I am exhausted

[Crankin]

I am doing a 4 day "Introduction to Professional Psychology" course on Cape Cod. We are staying at a conference center, across the street from the beach, which is beautiful, but it's like one step above a hostel.
The first night we had a wicked thunderstorm and one of the other students (young enough to be my kid) asked me if I jogged, as we had to get back from one building to another. I said I didn't run, but I was in pretty good shape... so even though I had an umbrella, I was afraid to open it in the lightening. I draped a beach towel over my head and took off. The next thing I knew, this young person was far behind me, saying, "I can't run anymore." I was scared to death of the storm, so I just sprinted for like half a mile. Boy, were my legs sore from that...
I brought my bike and got up today and yesterday and rode at sun rise. I didn't have time for a long ride, just about 10 miles the first day and 12 miles today. Most of it was false flats in a headwind! I found out there are actually some small hills on the Cape. It was beautiful to ride along the beach and then I went over to Hyannisport, near the Kennedy compound. Just those little rides, combined with all of the intense learning and role playing has wore me out. Today I did my first role play as a therapist. I feel pretty good about it, too. Tonight I am going out to dinner instead of eating at the conference center and I am going to have a big glass of wine!
I can't wait to go home to my own bed.

[songlady]

Are you staying at that large conference center in Hyannis? We were in Hyannisport last week for vacation.

[malkin]

Long seminars can be brutal.
How good does it feel to leave the young'uns panting in the dust?!

[ikkin]

i have never understood, and probably will never understand, the concept of packing so much information into short time frames that no one ends up remembering anything substantial.

luckily my company takes the exact opposite approach. we take lots of breaks, people have tons of time for reflection, etc. and we tell them they're not allowed to use their cell phone or crackberries. many of them look lost without 'em. pretty amusing.

anyway, enjoy cape cod! i bet it'll feel good to be home.

[Crankin]

No, we're not at the place in Hyannis. I'm at Craigville Beach. Last day today, thankfully.
This is an actual graduate course, sort of the introduction to the counseling psychology program . It's supposed to be intense. This morning I went for a run/walk along the beach, packed up, and now I'm waiting for class to begin.
The weather has been awesome and I'm glad I got to enjoy the Cape a little. We went out for dinner and drinks last night, so it felt a little more normal.

[NoNo]

About twice a year I have to take a training course for work, and then I usually go to one or two conferences as well. Every time, I'm amazed at how exhausted I get from literally just sitting there listening to people talk. Makes me wonder how I made it through college