‘Let me go!’ I shouted. Somewhere in the middle, I forgot that I had black belt in taekwondo. I tried to push him away but the more he shook, the ...ore rattled I was. I had motion sickness, so too much movement can trigger it. Like what he was doing to me, I became so dizzy and light-headed that tears streamed down my eyes. Suddenly, he released his grip. I crumpled to the floor like a wilted flower, and curled myself into a ball. Shutting my eyes, I forced myself to focus on stopping the. A new colleague related the story of how three female students came to his class in bikinis, as they wanted to return to the shores of the lake as soon as class was over. He protested and they conceded, pulling on shorts that still left very little to the imagination. The first two weeks of lecturers were hectic and it took me some time to establish a routine with my Botany students as to how I wanted things done. Coming from a more formal college I decided to let the students guide me as to. “Ms. Morris has requested you as a student mentor.” “Really?” I said before I could stop myself. “Is that a problem?” he asked, but his tone said it didn’t matter if it was a problem for me or not. Men don’t usually mentor women, she must have asked Dean Berkley, nicknamed the Iron Lady. Dean Berkley is Southern Baptist and was very strict about male-female student relations, and if she thought she could get away with it I’m sure she would ban all contact between male and female students. What. The joint pain in my hips flared up again big time. I didn’t plan on going to the research triangle metro area that day, so I slept in until the sun was about to rise. I let Tiger out to pee while I limped into the small bathroom to do the same thing. I gave him his breakfast on the deck, because I planned to ride a shorter version of my normal morning route. The painful flare up forced a change of plans. I stayed off the bike for the next few days.Two weeks later, I rode out twenty minutes.