One of the professors at UNLV in the Food and Beverage department left the department, which meant that they had to fill four courses for the Spring semester. I already work something like 70 hours per week, and I do research on the weekend when I am not working, but somehow I let my dad convince me that teaching a class in the spring semester would be a good idea.
But a good idea it was, because I absolutely loved it.
Mondays are already stressful because they are the start of the week, and somehow the weeks always start out a little crazy. But I could not wait to go to class every week. When the weeks got stressful, it was the one thing I looked forward to.
I tried my hardest to strike the balance between fun and engaging, yet educational and informative. I spent a lot of time talking about different cultures, food, and travel, but I think what the students loved most were the hands-on pieces of the class.
We did a wine tasting lesson, a lesson on dining etiquette, a tea tasting, a five tastes lab, and ate so many different types of food.
FAB 333 moments
- Wine tasting
- Dining etiquette
- Tea tasting
- Five tastes lab
- Food, culture, travel, and conversation
Based on some of the things that the students told me at the end of the semester, I think it is fair to say that I did a half-decent job.
My favorite of the quotes:
Class almost felt like stand up comedy at times.