Wow, this term has kept me on my toes. It's interesting how classes aren't how they seem at the beginning. I went back and looked at my "Beginning of Term" entry, and how engineering was "awesome". Well, not so much awesomeness now but that's a totally different story.
Dead Week
Wow where do I begin? It's been a lot of Chemistry studying. My math grade is holding up, and I just need to get a passing grade on my final which has me extremely happy. Engineering allows notes so that hasn't been difficult to study for. Just taking in all our homework and assignments categorized to destroy that final.
Yesterday studying consumed most of my day which resulted in my first nap here at college where I passed out in the study room for a good 30 minutes. I had to go to an NRHH meeting which was in downtown Corvallis at a really cool Gelato shop. They all bought us half a pint of Gelato, but the servings were so generous it was probably closer to a whole pint. I got cookies and cream and then cookie dough since they allowed su to get two flavors. Highly recommend. 10/10 service and quality of gelato
(For those of you who don't know what Gelato is, it's like Italian ice cream but without so much fat and stuff so it's very smooth and very good)
Afterwards, Lauren and a new NRHH friend Jasmine and I went to the concert to support Lauren's roommate Kati as she sang. It was really cool to be there because the Acapella group started off and sang "Your Man" by Josh Turner and that was absolutely amazing. They also sang "Sweater Weather" which was really cool how they were all in sync. But then the final group sang a song called "Northern Lights" and it was the most amazing experience ever. I'm not good with music, and I bet I'm pretty tone deaf, but I know when I hear something amazing. Overall, I was glad that I went because dang, OSU has some people who can really sing.
RA Position
This was super nerve wracking leading up to the big reveal. They told us that March 6th at 5p.m. they would email us. Those who didn't get the job wouldn't receive an immediate email. So I was sitting there trying to study Chemistry and not freak out around 8 p.m. but I couldn't help but think the worst. Then I got the email notifying me that I will be the RA next year for the ILLC and I couldn't have been happier. The ILLC is the "international dorm"
So me being me, I researched what it was like at the ILLC, and I've paid a visit. Here are some pictures from a couple years ago that offer good insight into my room.
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| This is what my study area will look like |
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| Entrance. You can see the bathroom door is open |
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| Yes, I have two beds and two desks. |
RA's have double the space and furniture. At first I thought this was because they worked hard and deserve the commodities as such, but then when I was
Now, not all RA's have a personal shower and toilet. Actually, come to think of it, I think ILLC is the only place that there is such a commodity. But each dorm has it's perks. Some are better than others. Taking my current dorm Sackett for example, they have walk-in-closets (two of them) that nobody else has. So that's really cool. But I think I'll take my own shower and toilet over more closet space that I wouldn't use.
Tl;dr: I got the job and I'm stationed at the ILLC and here are some pretty pictures.
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| I know I know, personal shower and toilet is me being spoiled |
North Dakota
Man, whenever I mention this the first thing anyone says is "Why in the world would you want to go to North Dakota?" Well first off, I like traveling, and any excuse to go out and see the world is a good excuse. This is probably thanks to my parents spoiling me with trips to Japan or Thailand in my earlier years. Secondly, I'm attending a National conference for National Association for Colleges and Universities Residence Halls. Or something along those lines. Anyways, it's going to be an experience. I don't entirely know what to expect. I have some feeling that it'll be a lot like FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) back in high school, where we went to Leadership workshops and made connections. Something I've heard of though, is that we bring OSU gear to the event and trade with other students from other schools. Now if you know anything about me, I absolutely love gear from other colleges/schools. Don't know why, I just have. I like to collect things. That's just who I am.
Okay, well I guess I should study Chemistry. Honestly, Spring Break couldn't come any sooner. It'll be good to be at home with my family and eat real food!
