Blogging Outloud

Having evening college classes are the best option for adults returning to school, but it's not always easy to be away from home.  Granite State College offers nine community-based academic centers.  GSC is known for its small classes, affordable tuition, and supportive faculty.  What they don't talk about are the folks who make up the student body.  As I sit in the foyer of the Portsmouth Campus, doing my work study, I notice there is a group of women chatting near the microwave.  They're here for their Winter Session classes which had just begun. When folks come in they are bundled up tight against the weather.   After they arrive, they quickly unbundle themselves and settle in.   One of the women had come in early to work on an assignment that was due that evening and she was warming her dinner in the microwave.  The others had just arrived.  They were now trading recipes.   
     
"Last night, I made a soup because I had class tonight and I knew I wouldn't have time to cook.  It turned out to be pretty good.  I started with a chicken broth, then added hot sausage, kale, and potatoes.  I threw in about a cup of frozen corn, to make it look pretty.  Easy as that," said the first woman.

"That sounds wicked good!  My current fave is oatmeal.  I take 1 whole green apple cored and diced, and add to a hot bowl of oatmeal, topped with a handful of sliced almonds.  It's tasty, easy to make, high in fiber and low in calories, " says one women, counting off the benefits on her fingers. 

"Ooh, that sounds yummy!" exclaims the next, as all three women walk into their classroom. 
 
Now that classes have begun and and the foyer is quiet again, I start to wonder what I'll have for dinner tonight.