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First off, I have never been the best at creating titles for my blog posts. I always worry that people will think they are lame, so I generally resort to song lyrics. I’ve been blogging for over 5 years now and I got into the habit of song lyric titles after about a year or so, due to my lack of talent in creating witty titles. Nonetheless, I do promise to try and think up creative titles for everyone who does read, so as not to bore you.
Moving onto the actual important content – aka the start of my fourth semester of college. These past two days have been absolutely wonderful. Yes, I adored having time off to rest and relax, but I missed my suite and my roommate and my suitemates and classes and UMBC and everything here so badly. Over break I bought myself a car, which I drove up to UMBC with my boyfriend (for emotional support, since I’m still a new driver). Move in day was a blast, mainly because it felt like I was coming home, which technically I was. I’m all settled in now, which is a nice feeling. Our suite is extremely cozy and truly feels like a home, and I love it even more because of the people I share it with. I’m going to miss this arrangement and our room once we move into an apartment next year for the first half of the year and then study abroad for the second half.
On the more academic end of things, I feel as though I am really going to enjoy all of my classes this semester. I am taking 1 Social Work class, 1 Psychology class, 3 American Studies classes, and 1 Biology class. It is a very heavy workload, but all of the classes interest me and I feel that they all will be helping me to get more knowledgeable about my future field, which is a major bonus. I’m lucky to be taking all major-focused classes so early on in my college career. I’ve also mapped out my homework weekly and it seems like it’ll be an overall manageable workload. Luckily I live with 3 equally academic-focused people, so that definitely helps.
Back to those people (my roommate and suitemates, that is)… We have had an absolute blast the past two days. We’re very happy to be together, so we’ve been spending as much time together as we can. Unlike last semester, we’ve managed to make it to meals all at the same time, which is nice, because it gives us time to talk about our days and catch up. Also, we spent a few hours last night just talking in our dorm room. We ended up planning a spontaneous trip to Canada. We called and booked a hotel room for 2 nights and everything. It’s gonna be the 4 girls for Fri-Sun the last weekend in February. It was the most spontaneous thing we’ve ever done, but after calculating the price for the hotel and round trip gas, it seemed like a great idea, so we went for it. I’ll definitely make sure to blog about that after it happens! I’m also very excited about this weekend because we have a girls’ night planned tomorrow (we bought snacks and are going to watch “Sex and the City: the movie”) and then we’re going to hangout with my roommate’s older brother on Saturday. Plus, I start volunteering back up this Friday, which I have definitely missed. And I get to drive myself there in my new car! Yay!
Okay, I’m kind of sleepy now. I’ll blog again later. This long post should last me through the weekend.
It’s finally finals week. It’s been an intense semester, but I’ve loved every minute of it. Luckily this week I don’t have any finals. It’s all papers for me. I’ve finished 2 exams and 2 papers. I’ve only got one paper left to write and another to edit, then I’m home! I am definitely going to miss it here for the 5 weeks I’m home, but I am extremely excited to take a break. Granted, I’ll be working 50 hours a week over break, so it’s not exactly going to be the most relaxing vacation, but it is nice not to have homework to do all the time. I will miss living with my suitemates. I adore them and we have so much fun together. We’re actually going to watch Love Actually tonight to get in the Christmas spirit. Last night we went to Midnight Breakfast, which was a blast. Breakfast is my favorite meal and I always love the events on campus. Today was actually a surprisingly busy day, because I had more of the reading day events. I had brunch with the Humanities Scholars, then went to a Social Work Student Association potluck. Now I’m just catching up on a little television before I finish that final paper! So close! 
Everyone enjoy your winter break! I’ll see you all next semester!
It’s finally snowing this winter, which makes me so happy! Unfortunately, I am inside doing homework. It’s worth it though, because this is my last full week of this semester. The following week I only have something Monday and Thursday, so I’m 6 school days away from being done! I’m really excited for winter break, especially because I’ll get to see all my friends back home. However, I am really going to miss UMBC. It’ll be nice to have a break from school work, but I’ll miss my roommate, suitemates, boyfriend, friends, and even my room! Our suite is all decorated for Christmas – there’s a tree with lights and ornaments in one corner, the entire room is lined with lights and tinsel, and we have a construction paper fireplace on the wall, complete with real stocking and a “family” portrait of the 4 of us hanging above it. Okay, I promised my boyfriend I would actually work on homework today, so I’m going to go back to that. Everyone have a wonderful snow day! Enjoy it! 
I am taking a brief break from writing an essay to update here. I am writing a two page paper about what citizenship means to me. It seems like such a simple topic, but it’s actually quite difficult. I am completely mentally blocked, even though we have been talking about the topic of citizenship for this whole semester. It’s not that I didn’t learn anything or that I wasn’t paying attention, it’s just hard to write about what I think about a topic as extensive as citizenship. I’m sure I’ll be able to pull something together, but I still wish the ideas would start flowing a little easier.
Onto my weekend, which is undoubtedly more exciting than the homework I’m doing now. On Thursday evening I went to the Freedom Alliance Thanksgiving Potluck. Even though I didn’t know a lot of people, I had a blast. That group is so welcoming and such fun, so I always have a good time. I adore the meetings (which happen every Thursday evening), because they always brighten up my week, regardless of what happened. I’m growing closer to a few people there, which makes me happy. I’m definitely glad I threw myself into a club this semester. It’s been a great way to make friends and relax. After the potluck, two of the girls came over and hung out with me while I baked a cake. I volunteer at a retirement community on Fridays with one woman, and it was her birthday, so I was making her a cake. After that, I went with a few girls on my hall to the midnight premiere of New Moon. We had went last year as well, so it’s became a tradition for us. It was a ton of fun, and we got amazing seats! On Friday, my roommate’s friend came over, and we all hung out. We actually went to get ice cream at midnight, which proved to be tons of fun. On Saturday, I gave a tour in the morning, then spent the rest of the day working on homework, napping, and watching television. Today, I went to an auction in Old Ellicott City, which was amazing! I’d never been to an auction before, so it was a great first experience. I actually bid on an old Washington Post from 1974 for my best friend (since she’s a bid history buff) and I won! Since I got back, I’ve just been working on homework. Which, speaking of homework, I need to get back to. More later! If I don’t post again until after Thanksgiving, I hope everyone has a great break!
I had a pretty amazing weekend. I didn’t have moment of free time because I was having fun the entire time. I’ll write about the events in bullet form so it’s easier to read. First I’m going to write about my Friday, which took place entirely with my suitemate, Jenna. Everyone else was busy that night, so she and I had a girls’ night.
- Watched the musical episode of Buffy while eating dinner
- Went to Arundel Mills and stalked a family to find parking
- Spent time trying on clothes until the mall closed
- Went to Friendly’s for appetizers, sundaes, and coloring of the kid menus
- Had a dance party to music from Glee
- Watched Little Women on Netflix
So, as you can tell, I had a really eventful Friday afternoon/night. It was nice to get to do all those things with my suitemate. We both can get pretty stressed from school work, so we enjoyed getting the chance to just relax, have fun, and bond. My Saturday was actually much busier, but still just as fun.
- Gave a campus tour
- Ate brunch at the dining hall (best ever!)
- Went to a club meeting, but no one showed up, except for Alex
- Talked with Alex for three hours (I love making friends!)
- Started working on homework
- Took a quick nap
- Went to Flat Tuesdays with my roommate and suitemate
- Drank free smoothies and ate free tacos
- Sang “Sweet Caroline” on karaoke
- Watched A Lot Like Love with my boyfriend
That’s pretty much it! It was a fantastic weekend! I got to hangout a lot and I had a ton of fun! Today I’m working on homework right now while playing online Scrabble with two of my best friends from home (McLean, VA). At 8pm tonight, Alex is going to come over and we’re going to watch sad movies for fun. Haha
I’m taking a momentary break from my homework to post about a (very important) decision I’ve made about my life recently. After a lengthy talk with my current Social Work professor about what I am going to do after I graduate, I’ve decided to go to law school. He suggested I get my Masters in Social Work in a dual degree program with my law degree. The school I’m looking at – University of Maryland, Baltimore – has this exact program and both of the schools are very good. I can also finish it in 3-4 years, which isn’t that bad. I’ve always been interested in law and advocacy, but I never thought about law school as a route for me. However, I think I’ll be able to help so many more people with this degree, because it’ll give me access to jobs that really influence policy and advocacy. I am looking into focusing in family/child law and LGBT advocacy. If I combine them I can do family/child law cases relating to LGBT adults and children. That’s really interesting to me and I don’t think there are many lawyers in that specific area, so it’ll certainly give me an edge. We’ll see how it all ends up! Okay, I have to get back to homework. I have a website to update for a Psychology lab on campus and some reading to do for my Family (American Studies) class.
While eating dinner at the dining hall, I decided to look at the little flyer that had been placed in the middle of the table. It was an advertisement for the site Be UMBC, which is a site for UMBC students to share about their lives. I decided to join and it looks like a pretty cool idea! I think it’s good that the school is using the internet to tie students even closer together. It’s pretty hard to fit mass socialization into a busy schedule, so the internet makes things a little easier. Now, about my Halloween weekend…
Friday was our traditional Halloween party at Alex’s house. Just the 10 of us (my UMBC group of friends), way too many homemade Halloween treats (courtesy of my roommate, the chef extraordinaire), and a never-ending playlist of dance songs. It ended up being a fantastic evening. We all outdid ourselves with costumes, which made everything even better! On Saturday we all went to Alan’s house for a scary/Halloween movie marathon. We watched The Halloween Tree, Young Frankenstein, Psycho, and Carrie. That was basically 36 straight hours of Halloween fun, which leads me to today. I’m pretty exhausted, but it was well worth it. I got a lot of sleep last night and now I’m working on a presentation I have to give to the Social Work department on Wednesday. Hopefully that’ll go well! Okay, I’m off to do more homework. Hope everyone had an awesome Halloween! Feel free to comment with fun stories or photos!
I’m working on homework right now, so I won’t post about that. I don’t really think you’ll find that interesting. Homework is a given in my life, especially since I’m taking more credits than normal (18, instead of 15). So, to make this post a little more interesting, I’m going to give you a list.
Reasons why I’m extremely happy right now:
- Halloween is this weekend (costume party on Friday, movie marathon on Saturday)
- My costume – Little Red Riding Hood – arrived in the mail today and looks adorable
- My best friend from high school is coming to stay all next weekend
- I’m doing well in all of my classes (I’ve gotten As on everything thus far)
- My reputation as a website designer is spreading throughout the Psychology department (another professor, who saw my initial work, asked me to design his website)
- There are only 256 days until my 5 week Europe trip this summer!
So yep, that’s it! I’m sure there are more reasons, but that’s what comes to mind now. I’m going to go back now and attempt to read Civil Disobedience. 
I am currently 3/4 of the way done with my annotated bibliography for my internship that’s due tomorrow… and it’s already 21 pages long. This post shouldn’t reflect my normal workload or time that I am awake doing homework, but it should reflect why I will not post something longer than this until this weekend. Then my post will be full of cheer and fun. Until then, I am off to write some more… <3
Well, something unfortunate just happened. I wrote out an entire blog entry, and then when I went to insert photos, it all got deleted. I am going to try to replicate it as best as I can now, but I am quite tired, so I apologize if it seems a little brief. I’ll start with this week, then talk about tonight and this weekend. I actually believe this week had one of the best moments of my time here at UMBC thus far. It’s going to sound a little odd when I describe it, but when you look at the photos I post below, you’ll understand. While driving to a movie on Tuesday, Lena, James, and I almost hit a kitten on the highway. We pulled over, got out, and managed to find it. It was only a few weeks old and shaking from the cold, so we bundled it up and bought it some kitten formula. After letting it sleep and feeding it, it perked up considerably, and we brought it to a shelter in Baltimore. I know it’ll find a great home with a wonderful family. However, it’ll definitely remain a member of our UMBC family in my mind.
Tonight I hung out with Tommy and worked on homework. Tommy and I played Mario Party for a while, then both worked on homework. Now I’m blogging before bed. I want to get to sleep a little earlier than normal tonight, since I have to wake up early for a community excursion with the Humanities Scholars Program. We are going on a hike at Gwynn Falls for two hours, guided by an American Studies professor. After that, I am going to catch a train home for the weekend. My father is picking me up at the Metro and taking me straight to a job interview at Picture People. I am looking for another seasonal job for winters/summers when I am home. I am very excited about this job because it means I will get to work directly with people all day while also improving my photography skills. After the job interview I am going home to help my sister get ready for her homecoming. Then, I offered to work the coat check as a volunteer at the high school, since my mother is doing it and was looking for some time she and I could spend together. On Sunday, I will go to church with my family, then out to breakfast, then back to UMBC. I am really excited I get to spend some time at home and with my family. It’ll be nice to sleep in my big double bed and get to spend time with my siblings and parents. I don’t get homesick too easily, but I definitely miss them. Okay, I’m off to bed, or else I’ll be falling asleep on the trail tomorrow. Night!
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