Dateline: September 4, 1979, Willard School, New Jersey – Today passers-by on Morningside Road could see student Cathy Gellis posing for a picture for her mom before heading inside the brick building and her first day of kindergarten. Wearing a green jumper decorated with little flowers, white kneesocks, and buckle shoes, Cathy then headed into class all by herself because she was a big girl now and was ready for school. Once inside the school she found her cubby hole and then got her own set of crayons. Later that day Cathy was quoted at home as saying that she'd liked school and was looking forward to going back the next day.
Dateline: September 5, 2005, Bucerius Law School, Germany – Today passers-by in Hamburg could see student Cathy Gellis walking to the yellow and white law school building for the first day of her fall semester. Wearing jeans, a blue sweatshirt, and shoes with laces – because Cathy is a big girl now and knows how to tie her own shoes – Cathy arrived at the school all by herself now because she was a third-year law student and was ready for her courses to begin. Once inside the school she found her locker and then booted her laptop to check her email. Later that day Cathy was quoted as saying that she liked law school and was looking forward to going back the next day.
(The above post was inspired when it dawned on me this morning that today is my last first day of school ever...)