First day back

Today is the first day of spring classes for me, teaching wise. I just finished my first class, and they are much different than the freshmen I taught last semester. I am teaching juniors, or Second Class Midshipmen as they are called here. Granted the course is "Naval Warfare," and it is even hard for me to be excited about that first thing in the morning, but I really like trying to get them involved and excited about the Navy. All in all it wasn't too bad. I was nervous at first....I think I am always that way. The way I think about it is if I am not nervous, then that means that I don't care anymore and then I have a problem. I get nervous because they are all new kids, I don't know how to pronounce all of their names, I want to be credible in their eyes, I want to be a good example of a junior officer, I worry about mispronouncing Yamamoto or messing up facts about the Battle of Midway, and so many other things that run through my head. Plus, I don't want to look stupid standing up there in front of 30 midshipmen. I think it went well, though. I have another class in 20 minutes and then one more on Thursday. I know that my lectures get better with repetition, so by Thursday I should be great! Or at least half-way decent. :)