Slice of Life 1
My favorite place in all the world is one I found the first time I set foot on the campus at Pacific Lutheran University. I came back to college after a ten year hiatus from school. I meant to go right after high school, but life happened. So, two kids, a dozen odd jobs, a divorce, and a remarriage later, I decided to follow my passion and go back to college to become a teacher. I spent the first couple of years at a community college, getting my prerequisites out of the way, but when it was time to move on to a university, I began to explore PLU as an option. I applied, was accepted, and took the 60 mile trip from Seattle to see the campus with my husband. I knew the second I set foot on the serene layout at PLU that I was home, but one place resonated with me more than any other. It was a rainy, blustery March day. Toby and I spent the morning in the Commons, hearing about all of the options available to students, features about the campus, and various things to do. When it was time ...