1/22/13

It's the end of day one and what a day it's been!  We arrived around 9 a.m. and got settled into our apartment.  It sure was a step up from my last place, having 3 rooms and a bath.  At 10:30 we all were in the classroom for opening ceremony.  There were speakers from both MSU and WDA (Workforce Development Agency).  It seemed everyone was Doctor this or that, but it was nice to think these people took the time out of their busy schedules to be there for us. It was almost embarrassing how they thanked us for our service.  I really didn't think I deserved all the praise.  We broke for lunch which was great and resumed back in the classroom in the afternoon.

There are two people I need to recognize - Tom Smith, Associate Director of Agriculture @ MSU is our instructor an lead facilitator and Tina Spicer who is are secondary facilitator and acts as our "Den Mother" (though she is younger than I am). This is our original group of seven.  Six are from the Saginaw area and one is from D-Town.

We are expecting four more students next week - two from Battle Creek and two from the D. Tina our facilitator is with us.  It's been a long day, talk to you tomorrow.