The first week back on campus is always interesting, exciting, and what I would like to call “new.” My spring break was rather different from that of the typical “Michigander’s.” Most Michigan natives, in my observations, spend their spring break vacationing in the south or at home in their respective Michigan towns. I, however, did something different. I traveled around the U.
My last exam before break was on Tuesday. I began my travels by ending break and heading home to Florida. After being home for a little bit, I got on a plane and headed to Newark, NJ with my dad for the day. The weather was quite peculiar because it was warm in Newark. Within the same day, I went to Boston, saw some friends, and then traveled on to Maine. After Maine, I headed back to Florida, and traveled all around the state on the east and west coasts. It was great to be in the sun! As soon as I came back, everyone was astonished by how tan I looked. Some were rather envious, as Michigan sun will never compare.
It’s nice to be back because it’s beautiful here! The weather was in the 70 degree range. At K, I think the first week back is a great transition. My classes are amazing, and they are also very interesting. I am taking Hebrew 201, Drugs, Addiction, and Behavior, and Cognitive Science. I love K’s open curriculum because I can actually take all the classes I love – like these.
I like to refer the first week back at school as a “new start, again.” I see my time at K restarting all the time. Most of the juniors have returned to campus, so I see new faces constantly. As a kid, I remember only having one first day of school. At K, however, I have three new first days of school and new classes because of the quarter system! It’s fascinating!
All in all, I am happy to be back at K after my spring break! I’ve missed this home!
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
Relationships on campus
On a campus of only 1400 students, it may seem like you know just about everyone and all their business, which may be true, but at the same time, I find myself meeting new people all the time. Everyone has a different story and background that add to the diverse flavors of the Kalamazoo College community. We make lifelong friends within days of meeting each other and some special friendships can flourish into lasting relationships.
As first-years, I found myself hanging out with the people in my First-Year seminar or with my roommate, but then all of those people meshed and some left our groups to join others, but we also brought in others. My friend group right now is a wonderful mix of Michiganders, people from out of state, people from all sorts of socioeconomic statuses, and different academic/co-curricular interests. We all bring something to the table and never get bored talking about the same classes or same student organizations that we are in, because we are all doing so many different things. I am currently dating a guy who was in my freshman seminar and who has been in our friend group for the past two years. We are total opposites when it comes to academic interests (he’s sciencey and I’m not…), but we always have interesting takes on life, the goings on of our friends, and the workings of Kalamazoo College.
As first-years, I found myself hanging out with the people in my First-Year seminar or with my roommate, but then all of those people meshed and some left our groups to join others, but we also brought in others. My friend group right now is a wonderful mix of Michiganders, people from out of state, people from all sorts of socioeconomic statuses, and different academic/co-curricular interests. We all bring something to the table and never get bored talking about the same classes or same student organizations that we are in, because we are all doing so many different things. I am currently dating a guy who was in my freshman seminar and who has been in our friend group for the past two years. We are total opposites when it comes to academic interests (he’s sciencey and I’m not…), but we always have interesting takes on life, the goings on of our friends, and the workings of Kalamazoo College.
Michigan throws a march blizzard
I had planned to bring you more information, stories, anecdotes, what-have-you about the exciting transition process as an “off-campus” junior living in Kalamazoo and waiting for spring quarter to begin. I went to Kalamazoo a few weeks after returning home and found an apartment with one of my best friends. We went to my favorite Indian restaurant that I’d been craving the whole time I was abroad, and we saw my favorite comedian live at the State Theatre downtown. It was fun to finally be at this stage in our K careers as I’ve always looked forward to finding my own place and I know I have great housemates. We planned to move in two weeks after signing our lease.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Finals approaching
Often some of the most stressful times for high school students are when exams come around. Whether they are easy or hard, exams are dreaded by seemingly everyone. Once one graduates, a great feeling of freedom is reached. Then it all starts again. This time, it is harder. College exams are stressful times when some fun activities have to be given up to create time to study. It is also at this time, for many classes, that term papers are due. Even though term papers are usually assigned at the beginning of the quarter, many students put them off until the last few weeks of the quarter, when final exams start to roll around. The combination of an always increasing workload at the end of the quarter plus final exams allows students less free time because they are studying more than usual.
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