Homecoming weekend was a blast! I went to the game, and celebrated a sweet victory over the Georgetown Hoyas. I also was present at President Herbst’s inauguration, and I surely enjoyed that.
Because fall recess is coming up, my friends and I had to endure the mid-term exam rush. I could tell the atmosphere was quite different; most of the students were hunkered down in the library in an attempt to get the gears of their brains working.
When it comes down to it, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ students know how to pull through, study hard, and succeed.
Besides all the studying, I was able to attend plenty of other events this past week. I went to see Kwame Anthony Appiah speak at the Chapel. He wrote the book Cosmopolitanism, which all us first years were assigned to read for our first-year seminar.
I think it’s really cool that first-years share a reading together; in that way we start off with a common thread, and a simple conversation starter that can lead to friendship. Appiah was an excellent speaker, and I appreciated that I was able to see him in person because my understanding of his viewpoint is clearer now.
Sadly, I can’t go back home to Colorado over break, though I wish I could. Even so, I’m planning on going with my friend Lwam Stefanos ’11 to New Jersey. That should be fun.
I hear that students who stay over break have lots of opportunities to get out and about. I know that student organizations like the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ International Community plan events for students who are staying on campus over breaks.
Some of the outings they are planning include going to the Waterloo outlet mall. I wish I was going, I definitely need to stock up on some warmer clothing.
Once I get back, I’ll let you know how my break went. And by the way, I got an A on the exam I wrote about last week!
(I’ve been asked to write each week about what life is like as a first-year student here at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ. Until next time!)