Where does the time go?
Wow, this month went by SO quick! A lot has happened. My classes went into crunch mode, and midterms came out of no where. College is definitely not what they show on T.V. It is more work than most expect, but if you get involved even a little, it seems to be an easy transition and balance of work and play. I was asked by the Campus Activities Board to represent them as an assistant. This was very exciting, because they design, plan and run events that happen on and around campus. Since I am a communications major, this is a great opportunity for me, and as close to field training as I could get. We had many events such as movie nights, fall family festival which is also known as parents weekend. I often feel like I have no time to do anything but work or write papers, but I always find at least and hour to myself to think about my day and plans for the next day. It is always a great idea to take even a few minutes to think about your own priorities and things you have to take care of, especially when you normally put others before yourself.
The best part of the month was when my parents flew down as well as my brother. My brother attends Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va. I had not seen him since I came to SLU over the summer for the LEAP program. This month was actually really hard for me. I thought all the things I was involved with were going to balance out and be a lot easier then they are. I even became homesick. I moved away from Virginia with a great expectation of the new life I was about to embark on, however there was still