim was aviation, which yes I am learning by the bucketloads. What I think I am learning most about however is people. I mentioned earlier that I wondered about whether or not I would fit in here. I think though I've fitted in pretty well. The atmosphere feels simply surreal. There is so much energy here, even though at times after a day of practice exams when it feels like the crap has been beaten out of ya. Sometimes I just wanted to sit down and cry, but instead I've ended up having a good side splitting laugh.

Yep, work hard play hard. That seems to be the order of the day, and is the one lesson that I will be taking back with me. It is ironic that I titled this blog Life is not a dress rehersal, 'cos that is exactly what I am understanding more. Why do we forget this? We get caught up in the hum drum paramount reality of going to work, paying bills, cleaning our teeth, and really just forget to live.

Something else I will be taking back with me is a larger circle of friends. These guys are girls here are simply just awesome, and I am certainly richer for it.

Another of my favourite sayings is We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing. Work hard, play hard. Let's do more of it.