Welcome and short post from Mike Lohre

 Hello students, and my name is Mike Lohre and I'll be your instructor this semester.

I am just writing this short post to let you know what is possible and to see the blog, and we will learn how to use it and start posting writing and responses to it next week.

We'll also use it to share some ideas from our Self-Introductions, so we can get to know each other and what we look like apart from a face mask 😄.

I have taught English at OSU-Marion for 20 years now, and I graduated with a degree in English and Creative Writing (poetry and fiction) at OSU in 1998.  I am also a regenerative small farmer with my wife Irene.  She grew up in the Philippines and has a heart for elderly people.  She works full time in assisted living at Willow Brook south of Delaware.  We will learn more about each other and the world through the blog, and it's a great way to share links, images and research as well.

My fun fact is that I once took a motorcycle trip in Australia, up the Gold Coast on a rented bike, then eventually to Bali for a week.  I loved riding motorcycles until a 19 year old ran a stop sign in November of 2018, hit me while I was at highway speed, and changed my life forever.  I was saved by the grace of God.   It's really been a RIDE since then, to say the least.

Hope to see you all on the blog soon.

All my best,

Mike Lohre

My wife Irene and I at home on our small, regenerative farm.