AN ERROR IN A PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE CATALOG SHOWED AN INCORRECT TIME FOR THIS CLASS. PLEASE NOTE, THIS CLASS IS HELD ON THURSDAY AFTERNOONS (1:00-3:00 PM). 

Where did you grow up? Boston or Berlin? Minneapolis or Mumbai? Or have you lived all over the globe in a string of towns? Whatever your answer, please join us to share your impressions of any special place you call “home.” This course will provide a rich opportunity for cross-cultural learning within our LLC community by studying our diverse backgrounds together. History, geography, local culture, personal experiences, cherished memories, and family photos can all play a part. To accompany our studies, we’ll be reading an insightful memoir by acclaimed author Joan Didion entitled Where I Was From. This book, as Didion writes, is “an exploration into my own confusions about the place and the way in which I grew up.” It’s a riveting piece of reportage that’s sure to inspire us.

Format: Each class member will give a presentation on the town they consider home. The course will also include a screening of the 1985 film The Trip to Bountiful, adapted from the award-winning play by Horton Foote, about an elderly woman’s longing to return to her small hometown one last time.

Resources/Expenses: The textbook for the class, Where I Was From, is available from numerous online outlets and local bookstores for $5.00 and up, used.

Coordinators Kip Brott, Celene Healy, and Laura Tucker are all long-term members of LLC. They have taken or coordinated many LLC classes and served on various LLC committees. They are looking forward to leading this course together – and to learning more about where you are from!