What a Week!

Wow...this week has been one of the longest so far this semester. Because I play both football and run track here at Trine I'm required to participate in both of the conditioning exercises. So for the past two weeks I have had double work to do for my sports, but I know it is going to pay off! I actually ran in my first indoor track meet this past Saturday. I did a lot better than I expected to do and placed second in the 400m race. This Saturday we are traveling to Indiana Wesleyan for the indoor invite at their facilities. I am really excited to race them because one of my former teammates from high school now runs at IWU. He is a great athlete and I know he'll really push me as we race in the 400. Other than sports I have been focusing on my school work and keeping my good grades. Tomorrow I have a reflective paper due for my Comp II class and I am really enjoying my topic. The professor instructed us to write the reflection essay on something that we wonder about and I had one thing pop into my head. WHY DO GIRLS ALWAYS GO TO THE BATHROOM TOGETHER? Well, the world may never know, but it provides a good topic to reflect on.

A Part of History

Yesterday was a major part of history as President Barack Obama was sworn into office. It felt so surreal as I watched Obama give is inaugural address yesterday. Although I had to miss the live speech I was able to catch it as it was played again that night. I think that it was so nice that Trine opened up Fabiani theater to the entire campus to watch this memorable moment. The first black president being elected into office, sworn in, and no well on his way to making a change. Obama's speech was truly a work of wonders and he is quite a powerful speaker. My friends from high school was actually in D.C. at the time of the inauguration and she said that she was moved to tears by his words. I hope that Obama will do a great job as our 44th president of the United States of America.

The New Semester Routine

Now that I am three days into the new semester here at Trine I have gotten an idea of what kind of classes I will be taking. My Tuesday and Thursday schedule is where the bulk of my classes are with 8am Comp II, 9:15 North American Geography, and 12:30 Math class. I think that my math class will be my biggest challenge because it is something that does not come easy for me. I am more English oriented and I hope to do well in my Comp II class. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I only have two classes and am done at 9:45 am. Intro to Government and World Civ are over quickly in the morning and leaves me time to goof off until I work in the mail room from 12-2. Along with the fifteen credit hours I am enrolled in I also decided to run track here at Trine and I am looking forward to the meet that we have tomorrow. Coach Bill Cooper and Doyle Houser are great coaches and put a lot of their own time into the program. So the next post I have should be an update of how my classes are going and how the first indoor meet tomorrow turns out.

End of Break

The holiday break is finally coming to a close and its time to start thinking about the new semester! It is hard to imagine that I have been away from Trine for almost an entire month. While on break I was able to keep in contact with all my good friends from Trine through http://www.facebook.com/. With the extended vacation time it was hard to find something to do at all times so I did a little bit of work while home. I spent a couple days a week when the ground was not covered in snow to help people remove leafs from their lawns. I think that even with the small job I got really tired of being home. I got a chance to visit my friend from Trine that lives in Columbia City which is just a short half hour drive from my house. The best part of being home was spending Christmas with the whole family and seeing old friends. A lot of my friends from high school went to schools very far away and I missed seeing them. When I spent time with them we talked about school and how we all did in classes. My stories were a bit different from theirs because they didn't have the opportunity to actually talk to their professors like I did. Overall the break went well, but I can't wait to return to Trine.