Facebook really is a wonderful thing. Here I am, thousands of miles away from home and most of my friends, and I received more birthday wishes than if I was there. What was life like before we had social networking? Before cell phones and sms? I remember when we didn't have a VCR, never mind a DVD or Blu-Ray or Ipod or Ipad... I taped songs off the radio in order to make mixed tapes.
I know I'm not "old." Everyone I work with who is older than me has spent plenty of time reassuring me of that. Apparently I have plenty of time to get married, have children, etc. I'm only 30. But you know, sometimes it's not about the number. I still have questions, doubts. When will these things happen for me? WILL these things happen?
For now, I'm going to try to instill a creative source into my students. While they might not have to sit beside a radio, ready to push record the split second after the announcer stops talking, they can still have the imagination to create and share. Maybe I'll have to pull out the old tapes to show them how it's done.
Maybe.
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