Hey Guys!
Well it's Thursday, which means the end of the week is in sight and some much needed days of relaxation are almost here. This week hasn't been too bad work wise because a lot of professors have chosen to take this time to review what has been covered because it's that time of the year when midterms are just around the corner. I can't believe that we are pretty much half way through the semester, which means I'm only another half a semester away until senior year. It's a crazy thought, and it all feels like it has gone by in the blink of an eye...
Thankfully, there are still a couple of months before I have to actually call myself a senior. What's even better is that this weekend is looking to be a great sports weekend for Boston College to help get my mind off the work that needs to be done. Saturday afternoon is tip off for BC Men's Basketball versus University of North Carolina. Conte Forum is going to be loud and rowdy around 12:00pm in a couple of days with a bunch of screaming Eagles rocking their Superfan shirts and cheering on the basketball team. School spirit is a huge part of being a BC student, and it's actually pretty cool seeing all of your classmates wearing their own custom Superfan shirt (a new slogan is tagged on the back of the Superfan shirts for each new class year; 2011: For Here All Are One) and screaming BC fight songs....and without question will include "Shipping up to Boston" and " For Boston". It's almost entertaining enough to help me forget that I have a mound of work awaiting to be completed before the weekend is up. It's not that bad though, at least when the next week is over it'll be Spring Break!
This Spring Break I've decided to partake in a pretty cool program BC offers called Appalachia Volunteers. Appalachia is a program that is committed to working with the poverty stricken population of the United States. For the entire week an enormous amount of BC students who signed up gets split into smaller groups and are assigned a job sites throughout the US to help out with. It could be a Habitat for Humanity site in North Carolina or Bethlem Farm in West Virginia where I'm off to. I'm probably not doing this program justice so if you want to read up on it just click here!
All right, looks like it's time to get to class.
Till next time,
Juan
Showing posts with label Appalachia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Appalachia. Show all posts
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Friday, October 9, 2009
Introduction
Hi Everyone!
My name is Lauren Malishchak and I'm currently a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. I am a Biology major, and also trying to decide if I want to either minor or double major in Spanish.
This year, I live in an eight-man (which is a suite consisting of 4 doubles with a common room and 2 bathrooms) in Walsh on Lower Campus, which is an all sophomore dorm. Last year, I lived in a natural triple in Xavier on Upper Campus. I am still living with both of my roommates from last year-- I think it's really important to note that BC does a great job of matching random roommates up together!
So far, this year has been great. I find I have a lot less class time this year, but I am also way busier. I've gotten more involved in a few different activities, which BC has a lot of! Some of the things I'm doing this year are PULSE (which is a class that fulfills both your theology and philosophy requirements in addition to having a social service component), SAP (the student admissions program), and Appalachia Volunteers (I just found out I'm leading a group and am so excited!!). I also work at O'Neill Library, the main library on campus, and have done so since first semester of last year. I would definitely recommend that anyone who comes to BC get involved right away- you meet so many amazing people and end up getting really close to them.
Well, it's the weekend and I'm so happy we have three days off for Columbus Day. This past week was pretty stressful- I even had an Organic Chemistry test today.
Hope you all have great holiday weekends too!
Lauren
My name is Lauren Malishchak and I'm currently a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. I am a Biology major, and also trying to decide if I want to either minor or double major in Spanish.
This year, I live in an eight-man (which is a suite consisting of 4 doubles with a common room and 2 bathrooms) in Walsh on Lower Campus, which is an all sophomore dorm. Last year, I lived in a natural triple in Xavier on Upper Campus. I am still living with both of my roommates from last year-- I think it's really important to note that BC does a great job of matching random roommates up together!
So far, this year has been great. I find I have a lot less class time this year, but I am also way busier. I've gotten more involved in a few different activities, which BC has a lot of! Some of the things I'm doing this year are PULSE (which is a class that fulfills both your theology and philosophy requirements in addition to having a social service component), SAP (the student admissions program), and Appalachia Volunteers (I just found out I'm leading a group and am so excited!!). I also work at O'Neill Library, the main library on campus, and have done so since first semester of last year. I would definitely recommend that anyone who comes to BC get involved right away- you meet so many amazing people and end up getting really close to them.
Well, it's the weekend and I'm so happy we have three days off for Columbus Day. This past week was pretty stressful- I even had an Organic Chemistry test today.
Hope you all have great holiday weekends too!
Lauren
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Hello again!
It's been a while, but I've just arrived back in Boston after Spring Break. The few weeks before were quite hectic, with papers due and midterms in my economics and math classes. It was a much needed break, but it's great to be back! Campus is still a bit empty... most people will probably be arriving back tomorrow. Anyway, some of my friends who went on Appalachia are back on campus now as well. They all said it was such an amazing experience, and I'm contemplating going next year. I almost regret not doing it! So far I've heard stories of building houses, playgrounds, and other little jobs around communities. It really seems like a worth-while opportunity.
An event I participated in before break but didn't have time to write about was the Campus School Broom Hockey Tournament. This was another fundraiser for the campus school, similar to that of the Marathon Team I'm a part of. A team of ten of my friends got together, made awesome team t-shirts, and headed down to Conte Forum on a Sunday afternoon to show our skills in Broom Hockey- hockey played with brooms and a volleyball on the ice rink, in sneakers. It was a GREAT time- and my team even made it to the semi-finals. It was an awesome event, all for a wonderful cause.
Well, I guess I should go make my rounds through Walsh to see if any of my other friends have returned from their breaks. Returning to campus has given me a mental block-- I'm not sure what else I wanted to write about!
Until next time,
Megan
It's been a while, but I've just arrived back in Boston after Spring Break. The few weeks before were quite hectic, with papers due and midterms in my economics and math classes. It was a much needed break, but it's great to be back! Campus is still a bit empty... most people will probably be arriving back tomorrow. Anyway, some of my friends who went on Appalachia are back on campus now as well. They all said it was such an amazing experience, and I'm contemplating going next year. I almost regret not doing it! So far I've heard stories of building houses, playgrounds, and other little jobs around communities. It really seems like a worth-while opportunity.
An event I participated in before break but didn't have time to write about was the Campus School Broom Hockey Tournament. This was another fundraiser for the campus school, similar to that of the Marathon Team I'm a part of. A team of ten of my friends got together, made awesome team t-shirts, and headed down to Conte Forum on a Sunday afternoon to show our skills in Broom Hockey- hockey played with brooms and a volleyball on the ice rink, in sneakers. It was a GREAT time- and my team even made it to the semi-finals. It was an awesome event, all for a wonderful cause.
Well, I guess I should go make my rounds through Walsh to see if any of my other friends have returned from their breaks. Returning to campus has given me a mental block-- I'm not sure what else I wanted to write about!
Until next time,
Megan
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