Time is flying by! It is already the 4th week of a 14 week semester. WOW! I have been here for over a month now and it feels like move-in day was just yesterday. A lot has happened over the past few weeks. I have begun my second year in school, met some AMAZING friends, and have planned and carried out programs for a group of 40 wonderful people (a.k.a. my residents, better known as my friends). We have participated in many things and accomplished a lot already. The academic year is now in full swing, with my first quizzes and tests approaching. The fall colors are appearing and the crisp air has set in. Let's take a look at the last snippet of my fast-moving story...
Last Sunday we had two frisbockey games scheduled, both of which ended in the other teams forfeiting due to not having enough players show up. That was slightly disappointing, but we played for fun anyway. Sunday night I went to church (frisbockey in the morning) and we had Chris Hohnholt from the FRES Dept. come in to talk with residents about jobs in the department and getting involved in research.
This while past week has been rainy, and last no day escaped the wetness. Most days it rained in the morning, and then remained cloudy in the afternoons. This was nice because I have outdoor labs on Monday and Thursday afternoons. The temperature has also significantly changed. It is now generally a high of 55F and a low of around 38F.
On Monday I had a full day of classes and in the evening the FRES Dept. held a "Meet the Dean" event where the new dean of the Forestry Dept. talked to students and faculty about his vision for the Dept. There was pizza and it was an overall good presentation about where the school is headed in the future, including my remaining time here.
Tuesday was pretty boring. I had two evening meetings for reslife. One was to help take a look back on the training process and help on programming. The other was a weekly staff meeting.
Wednesday was an extremely busy day. I went from 8am-10pm, nonstop. Between a lab report, a paper, and WAM/USG meetings, my brain was in high gear. It was fun, near the end of my crazy day, to skype/call home and talk with Mary and Dad :)
Thursday was a fairly relaxing day. I turned in all the things I had been working on before. I also had my individual bi-meeting with my boss, which went well. Thursday evening I had an usher meeting at the church. Later that night a few of us gathered in my room and watched Despicable Me. It was a great evening with great friends.
Friday was quite relaxing, seeing as I had no class. I spend the day working on homework and odds-'n-ends. That afternoon I lead a program for my hall called a mushroom walk. I arranged to meet a professor from the FRES Dept. and have him show us different fungi and different characteristics. which are eatable, and which are poisonous.
This past weekend was also eventful. On Saturday a group of us went to watch the Parade of Nations. It is a parade which celebrates all of the different cultures at Michigan Tech. Afterward their is a festival in the Dee Stadium downtown where there is cultural food for sale. While most of my friends went up to the frisbockey games (which ended up being postponed) and the football game, a few of us went and got food for lunch. We then joined everyone to cheer Tech on in a victory! We ate lunch from Thailand, Mexico, Bangladesh, and India (just to name a few!). On Sunday I went to church and worked on homework.
This week has been fairly typical, if there is such a thing :) I had a quiz in Soil Science and gave a speech in Compositions. I also had a Statistics exam on Thursday. All went fairly well and I am pleased thus far! On Tuesday we had our first all reslife staff meeting. Wednesday I was able to skype home :) On Thursday for Forest Ecology lab we went to Twin Lakes, which was gorgeous! Thursday evening, after my exam, some friends and I walked downtown to the bridge and back. It was nice to let my brain clear after my exam. When we got back we watched Tangled.
Today was fairly relaxing. I had to finish up a Forest Ecology Lab Report from last week and finish a few odds n' ends. Tonight we are going to the animal shelter to walk dogs and pet cats.
This weekend will be fairly busy. Tomorrow I am helping with the Great Northern Adventure Race (GNAR) in the morning. In the afternoon I am attending a BBQ at the Vice President of Student Affairs' (Dr. Les Cook) house. Then in the evening there is a football game where we are trying to break the former record of number of people in our football stadium. We also have two frisbockey games.
The fall colors are spectacular at the moment and will be at peak sometime this week. I am looking forward to sharing all of my recent photos with you all and the ones of the fall colors! Have a wonderful weekend!
Love and Peace, Kyle
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