This is exciting, my first blog post! Is this where I'm supposed to introduce myself? Don't worry; I won't bore you with my whole life story. My name is Hau Le but most people know me as Howie. I'm a sophomore at Champlain College studying in Graphic Designs & Digital Media. I'm originally from southern Vietnam and I've been a resident in the United States since 1990.

Now that the introduction part is over with, let's talk about vacation. Oh yes, vacation! It’s coming up in less than a week and I can't wait. I'll get to make another attempt at cooking a turkey. Last year wasn't great; the turkey was dried and burnt. Any tips? Tent city is happening this week; I wonder how all my friends are doing in the cold. Tent city is a week long, campus wide event that happens once a year to raise awareness and money for the hungers and the homelessness. During this week, volunteered students will sleep outside in a tent, they gave up all their luxuries (cell phones, laptop, cars, makeup, you get the idea), they’ll get two meals a day which consists of basically just bread and broth, and lastly, they'll have to beg for money (which will be donated to COTs). It's harder than it seems. I was a part in planning it this year, but I didn't commit to sleeping outside in the courtyard. So far this week, I've gone to all of the educational activities and brought them donuts. I just wish I could do more. How hard is it to buy donuts compared to what they're doing? Do you think you can do it?