So, today i had to give this class to fill in for the professor. It was at nine a.m. so i thought to make it a little informal so as not to put all the students to sleep. I think i succeeded, at least their eyes were open all the time, but they didn't have any questions afterwards. Also, i kind of had to fill two hours but didn't get so far, kind of was finished after one hour and a bit, after which they were happy to be let go. Luckily the prof wasn't there....
It was kind of fun to do, but i can see the demands of giving an entire course of many, many hours, and then multiple in one semester. Well, don't have to worry about that for the moment, but i can see how it would be challenging to balance teaching and writing.
Other than that, seeing the impact of the flu pandemic. Nothing yet here in the Netherlands*, only a suspected case in Belgium. But it makes you think, my colleague in front of me is sneezing all the time and very tired, could it be? Really sad this is happening in Mexico, thinking of some of the places i visited and people i met there. It's very good that the WHO has this crisis centre and all the experts, it's tragic enough as hundreds have died (although it seems unclear all due to this virus, maybe normal flu as well) but not millions by having analyses and preventive measures.
* Update: there is a case here now, a 3yo kid, but he/she seems to be recovering.
** Update 2: so someone tried to cover his ass saying he send an email to the WHO after the outbreak and that they responded late, which reminded me of this funny vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqQ6Z-HmAqY&feature=fvst
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