End of February

It’s amazing to think that I have already been back for about five weeks. Time flies, probably because I am having such a good time. To any of you who were awaiting another blog post (few and far between, I’m sure), I apologize that it’s been such a long time. I am still recovering from my illness, although it has now been reduced to a persistent cough and a stuffy nose. The past week has also been very busy. In the end, though, I’ll admit that I have to take all responsibility for not writing, although I will say that forgetfulness has been an issue.


Where to begin? I have so much to cover.


Ok, going back to to Friday, February 8, I went to a performance of a group called Recycled Percussion. Two of the guys were drummers who banged on trash, one guy played an electric guitar, and another guy was a DJ. The performance was at RWU, so I didn’t have to go very far to see it, and it was FREE for students! The show was put on by the recycling/green group on campus to kick off the start of RecycleMania. RecycleMania is a national college-level recycling competition that RWU is entered in. We’ll have to wait and see how Roger Williams does...I think we were ahead of URI at one point, which is good considering that we have fewer students. Anyways, Recycled Percussion puts on a great show. I managed to get one of the drumsticks that the group used, and I had them all sign it. 


The following Friday, I was starting to feel quite sick. Against my better judgment, I went to the Cheesecake Factory (in the Providence Place mall) to celebrate one of my friends’ birthdays. Despite being sick, I had a great time. I had never been to the Cheesecake Factory before. It has great food, and DELICIOUS desserts! However, you can end up waiting a long time to get in. We were waiting for a table for over two hours! Granted, we had a large group, which was the main reason why it took so long.


Last semester, I had very few tests. That has changed a little this semester. I have had two tests already, one in Aesthetics and one in Mass Media. Fortunately, I felt adequately prepared for both. However, I’ll admit that I forgot that I had a Mass Media test until about 1:30 the morning of. My free time leading up to the test was spent furiously going through notes, and it paid off, except for one theorist’s name that was very strange (Shanto Iyengar). How was I supposed to remember that, anyways? 


This weekend has been extremely busy. I went on a retreat for SOAR, which is a leadership development program here on campus. The retreat was at a YMCA camp in Sandwich, MA. Nobody wanted to go because of the snow (and because it was a weekend). The buses went to the wrong summer camp. Why do bus drivers never seem to have a concrete sense of where they’re going? Anyways, we finally managed to find the RIGHT camp. Throughout the night and the next day, people’s restlessness and poor attitudes about missing a weekend began to melt away. Everyone actually started to have fun. We did a lot of activities that led us to question our values and beliefs. Also, there were a lot of group activities that allowed us to get to know one another, so we all made some new friends. The remainder of the program this semester will take place on Wednesdays. The goal of this stage of the program, Emerge, will be to help us understand more about ourselves. It should be really interesting.


Today was spent at Baypoint, one of the off-campus housing options. I was there for OA group processing. Everyone who was applying to be an orientation adviser was there. We were put into groups, and we performed activities where they observed how we worked in groups. We also had personal interviews. Of about 60 applicants, only about 45 will get accepted. I hope I’m one of the lucky 45!


Oh! I forgot to say that two weeks ago, I went through a similar process for becoming an RA, except that there are fewer RA spots available and a lot more applicants! So, please keep me in your thoughts! I want both positions...a lot.


I will apologize now for not putting up any pictures right this second. I am very tired and have had a sleep-deprived weekend. I need to finish my homework and go to bed. BUT, I promise that when I have a little free time, I will put some pictures up.


Ciao,
Katie