I am glad that my last two years of teaching at Union are spent living here. Being a resident of a college campus is hope-filled. It is quiet here, large here, housing several thousand young people, and young people are unique creatures. They are trying so hard to be their freed self and the process is deeply, autobiographically nostalgic. When, after only 18 years of living, one is suddenly freed from all their supervising overlords the resulting choices of freedom can be refreshingly amusing. From clothing choices, grooming, and the way you walk, talk and look to how you conduct yourself in all manner of life situations; absolute freedom means you are faced with unlimited choices and often leads to radically creative results. Humanity, at the college level, is wildly unique and continually entertaining. Freedom will soon enough be bridled with the wear and tear of responsibility but it is a grand thing to watch others having, what will be, one of the greatest awakenings of freedom experiences they will ever have.
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