I have officially started my career as a graduate student. Yesterday was my first class, exercise biochemistry. I am only taking two classes and the prof for my other class, exercise endocrinology, is out of town until next week. I think the biochem class is going to be fun. It is primarily a lab. Yesterday we reviewed basic pipetting and weighing techniques. Very basic, I know, but important. Our homework for the week is to make chocolate chip cookies. We all got the same recipe, but the prof wants to demonstrate that even if you follow the same instructions the results can be very different. It will be interesting to see everyone elses results next Monday.
I'm teaching as well while I am here. My first class is on Thursday, and I'm starting to feel a little jittery. I'm teaching two anatomy labs and one fitness assessment lab. The fitness assessment should be fun. Anatomy on the other hand is going to take a little review throughout the semester!