Phew. This last week was a crazy roller coaster of school work insanity (and I'm about to ride it again. oh boy.). Here's a quick summary:
Halloween!: Possibly my favorite holiday of the year. My friends and I went on the annual ghost walk put on by Beloit College students. (Of course my FYI professor's house was mentioned as being haunted. Hey! I have to work there, you know!) We also went to see a VooDoo Barbie performance (Beloit College's improv comedy student group), which was made even more awesome with everyone in costume. This Hallowen, I went as a girl scout, since I have an old, vintage uniform from the fifties hanging up in my closet. A trip to
Jimmy John's was made and I got my usual: No. 6 Vegetarian Sub with BBQ Jimmy chips. Yum!
Presidential election: No matter what your politics, it's hard to argue that this wasn't a historic election. All of campus exploded when it was announced that
Barack Obama had won. Later that night I grabbed all the Obama posters I could find and plastered them all over one of the bathroom stalls on my floor in a post-election frenzy. We now call it the Barack Obathroom Stall.
Study Abroad interview: I submitted my study abroad application this past week and also had my study abroad interview. (Beloit College encourages every student to study abroad, but they really want to make sure you're studying abroad for both academic and personal growth. Not just for the fun of it.) I was pretty nervous, but I think I did all right. I've done a lot of research on England and
Lancaster University, so I was able to answer all the questions with a fair amount of confidence. I'll find out if I'm approved for study abroad sometime before the semester ends. Fingers crossed.
Last weekend: On Saturday evening some of my friends and I drove to the movie theater in Beloit to see
The Secret Life of Bees. It was a little too melodramatic/lifetime channel for me, but I was in the minority. (Side note: Even if you don't have a car/don't have friends who have cars, it's still fairly easy to get out and about in Beloit. The College provides shuttle vans to take students to the movie theater, on shopping trips, etc.) After the movie, we came back to the college, had an impromptu dance party, and wound down the evening with a game of
Boggle. On Sunday, I drove out to
Kauffman's Country Store, which sells homemade deliciousness like fresh pies, bread, and cookies. During September and October, they sell baked goods at the farmer's market downtown every Saturday morning. The city of Beloit partitions off two streets downtown and local families and businesses set up stalls to create an open air market. It's always a great start to the weekend.
Halloween!: Possibly my favorite holiday of the year. My friends and I went on the annual ghost walk put on by Beloit College students. (Of course my FYI professor's house was mentioned as being haunted. Hey! I have to work there, you know!) We also went to see a VooDoo Barbie performance (Beloit College's improv comedy student group), which was made even more awesome with everyone in costume. This Hallowen, I went as a girl scout, since I have an old, vintage uniform from the fifties hanging up in my closet. A trip to Jimmy John's was made and I got my usual: No. 6 Vegetarian Sub with BBQ Jimmy chips. Yum!
Presidential election: No matter what your politics, it's hard to argue that this wasn't a historic election. All of campus exploded when it was announced that Barack Obama had won. Later that night I grabbed all the Obama posters I could find and plastered them all over one of the bathroom stalls on my floor in a post-election frenzy. We now call it the Barack Obathroom Stall.
Study Abroad interview: I submitted my study abroad application this past week and also had my study abroad interview. (Beloit College encourages every student to study abroad, but they really want to make sure you're studying abroad for both academic and personal growth. Not just for the fun of it.) I was pretty nervous, but I think I did all right. I've done a lot of research on England and Lancaster University, so I was able to answer all the questions with a fair amount of confidence. I'll find out if I'm approved for study abroad sometime before the semester ends. Fingers crossed.
Last weekend: On Saturday evening some of my friends and I drove to the movie theater in Beloit to see The Secret Life of Bees. It was a little too melodramatic/lifetime channel for me, but I was in the minority. (Side note: Even if you don't have a car/don't have friends who have cars, it's still fairly easy to get out and about in Beloit. The College provides shuttle vans to take students to the movie theater, on shopping trips, etc.) After the movie, we came back to the college, had an impromptu dance party, and wound down the evening with a game of Boggle. On Sunday, I drove out to Kauffman's Country Store, which sells homemade deliciousness like fresh pies, bread, and cookies. During September and October, they sell baked goods at the farmer's market downtown every Saturday morning. The city of Beloit partitions off two streets downtown and local families and businesses set up stalls to create an open air market. It's always a great start to the weekend.
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