"Let's Celebrate!"

Yesterday, my first class was Sports Medicine, 11 to 12:50 in the afternoon and we started our first project of the semester. Justin, our professor (he insists we call him Justin, but I'm still in the habit of calling him Professor) split the class up into groups of about 6 or 7 by allowing the seniors in the class to take turns each picking a group member from the class. Thankfully I wasn't picked last and the people in my group seem really nice! We started brainstorming ideas for our project, a case study on a male athlete who is recovering from ACL repair surgery. Our group is to prepare a 30 minute presentation in the upcoming weeks covering our treatment and therapy plans, as well as research on the anatomy of the knee and the mechanics of the injury.

After working in our groups for about 30 minutes, Justin said, "Class, let's celebrate! We're ordering Chinese food for lunch!" The class erupted and went crazy. No joke! Picture about 30 Asians screaming and hollering and jumping over the desks in the middle of class! I just sat there stunned, it was so funny! Justin took a tally on the board of the 3 options that we could choose from. They were all listed in Korean so I had my group leader pick something for me.

The food was delicious! It arrived in about 20 minutes and in case you didn't know, delivery service in Korea is huge! You can get anything delivered, McDonald's, pizza, Chinese, Korean, anything you want. Also, all the deliverers ride around on mopeds delivering the food (which comes in plastic bowls and plates, with metal silverware, not disposable dishes!) and then they come back about an hour later to pick up the dirty dishes. So strange! Korea is big on going green and conserving resources, and since mopeds use such little gas, I guess it makes sense!

My group members picked the perfect option for me. Pork-free and delicious! My lunch consisted of white rice mixed with some carrots, peas, scallions, and zucchini and some brown sauce, which they refer to as "chocolate sauce" because it looks like chocolate. The "chocolate sauce" had kind of a teriyaki-beef flavor and went deliciously with the rice. My group members told me that the department paid for our lunch, and that once in awhile professors will do this. It was a great treat and I believe that professors at HWS should continue this trend of ordering lunch during class!