Can't Float?

Adrienne and I communicate a lot through e-mail. She often sends messages that tell what she's been doing but without a lot of detail. Last night, we talked on the phone and I learned some interesting tidbits.

Because of Adrienne's hip problems, swimming and biking are the only exercises she can really do so she decided to take an aqua fitness class, which combines swimming with water aerobics. Adrienne was mildly concerned when she discovered that the teacher is the men's water polo coach. She's never been a particularly strong swimmer but more importantly, Adrienne can't float. This isn't new. She's never been able to float, even when she was a small child. Thankfully, her coach decided to get her a belt to help her stay afloat so she can do the exercises in the water. Now she's floating so much that the exercises are too easy. Add to that, another student jokingly asked for his own floating belt. Luckily, Adrienne has a good sense of humor about the situation.

Adrienne has joined a club called "Straight But Not Narrow." It was originally formed by straight kids to support gay rights but now they get involved with activities to support other minority rights too. Plus, they have parties. Next week, she plans to attend some meetings for other political groups to see what they're all about.

CMC is a very small college that is known for their small class sizes. Adrienne's largest class has 19 students and the others are a bit smaller. After years in public school classes of 30-35 kids, she is enjoying all the personal attention.