Old Age

I'm back and classes are underway. It's very weird being back on campus. I'm relatively certain that I'm older than all of my instructors, and I know I've got my classmates by years, even a decade or more in some cases. One of my classes requires me to do a group research project. Our groups were assigned yesterday, and we met together to discuss our ideas for the project. During the discussion it came up what year everyone is in school, and one of the guys there asserted that he is definitely the oldest member of the group. I reassured him that he's not, but he insisted that he is older than the rest of us. I told him that I am certain that I am older, and he remained unconvinced, until I told him that I will turn 31 next month, I think this guy is 24. I guess I should be flattered by the shocked way the group stared at me. It was all very amusing, although I'm certain they felt awkward.