Wow! What a year it has been! 2014 flew in and out, with so much accomplished this year it's insane!
I know, you're probably wondering what happened since I last blogged in....um....August. Well, let me sum it all up in one word for ya: College. Yep, that's what happened! I went to school, earned 15.5 credits, was an RA, was active in numerous student organizations, and did lots of fun things with fun people. Okay, okay, I won't leave you totally high and dry of the details, but truly, that is essentially what has happened in my life the past four months. As always, check out the photos, as a photo is worth 1000 words :)
In summary, here are some of the relatively more interesting things. August finished up with a short time at home, a trip to the Millers' cabin, RA training and the beginning of a new school year. The semester as a whole included lots of fun activities and events (as can be seen in the massive list below. I took a surprise trip to North Dakota in October to visit my sisters and the whole family was together for the weekend (including my grandparents). This semester I completed my Capstone course, which is a senior project that incorporates all of the skills I have been learning in my time at Michigan Tech. It was a huge project, accompanied by an even bigger paper and presentation. Thankfully, it was a success! This semester I also served on a task force put together by our Dean of Students Office that is looking into food insecurity issues among our student population. I was asked to serve on this task force due to my commitment to student government and student issues over the years.
Just SOME of the things I did and events I attended this semester:
Ate huge banana split, fairs, picnics, dances, parties, frisbee, sports tournaments, hiking, Afternoon on the Town, schoolyard olympics, house meetings, laundry magnet making, cardboard boat building, Camping!, Parade of Nations, ons of meetings, trip to Culvers, Dominoes, window painting, football game, cardboard boat races, Spotlight Night, Husky Hosts, capstone data collection, projects!, Haircut, field test, GNAR Race, dog walking, drag show, Outdoor Nation Challenge, lunch at covered road, Jackie Tohn performance, TreeHouse t-shirts, trip to Brockway, D80 Conference, family weekend, careers in student affairs dinner, husky statue, eenvironmental speakers, MIDTERMS, meetings, more meetings, pumpkin carving, Make a Difference Day, Safehouse, more meetings, Halloween, costume party, USG meetings, Forest Guild meetings, ResLife stuff, hockey games, breakfast with friends, good times at 5th and Elm, holiday celebrations, experienced sonder, had some deep conversations, good times in the library, lunches in DHH.
So, the semester drew to a close. New friends were made, my GPA didn't budge, I am applying for jobs, and a TON of fun occurred! I have one semester of my undergraduate degree left, as I graduate in May...yikes! The possibilities at that point are endless. And, the question you are all asking...so what's next? The answer is I don't know yet. I have decided to enter the job hunt world and get a job instead of graduate school, for now. I hope to go on to get a Masters degree in a few years. For now, the applications are going out the door and we'll see what happens!
2014 has been quite the year. I worked Okpik in January and saw more frostbite than anyone ever should. I was an RA in a different building for the spring semester and took some hard classes. I had an AWESOME internship in Georgia over the summer where I learned a ton! I took a trip to Vermont for the Forest Guild National Conference and a surprise trip back to Minnesota. I had two epic road trips, one with my Dad and older sister and one with my Mom, taking me all over the east half of the US. I went to 23 states this year alone, and have now been to the highest point in 13 states. I turned 21. This fall I was once again an RA and I had a great semester filled with all of the fun things above!
I certainly had a lot of adventures in 2014! I know that 2015 will certainly bring change to my world but I am more ready than ever to take on the new challenges and adventures!
May the season find you in good spirits,
Kyle
PS - It is a goal of mine in 2015 to blog once a month.....we'll see how well I did a year from now :)
