I am a perpetual student, always yearning and reaching out to learn new things. One of my avenues of learning has been the Coronado Adult Education/ROP Program, whose motto is “Exercise your mind and your talents…” Isn’t that inspirational?

For those of you who don’t know (I didn’t when I first heard the term), ROP stands for Regional Occupational Program. Their mission statement is “The mission of the San Diego County Regional Occupational Program is to prepare a diverse population, 16 years of age and older, for further education, employment and occupational changes.”

Coronado Adult Education/ROP

One of the wonderful things about the Coronado Adult Education Program is that you don’t have to be involved in the ROP to participate in many of the classes offered. So, throughout the years I have taken advantage of this opportunity for growth by taking art, writing and fitness classes.

When the Fall 2009 catalogue arrived in the mail, I excitedly scrolled through it. There were a number of classes that caught my eye, but when I saw Modern Dance – NEW! I thought, “That’s it, I’m going to take a dance class.”

I haven’t taken dance classes in many years and seeing that listing I realized how much I missed it – and how much I could use that form of exercise!

I was pretty sure the Modern Dance class was the one I wanted until I saw the listing for Nia Now! I had never heard of Nia, but the course description was intriguing. It said in part, “Tired of the same workout routine at the gym? Come try something new! Nia uses the combinations of Tai Chi, the creativity modern dance and the funky fun of jazz which all provides a cardiovascular and muscle conditioning workout.”

I had studied modern dance for years and I love Tai Bo, so Nia sounded like something I would really enjoy. I went to my laptop and did a Google search for it and found the Nia home website. I read about it and watched a few of the videos and…quite frankly was a little intimidated. But, as I said, I am a perpetual student always looking for new experiences. So I took a deep breath, completed the registration form and faxed it in.

In my next blog post, I’ll tell you all about my Nia experience to date…

PS The Coronado Adult Education/ROP make it so easy to register for one of their classes. You can register by mail, phone, fax, in person or online.