Meet the Spice Girls

(written offline, Thursday 28th Aug)

I met the Spice Girls today. OK, so it wasn’t those Spice Girls. It was Becca Spice and Jane Spice and I now seem to be married to Tasha Spice.

The spouses group from Ridley Hall is called ‘SPICE’, and we went along to a family morning out at the Milton Maize Maze just north of Cambridge (highly recommended especially if you have young children). There I met a current student. To spare his blushes I shall only refer to him as Mr C. Mr C, who has just finished his first year and is about to start his second and final year. We had a good chat about the course content, the necessity and usefulness of the Greek lessons, and workload in general. At one point he stopped me and asked whether I was doing the Diploma or the Degree course. I should explain that if you are over 30, you are only sponsored by the church for 2 years. Also if you already have a degree you don’t need to get another one. Mr C, like me, seems to fall into both of these categories. However, unlike me, Mr C didn’t read the college literature and application forms properly and upon arrival found himself doing the accelerated degree in those 2 years. I’m working on the basis that one degree is enough, even if it is in Electronics Engineering. If I really enjoy the academic side I can always do more study at a later date and turn it into a degree. Won’t make a jot of difference to the colour of my dog collar or my salary though, and this way I might just get a bit of free time to do some punting in Cambridge.

p.s. Isaac overheard us talking about the Spice Girls and now wants to know when he's going to meet them. I think we have our wires crossed.