Teamwork, Monday, Period 3

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Class met in the pool in the dorms today, and had been warned to come in swimsuits. Jack was slightly tanned from the week in Italy, and she wasn't quite ready to give up swimming again just yet. (Contrary to what some people might expect, she was wearing a relatively modest tankini with boy shorts as she stood in the pool's shallow end. Look, sometimes she could be kinda appropriate-ish.)

She greeted everyone with a quick wave. "Welcome back," she said. "Hope you enjoyed Italy. If you didn't go to Italy ... I feel sorry for you. Today, we're going to talk about synchronized swimming. It's goofy as hell, but you know what those girls do? They all move together. As a team. And sometimes, that kind of synching up is going to help with little things like keeping you alive."

"There are five relatively easy" -- well, for her -- "basic moves in synchronized swimming: Tub, back tuck, water wheel, oyster, and the boost. We're going to practice them as a group, and then you guys get to put them together into a routine."

She splashed further into the water, then paused with a thought. "If you can't swim, stand in the shallow end and do the best you can. Also, learn to swim."

And with that she was off, demonstrating a tub float.

Anger Management and Emotional Control | Monday | Period 1

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So. First period back after the vacation. Sorry, kids.

Class was meeting in a normal classroom today, which was a sure sign that Bruce wasn't going to put the students through anything too difficult in their first hour back at school in a week. "I was considering what to cover today, and I think I want to talk about traveling," he began.

"Vacations are often described as relaxing, because you don't have to work and in most cases, you're going to be doing things you enjoy," said Bruce. "But going to any new place, especially with the expectation of exploring it thoroughly, isn't actually all that relaxing. Tourism means a lot of walking around, struggling with the local language, budgeting your money and trying not to commit any social faux pas. I know by the time I went back through the portal in Florence, my feet hurt much more than they did when we set out."

"There's also the matter of culture shock," he added. "And for those of you who joined us in Italy, you might have noticed that the accomodations and resources available to Fandom High groups can be shocking. To say nothing of the comfort factor, there are sure to be those of us, myself included, who aren't put at ease in such luxurious environments."

He sat down on his desk at the front of the room. "If you don't mind sharing, I'd like to hear about how you travel, on this specific trip as well as in general," he said to the class. "If you enjoy traveling, how do you make it pleasant rather than stressful? If not, what stresses you out the most and how do you think you could account for that next time you travel?"