So that time of the year that all college students fear is finally here...FINALS WEEKS. However for me it is not that bad this year. I only have 2 finals to take and an accounting project to do. This is sooo much better then my past years where I have had 5 finals. The way my finals schedule looks this year is much better - one final on Tuesday and my last one on Thursday. Once these are done, I will be going home for the winter break. Saint Leo realizes that this is a a stressful time for students and does what it can to help out. One way is with an event called Midnight Breakfast. The week before finals the cafe serves breakfast to the students from 10pm-midnight on a certain day. Different faculty and staff from Saint Leo are the servers and it is free and open to all the student body. They also provide you with a care pacakge that has different snacks to help get you through the nite and also a Monster energy drink. Aside from finals the only other thing I have to worry about is my schedule for next year. Trying to make sure that I have the right classes so I can graduate on time can be a headache sometimes. But so far things have gone well on that end. Now I'm just trying to get my internship all set up for next semester.

Working out some exam stress with volleyball!

Posted by Joe Peplinski at 1:40 PM | Permalink

So it's that time of the year when we go home to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with your family. I am excited to go home because its my first time going home this this semester. The thing I am most looking forward to is seeing my family, and of course the home cooked meal is going to be amazing too. But unfortunately it's not all going to be fun, because I have to work and have plenty of HW to keep me busy. I will be working at Publix for most of the week since the Thanksgiving holiday is a busy time for us.

THANKSGIVING DAY

My sister and her friend

The actual day of Thanksgiving was great. I had dinner with my grandparents and my cousins and some extended family that I haven't seen in awhile. Thanksgiving break for college has a completely different feel then when I had off for high school. The biggest difference is because I am away for college, and am going back home. Even though they are my family, I feel a little out of place because I realized that my family was able to move on and continue with their lives even though I was gone for several months. But it was also nice to know that I was able to continue on with my life too even though I am several hundred miles away from them.

Posted by Joe Peplinski at 3:30 PM | Permalink