She was just 17, part 2

This week in my general med-surg (medical-surgical to all those non-nurses out there) nursing clinical, I was gently surprised by the poise of my traditional-age classmates (they are all 20). Most of them were surprised to find out that I was 10 years older than them, but having said that, all agreed that having second-degree students in their classes was great. All of a sudden I felt not as an oddity (as I did at UMd, or in some of the other classes at Georgetown), but as someone to be looked up to, and appreciated. More like a big sister, I guess.

It was a good day.