Hey everyone! I'm excited to finally start writing about what has been going on with me this year! I'll start with telling you a little bit about myself. My name is Cecelia. I'm a freshman nursing major from Maryland. My cousin, Kelly, is a senior here and my uncle Tim is a Jesuit and professor here. I went to a small all-girls school before this and have made a really good adjustment so far!
I honestly don't know where the time has gone since I've been here. It feels like summer just ended! On the other hand, September does seem a long way back once I think about it. In high school, school never seemed to go by this fast though. So much has happened in so little time.
September was all about meeting tons of new people and really trying to stay on top of my work. I'd say I've been handling the work load pretty well. My high school must have prepared me well!
September was also when I tried out for urban beats, which is a hip-hop dance team. My cousin, Kelly, told me that it was no big deal and to just try out for fun so there I was thinking try-outs were gonna be a couple of people just joking around, really laid-back. Wrong. I get there and find half the gym packed with people trying out, all of which were intimidatingly good at dancing. I didn't really have time to look at anyone else, what with sweat streaming down my face, but that was the impression I got. I tried out with one other girl on my floor so we would always come back and just practice over and over again until we basically collapsed into bed. Anyway, to make a long story short, I made the team and have been having a blast with it since! It's been a really good way for me to meet people and get involved. Practices are two hours long twice a week but I've never found them to interfere with anything I've had to get done before. They are usually in the evenings or at night so I can get my work and whatever else done beforehand.
I still can't believe October is over already! It was so nice to go home for fall break for that long weekend. I hadn't seen my house, my friends, or my dogs since summer so that was a really nice break. Living in a dorm really makes you appreciate how nice home is (!) Midnight Madness and Halloween stand out when I think about October as well. Midnight Madness was the first time urban beats, suburban beats (which was hilarious), the dance team, and the cheerleaders performed to get people pumped up for the basketball team. Last week, we all got dressed up for Halloween (I was a candy corn witch) which is always fun. Halloween kind of kicks off the holiday season so now I'm in holiday mode and ready for Thanksgiving! My roommate's birthday was in October, also, so that was another fun weekend of events in celebration of her turning 18!
Speaking of being 18, how about the election? This was the first time I've ever voted. My roommate and I got a ride up to the Jewish school in a van decked out in Obama posters. We felt a little ridiculous climbing out of the Obama-mobile but that just made the experience all the more memorable.
Well, that's it for now. I'll update soon!