This Is Why I'm Glad I Attended Barnard College

Because they have events like this for their alumnae:

Journey of Aeneas: Retracing the Aeneid through the Mediterranean
October 10 - 21, 2008

With Virgil's Aeneid as our guide, we will visit sites that have strong mythological links to the classical world. This cruise, based on the epic poem of Aeneas' journey from Troy to Rome, will take its passengers through 3,400 years of history and myth.

Sites will include some of the Mediterranean's most glorious regions, including the Minoan Palace at Knossos, the medieval village of Erice, the Doric Greek temple in the remote valley of Segesta, and the Bay of Naples. The itinerary affords the opportunity to visit Italy, Greece, Turkey and Tunisia as we sail aboard the 114-passenger all-suite Corinthian II with like-minded travelers from co-sponsoring organizations.

Obviously, I'm not going to go. But, I love the idea that they even arrange supremely dorky events like this for us. As a former Latin scholar, I translated The Aeneid in my high school AP Latin class. I was a member of the Junior Classical League and the Latin Club all four years of high school. I told you I was a nerd! Barnard wants to celebrate my nerdiness and combine it with cruising. That's brilliant, I say.

Love you, Barnard! Mean it!