1. Week 2 Reflection

September 11, 2022

This week was my second week as a college student. I have been having so much fun with the friends I’ve made in the past couple of weeks. Above is a picture of me and my friends at Freddy Beach a couple days ago where we went swimming and tanning. This week was a lot different than last week was because it felt like actual school. We got out of the “syllabus” phase, so I actually had to study and do lots of homework. I had a few late nights of staying up doing work, but other than that, I really like all my teachers and it seems like they really care about our education. I still like living in the residence hall because I get along with my roommates really well and everyone on my floor is really nice. This term I am most looking forward to going on the first Outing Club trip. I did an adventure class in my high school and we got to go rock climbing a couple times, which is something the Outing Club does every week. The only thing I am concerned about is having my first test. I have heard that college tests are way more difficult than the ones I took in high school, and here I won’t have the option to retake it if I get a bad grade.

2. Beyond Class Activity 8: Apple Picking

September 26, 2022

Last week I went on a trip put on by the school to a local apple orchard in Maine. That morning, I went on about a 45 minutes bus ride inland. While there, me and my friends picked apples from the hundreds of apple trees there, walked around the orchard, picked pumpkins from the pumpkin patches there, took pictures, and did a corn maize. After that, we walked about 20 minutes down the road to the orchard’s general store. While there, we bought apple cider and donuts, and then we sat on the picnic tables outside under the chestnut trees and ate our snacks. I really enjoyed this time because it was nice to just sit and relax and enjoy the nice weather with my friends. We spent the entire day at the orchard, and as soon as I got back to campus I took a huge nap caused by all the junk food that I ate. Overall, I had a great time at the orchard.

3. Week 7 Reflection

October 15, 2022

This week was pretty good. I was much busier than last week because I had classes every single day instead of days off like last week. I went to the beach a few times this week on days when the weather was really warm and sunny. I went on lots of walks with my friends, had group dinners at the dining hall, and watched movies and Netflix shows with my friends. Whenever I wasn’t hanging with friends, I was studying for quizzes and writing essays for classes. For some reason I had multiple essays due in the same week so that was kind of stressful for me. I had lots of late nights so I’m very tired today. I will definitely try to go to bed early tonight. Also, Thursday was my mom’s birthday so I called her and we talked multiple times on Thursday. That was really nice to get each other all caught up about our lives. As for my dorm, everything is still going well. I’m still pretty close with the people on my floor and we often stay up late in each other’s rooms just hanging out and talking. My classes are going well, biology is definitely still my most challenging class but my grades are looking pretty good. Above is a picture of me and my friends at the beach on Saturday, where we spent the afternoon in the nice weather. Overall, it was a solid week and not much interesting happened!

4. Week 13 Reflection

November 27, 2022

This past week was awesome. I went home on Tuesday for Thanksgiving break and I got to see a bunch of my friends and family who I haven’t seen in months. On Monday, my best friend from home who goes to school in North Carolina came up to visit me and meet all of my friends. It was so nice to introduce her to all my college friends and show her around campus. She helped me pack up in the morning and then she drove me home on Tuesday (I’m happy that I didn’t have to take the train home!). That night we went shopping and then my mom surprised me with a car when I got home! I am so relieved to have a car on campus now so that I don’t have to take the bus anymore and so that I don’t feel trapped on campus if I ever want to go out. Over break, I had sleepovers with my friends, spent time with my sister and parents, and on Thanksgiving I met my new baby cousin for the first time. On Friday, I did Thanksgiving with my mom and sister, and then I went black Friday shopping with my friends that night. I bought so many clothes and spent way too much money. Saturday and Sunday were more relaxing, I mostly just hung out at home and went out to a movie with my mom. I’m happy to be back but I definitely am excited to go home for Christmas break in a few weeks so that I can see family and friends once again. 

5. Journal 3

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u1TOk02A_R9KRmz0aKjYWHAtoEtzHM1ra68pBTlMi4U/edit