I'm sorry, you go here too?
I always find it super weird when I see Professors outside of a classroom setting.
I think it's because I was raised in a strict Catholic primary school setting and was hardwired as a kid to think that your teachers couldn't possibly survive outside of a classroom because sunlight would make them melt or something. Also, all the Nuns that taught me always seemed to wear the same 3 outfits so I was convinced that it was because they lived in the book closet.
Obviously now I don't think that (though my Nuns/Closet theory holds for different reasons these days), but I always get kind of nervous when I see old teachers come into the store or Professors out eating lunch.
Today after writing, I met up with Kristen to get some coffee and on the line was my writing professor and I got really embarrassed. Which is really stupid cause he's young and really only like 5 years older than me, but still - TEACHERS OUTSIDE? WHAT KIND OF WORLD IS THIS!
He turned and saw me and was like, "Oh hi Caroline, you like their coffee too or did my lecture just make you sleepy?"
And I did this really awkward smile laugh thing and tried to say something friendly back but I'm pretty sure it sounded like, "Gahbahbah nawh professawh yoos class dis neece hah ha har."
He then paid for his coffee, said goodbye and left and Kristen looked at me like I was the most pathetic person in the universe - which isn't that far off.
I think it's because I was raised in a strict Catholic primary school setting and was hardwired as a kid to think that your teachers couldn't possibly survive outside of a classroom because sunlight would make them melt or something. Also, all the Nuns that taught me always seemed to wear the same 3 outfits so I was convinced that it was because they lived in the book closet.
Obviously now I don't think that (though my Nuns/Closet theory holds for different reasons these days), but I always get kind of nervous when I see old teachers come into the store or Professors out eating lunch.
Today after writing, I met up with Kristen to get some coffee and on the line was my writing professor and I got really embarrassed. Which is really stupid cause he's young and really only like 5 years older than me, but still - TEACHERS OUTSIDE? WHAT KIND OF WORLD IS THIS!
He turned and saw me and was like, "Oh hi Caroline, you like their coffee too or did my lecture just make you sleepy?"
And I did this really awkward smile laugh thing and tried to say something friendly back but I'm pretty sure it sounded like, "Gahbahbah nawh professawh yoos class dis neece hah ha har."
He then paid for his coffee, said goodbye and left and Kristen looked at me like I was the most pathetic person in the universe - which isn't that far off.