I woke up to ice on my windshield; on the inside. I neglected to crack the windows a bit and the heat from my breathing caused condensation on the inside which, because of the 23 degrees temperature, iced over. Thankfully, it had stopped raining and the sun had come out so it didn't take too long for that to defrost.

I got to Middle Tennessee State University really early, like 2 hours before my meeting. I let Professor Matt Foglia know I was there, but I had plenty to keep me occupied. The meeting went much better than I had anticipated it would. Our DAT audio students would be pleased to know that this program does not require auditions like most audio programs that I've come across. There are criteria that need to be met to be accepted into the program, but that is based on grades in a specific set of classes. Some of our students won't be happy to know that they have to have college algebra. That is one that they need to pass with a B or better. I have the details written down which I will share with students in the future.

When discussing the program and what would allow transfer students to be successful it is was made apparent that the current program with the tweaks I had intended to put into place are very close to what will make a successful transfer student to MTSU. It is so nice to know that what I had been advising students all along has been strong advice altogether. Now it's time to adjust it so the DAT program reflects that.

The facility at the University is incredible. The options and the resources available seem to be unbelievable. The class sizes for majors are perfectly set; usually a dozen is the cap. The other options at the school include animation, cinema as well as a few others that would align with DAT. That's exploring for another day, as my main focus was audio.

As I was leaving I decided to just stop into their Student Center and check out a place called Farmers Market, which piqued my interest. They actually have a dairy farm off campus that supplies the milk to the school. Jordan, who was manning the register and I think possibly managed that particular establishment filled me in on many details about the University and the area. A few things I found out are that they are famous for their chocolate milk and they actually have a Creamery on campus. This is definitely place people should check out.

I still have to work on my driving schedule. Today driving west I had to fight with the setting sun for well over half an hour. I safely pulled into a rest area to capture the photo for this post. This trip is a constant learning experience and continues to force me to remain ultra-flexible.