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To the Dogs and Beyond 08: The Great Nap

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Elli and I spent one year at Anderson University, the college I had attended during the year prior to my training. This year was very challenging. Elli developed some stress-related illness, and I struggled with loss of my vision which eventually required surgery.

For my third year of college, I transferred to a large college in Texas. Elli’s confidence and speed buoyed me as we traveled to and from classes. I learned to conquer my great fear of busy streets with Elli by my side.

My first semester at the college in Texas began in the fall of 1992. I needed to take a course in political science, so I decided to get it out of the way. Perhaps it might be more lively than usual since I would be taking it during an election cycle.

It wasn’t lively. The professor droned as if he might fall asleep, occasionally punctuating his speech with declarations about “Ross Pee-rot”. He warned everyone on the first day of class, “If you’re going to sleep, don’t bother coming to class. I will kick you out.”

I was, therefore, shocked to hear snoring from the row to my left a few minutes later. I held my breath and waited for the professor to come down the aisle.

He didn’t come.

I turned my head and looked to my left. The student in the desk next to me was writing.

She looked at me. I went back to writing my braille notes.

The snoring happened again. I looked at the student to my left. She laughed.

Elli sighed–a deep, long sigh.

I guess Elli didn’t like political science much.

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About Sarah Blake LaRose

Sarah Blake LaRose teaches Biblical Hebrew and Greek at Anderson University School of Theology and Christian Ministry in Anderson, Indiana. She is one of three blind academic scholars who received the Jacob Bolotin Award from the National Federation of the Blind in 2016 in recognition of innovative work in the field of access to biblical language texts and tools for people who are blind. In addition to her work as a professor, she provides braille transcription services specializing in ancient languages. Her research interests concern the intersection of disability, poverty, and biblical studies.
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About Sarah Blake LaRose

Sarah Blake LaRose teaches Biblical Hebrew and Greek at Anderson University School of Theology and Christian Ministry in Anderson, Indiana. She is one of three blind academic scholars who received the Jacob Bolotin Award from the National Federation of the Blind in 2016 in recognition of innovative work in the field of access to biblical language texts and tools for people who are blind. In addition to her work as a professor, she provides braille transcription services specializing in ancient languages. Her research interests concern the intersection of disability, poverty, and biblical studies.

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