Dinner.....with my Professor?

This Sunday I had dinner at my psychology professor's house. She invited the whole class of 50 students to come over at 6:30pm to have dinner. She made chili, chile con queso, and cookies. Only 10 students showed up, but we got to sit outside on her back porch, eat chili, and talk to her about whatever we wanted. At first, we all felt extremely awkward about the whole situation. You should have seen everybody waiting for food. Nobody wanted to grab food first, so I decided to take the plunge. And, of course, that's after I tripped in my heels while heading towards the food. But, actually, it was so much fun. We talked to my professor about our psychology class, her love for bugs, and even our own pets. It was such a great way to sit down informally with some of my classmates and professor and just chat about everyday things that we experience.

I know this all sounds ridiculous and crazy, but I hope every college student gets to experience what I did on Sunday. SMU is always trying to break the barrier between the students and faculty. The school wants us to see our professors as not only educators but as normal people. I'd have to say that having dinner at your professor's house is the best way to see your professor as a normal person.