This week is only three days long and its probably one of my busiest weeks at school yet! Yesterday I had an information session from 10:00 to about 11:30. Then I had to run to accounting until 12:45. I had another information session from 1:00 to 2:30 which ran a little late. I thought I was going to be late for class until I found out it was cancelled. So I went back to the Admissions office and worked from about 3:00 to 5:00. It was a non-stop day that's for sure.
Today is going to be a much easier day, I only have one information session at 3:00. But tomorrow is going to be a repeat of Tuesday. Friday is our open house for Early Action students. I'm giving back to back tours which will be fun yet busy again.
I have a lot of projects that are going to be due soon as well as a midterm in my Globalization class. I really want a vacation soon. Spring break can't come soon enough! Atleast the weather is getting nicer so I don't have to look out my window everyday and see snow. I'm definitely a warm weather kind of person! Unfortunately I won't be going anywhere nice for spring break, I'll just be staying in Boston. A lot of my friends have made travel plans but I don't have the money to do anything special. Now I must get ready for another information session.
-CG
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Stressed To The MAX!
So I have been stressing out a lot lately. School has picked up real fast and I'm finding myself falling behind every now and then. Luckily my grades haven't shown my stress. I got my first accounting exam back this week and got a 115%! Although the class average was a 102% so I'm not sure if a 115% is even that good anymore. Can you believe that, a class average on a test is a 102? That's what you get if you take an honor's course I guess.
This week is going to be a busy week in the Admissions office. We have information sessions Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Then on Friday we have the Early Action Open House. I'm give two tours on Tuesday, one on Wednesday, and one on Thursday as well as working all day Friday.
I tried sushi for the first time Thursday night and it was amazing. I had always been afraid of trying sushi, but I'm pretty sure I'm hooked after just one time. I went with my friend Michelle to Ma Soba in Beacon Hill. It was soooooooo good, I had no idea what I've been missing all this time. I had a California Roll and a TNT Roll. I was told by everyone to not get too adventurous my first time so that's why I got the California Roll. It was crab, avocado, and rice which was good. The TNT Roll was really really good, it was spicy which I like. It had shrimp tempura on top with Ma Soba's special sauce, and then there was crab and avocado with rice in the roll.
My apartment situation has changed drastically in the past few weeks. Me and my roommates had an apartment all picked out and we signed our lease, but now things have changed so we're going through the whole process again. If you are looking for an apartment, I highly recommend going to the Off Campus Housing Office and letting them help you in finding an apartment. It's rough trying to find an apartment you like for the price you want. They can really help you get through the long process of leasing an apartment.
All for now, more to come.
-CG
This week is going to be a busy week in the Admissions office. We have information sessions Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Then on Friday we have the Early Action Open House. I'm give two tours on Tuesday, one on Wednesday, and one on Thursday as well as working all day Friday.
I tried sushi for the first time Thursday night and it was amazing. I had always been afraid of trying sushi, but I'm pretty sure I'm hooked after just one time. I went with my friend Michelle to Ma Soba in Beacon Hill. It was soooooooo good, I had no idea what I've been missing all this time. I had a California Roll and a TNT Roll. I was told by everyone to not get too adventurous my first time so that's why I got the California Roll. It was crab, avocado, and rice which was good. The TNT Roll was really really good, it was spicy which I like. It had shrimp tempura on top with Ma Soba's special sauce, and then there was crab and avocado with rice in the roll.
My apartment situation has changed drastically in the past few weeks. Me and my roommates had an apartment all picked out and we signed our lease, but now things have changed so we're going through the whole process again. If you are looking for an apartment, I highly recommend going to the Off Campus Housing Office and letting them help you in finding an apartment. It's rough trying to find an apartment you like for the price you want. They can really help you get through the long process of leasing an apartment.
All for now, more to come.
-CG
Monday, February 9, 2009
Warmth!
The weather this weekend was pretty moderate for the beginning of February. Instead of being in the single digits or negative numbers, it was around 40 which was a nice change! I'm really starting to get sick of snow and just want warm weather to come. I'm definitely not a winter person.
Saturday was a big day. I worked office hours for Nick from 10AM-2PM. It was me, Kristin, Matt, and Allison in the Welcome Center giving tours. Kristin and I gave two tours back to back. Our first group was pretty big and the second tour was pretty small. We weren't supposed to give a second tour but the amount of people in the second one was so large that we had to split it into two tours. The Early Action special event is coming up on the 20th. I'm actually excited to work it because my friend's little sister is going to attend so I'll get to see a familiar face.
My cousins from California arrived Saturday morning at 5AM! They caught the red eye flight out of San Francisco and had a direct flight to Logan. I went over my cousin's apartment in Watertown for dinner with my entire family. It was so great to see my mom and dad. I haven't seen them since Christmas break! Sunday we all had lunch at Ned Devine's in Faneuil Hall and then went to the Aquarium to see a 3D IMAX movie. I'm not going to lie, I fell asleep halfway through the movie. My cousins did too so I didn't feel so bad!
My friends studying in London, (I'm sure you all know who they are by now) just got back from a mini vacation in Rome. I definitely looked at all their pictures for a while. I was so happy they had an amazing time, but I may have been a little more jealous.
I just applied to be a Teaching Assistant for SU 101 next year. SU 101 is a one credit course that helps Freshman students adjust to college life. It's mandatory for all Freshmen and is actually a really fun course. You get to go on a Duck Tour half way through the semester which is a nice break! The course teaches students about college life, but as well as personal growth, new responsibilities as a college student, and also life after college. My SU 101 course was really fun, I enjoyed practically every minute of it. It also helped that I had one of my best friends in the class too. I'm hoping that I get the job because I really want to help Freshman adjust to college since my transition wasn't as smooth as it could be.
I got my first Accounting exam grade back today. I was pretty nervous about it because I'm in the Honors sectioin this semester and I'm not even an Honors program student. I studied really hard for the exam and thought I did pretty well. The first thing I saw was that the class average on the test was a 101%! The test was worth 100 points but there was a possible of 130 points. I was really afraid that I wouldn't even beat the class average, but I ended up getting a 115%! That made me really proud of myself that I can do well in an accelerated course.
Until next time....
-CG
Saturday was a big day. I worked office hours for Nick from 10AM-2PM. It was me, Kristin, Matt, and Allison in the Welcome Center giving tours. Kristin and I gave two tours back to back. Our first group was pretty big and the second tour was pretty small. We weren't supposed to give a second tour but the amount of people in the second one was so large that we had to split it into two tours. The Early Action special event is coming up on the 20th. I'm actually excited to work it because my friend's little sister is going to attend so I'll get to see a familiar face.
My cousins from California arrived Saturday morning at 5AM! They caught the red eye flight out of San Francisco and had a direct flight to Logan. I went over my cousin's apartment in Watertown for dinner with my entire family. It was so great to see my mom and dad. I haven't seen them since Christmas break! Sunday we all had lunch at Ned Devine's in Faneuil Hall and then went to the Aquarium to see a 3D IMAX movie. I'm not going to lie, I fell asleep halfway through the movie. My cousins did too so I didn't feel so bad!
My friends studying in London, (I'm sure you all know who they are by now) just got back from a mini vacation in Rome. I definitely looked at all their pictures for a while. I was so happy they had an amazing time, but I may have been a little more jealous.
I just applied to be a Teaching Assistant for SU 101 next year. SU 101 is a one credit course that helps Freshman students adjust to college life. It's mandatory for all Freshmen and is actually a really fun course. You get to go on a Duck Tour half way through the semester which is a nice break! The course teaches students about college life, but as well as personal growth, new responsibilities as a college student, and also life after college. My SU 101 course was really fun, I enjoyed practically every minute of it. It also helped that I had one of my best friends in the class too. I'm hoping that I get the job because I really want to help Freshman adjust to college since my transition wasn't as smooth as it could be.
I got my first Accounting exam grade back today. I was pretty nervous about it because I'm in the Honors sectioin this semester and I'm not even an Honors program student. I studied really hard for the exam and thought I did pretty well. The first thing I saw was that the class average on the test was a 101%! The test was worth 100 points but there was a possible of 130 points. I was really afraid that I wouldn't even beat the class average, but I ended up getting a 115%! That made me really proud of myself that I can do well in an accelerated course.
Until next time....
-CG
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Ready For A Vacation
Yesterday we got a small snow storm that lasted all day. It was kind of annoying because it was so windy out, that the snow was going practically sideways. I'm beginning to get really sick of the snow and just want warm weather to arrive.
My cousin and his wife from California are arriving Saturday morning. I'm so excited to see them! Lately I've been getting to see a lot of them with different family events. My other cousin got married in California and graduated from Boston University this spring so I got to see my West Coast family twice in the past few years. Saturday night I'm going to go to my cousin's apartment in Watertown for dinner with the whole family. My mom and dad are going to come up from Connecticut so it will be good to see them since I haven't since Christmas break. Monday my cousins are going to come into the city and go to the Boston Museum of Science. Then hopefully we will go out to dinner together. Tuesday they are going to come over to my apartment for dinner. I'm going to show off my impressive cooking skills! Then we're going to go to the Boston Bruins game against the San Jose Sharks. And then finally on Wednesday they fly back to California.
School is going really well for me right now. I have a lot of projects that are starting up and I can feel like school is really picking up. I have a group project in my Globalization class as well as my Management Seminar. Luckily my Globalization project isn't due until April. I have my first Accounting and Marketing tests of the semester tomorrow. I'm not really worried about Marketing but I know I'll be studying for Accounting for a while tonight.
I added some new pictures to my blog. I've actually never talked about any of them so I will now! The first two pictures are of me with Rachel and Haley, two other Ambassadors currently studying abroad. Then there's a picture of me and Geralyn, best friends! Then there's a picture of me playing in a national golf tournament in Newport, Rhode Island. It was so cold that day, practically a hurricane came through the day before. The next picture was taken in Montreal, Canada when me and some friends went up for a few days in the summer. The last picture is a picture of me with my cousin Sean and his wife Meghan in Newport when they were visiting from California.
Now I have to go to the library to work on my group project with my management team!
Until next time....
-CG
My cousin and his wife from California are arriving Saturday morning. I'm so excited to see them! Lately I've been getting to see a lot of them with different family events. My other cousin got married in California and graduated from Boston University this spring so I got to see my West Coast family twice in the past few years. Saturday night I'm going to go to my cousin's apartment in Watertown for dinner with the whole family. My mom and dad are going to come up from Connecticut so it will be good to see them since I haven't since Christmas break. Monday my cousins are going to come into the city and go to the Boston Museum of Science. Then hopefully we will go out to dinner together. Tuesday they are going to come over to my apartment for dinner. I'm going to show off my impressive cooking skills! Then we're going to go to the Boston Bruins game against the San Jose Sharks. And then finally on Wednesday they fly back to California.
School is going really well for me right now. I have a lot of projects that are starting up and I can feel like school is really picking up. I have a group project in my Globalization class as well as my Management Seminar. Luckily my Globalization project isn't due until April. I have my first Accounting and Marketing tests of the semester tomorrow. I'm not really worried about Marketing but I know I'll be studying for Accounting for a while tonight.
I added some new pictures to my blog. I've actually never talked about any of them so I will now! The first two pictures are of me with Rachel and Haley, two other Ambassadors currently studying abroad. Then there's a picture of me and Geralyn, best friends! Then there's a picture of me playing in a national golf tournament in Newport, Rhode Island. It was so cold that day, practically a hurricane came through the day before. The next picture was taken in Montreal, Canada when me and some friends went up for a few days in the summer. The last picture is a picture of me with my cousin Sean and his wife Meghan in Newport when they were visiting from California.
Now I have to go to the library to work on my group project with my management team!
Until next time....
-CG
Monday, February 2, 2009
Getting Busy
So now the semester is starting to pick up and I'm finding myself getting really busy with school work. My management seminar project is due at the end of the month and I've started working hard on it. In globalization I was just assigned a group project that is going to take up a lot of time. I'm a co-team leader so I have more responsibilities. Also accounting is starting to pick up. Since I'm an accounting major, I always put my accounting class first because I feel its most important to me.
Besides starting to work hard in school, my apartment search has been a bit stressful lately. Me and two of my current roommates found a place in the Back Bay that we really liked a few weeks ago. We put money down for our deposit and were told by our realitor that the place would be taken off the market. In reality though, the apartment was never taken off the market and the current landlord told us we had to sign our lease immediately to secure the apartment. Then our landlord told us that we had to wait to sign our lease for the current tenants to sign a non-renewal notice. Today I got a call from my realitor saying the apartment we looked at is in reality not on the market and the one above it is the one for sale. So on Friday me and my roommates will go look at that apartment. Our realitor told us it would be exactly the same as the one we looked at earlier, however he told us its $100 more a month. If it's exactly the same, shouldn't the rent be the same too? So that has been stressing me out just a little bit.
I'm kind of upset about the result of the Super Bowl yesterday. I really wanted the Cardinals to win. Mainly because I'm a huge Larry Fitzgerald fan because he went to the University of Pittsburgh which is in the Big East conference. I love all the teams in the Big East conference for football and basketball. Speaking of basketball, my UConn Huskies are ranked #1 in the nation now after Duke lost this week. Tonight they play #7 Louisville which will be an amazing game.
All for now.
-CG
Besides starting to work hard in school, my apartment search has been a bit stressful lately. Me and two of my current roommates found a place in the Back Bay that we really liked a few weeks ago. We put money down for our deposit and were told by our realitor that the place would be taken off the market. In reality though, the apartment was never taken off the market and the current landlord told us we had to sign our lease immediately to secure the apartment. Then our landlord told us that we had to wait to sign our lease for the current tenants to sign a non-renewal notice. Today I got a call from my realitor saying the apartment we looked at is in reality not on the market and the one above it is the one for sale. So on Friday me and my roommates will go look at that apartment. Our realitor told us it would be exactly the same as the one we looked at earlier, however he told us its $100 more a month. If it's exactly the same, shouldn't the rent be the same too? So that has been stressing me out just a little bit.
I'm kind of upset about the result of the Super Bowl yesterday. I really wanted the Cardinals to win. Mainly because I'm a huge Larry Fitzgerald fan because he went to the University of Pittsburgh which is in the Big East conference. I love all the teams in the Big East conference for football and basketball. Speaking of basketball, my UConn Huskies are ranked #1 in the nation now after Duke lost this week. Tonight they play #7 Louisville which will be an amazing game.
All for now.
-CG
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