Prospective Freshmen - you might want to read this;)
Hi, everyone!
So, I guess it’s pretty predictable how this blog will begin – with me saying ”sorry” for slacking on the job:| If you think about it, though, we’ve developed a sort of “tradition” – I post a mile long entry, then disappear for several weeks…and then the cycles starts over:) Yeah, that was meant to be funny and failed miserably, I know...
Right, enough of my rambling. I received an e-mail today, asking me to approve a comment on one of my posts – it was from an old friend from back home. And that reminded me of everyone I haven’t kept in touch with, which includes you, my trusty readers;) Who knew it was almost mid-March? It’s crazy how time passes. This time last year I was submitting my Honors application materials. And this year…
Well, a short announcement for all you in-coming freshmen next year: Beware, for some of you might have to put up with me for your entire freshman year – I’m going to be an RA! Yeeey! I just found out on Wednesday. I don’t know what dorm I’ll be in yet, there are still a few steps and conditions that need to be met, but unless I really, truly mess something up between now and April…
Other than that, my schedule is basically somewhat like this: I’m in class from 9 MA to 2 PM each day (except on Tuesdays, when I’m in class from 8 AM to 6 PM). After class I go directly to the lab I work in and I usually end up staying there till 8-9 PM. I’ve been in there, working on small projects and experiments, during most weekends, too. And I’m having a blast – it’s all so exciting for me, as nerdy and geeky as it may sound… Oh, yeah, and in between these things I still work at the library (where I catch up on homework – don’t tell my employers I said that;) ).
Now spring break is here, which means some time away from classes. I’ll be staying on campus. However, I’ll be in a different dorm. I mentioned before how only Avila, East Hall, and South Hall remain open during breaks… Well, since I live in Assisi, I have to change dorms during breaks. Which is pretty nice (you guys should see the suits in East!), except for the fact that I enjoy packing and unpacking like I enjoy having teeth removed, or any other equally pleasurable activity:| They’re changing this as of next year, though. The only dorm that will be open during breaks will be East Hall, and everyone who needs break housing but does not live in East will be assigned a room there during breaks.
Speaking of housing, for all non-freshmen students housing selection started a while ago. There’s going to be an entire Sunday at the beginning of April dedicated to that. If you’re interested in learning more about the process, you should check out the link on the university’s page; it’s good to know this stuff in advance: http://www.une.edu/studentlife/housing/university.asp. I’m not going to take part in the selection process because I’ll be an RA and after they assign me a specific floor in one of the freshmen dorms, that’s where I’ll live.
Right now I’m waiting to find out the details for summer housing. I’ll be staying here during summer break, working in the lab – I can’t wait! What I do know so far is that, this year, summer housing will be provided in Featherman Hall, the new i-pod style dorm that was opened last fall.
During this break I’ll be joggling between the lab and the library – my two “homes away from home.” I’ll also be working on the spotlight presentation that I mentioned previously (this is your cue to go back and read the other entries;) ). And I also have a stack of homework that’s crying out my name – I now realize that after school starts again, we have like 6 or 7 weeks of classes left. And then – Final Exams.
The final exams’ week starts on a Thursday… Don’t ask, I have no clue why. The last day of exams is on the following Wednesday, i.e. May 7th. I have 4 or 5 finals this semester (I think) and they’re all between Monday and Wednesday. And expect to hear more of my packing-related whining then, when I have to relocate all of my belongings from Assisi to Featherman:( I’ll let you know more about all the details regarding this stuff when I find them out myself. I’ve also had a tentative conversation with the Multicultural Affairs Department about how I might potentially work with them in some sort of orientation activities for international students. It’s in the project phase, but I would really like to do that.
But this goes for anyone: feel free to ask whatever questions you might have. Just post a comment on the blogs and we can communicate by e-mail afterwards, if you guys are more comfortable with that.
For those of you who are going off on Spring Break as well, have fun and relax. For those who are less lucky, hang in there, better days will come:)) And for all those who celebrate Woman’s Day tomorrow (i.e. March 8th), Happy Woman’s Day! Actually, Happy Woman’s Day to all the ladies out there, and, of course, a special thought for my mom and sis!
Take care, everyone!
-Anda-
