Ice Rain . . . The Adventures of Living Outside of Califonia

Last night it had already begun but this morning I woke up early to get my car ready to drive students to Community Council training and this is what I found. You can't really tell but my entire car is covered in layers of ice.

Redhawk Hockey

I went to a Miami hockey game with a few of my RAs. It's a bit crazy being in the student section. Everyone stands the whole time and there is a cheer for everything, usually inappropriate but even the band and announcer get into it. It's a cool experience going to a Division I game with a decent amount of school spirit.

Furloughs

One of the classes I am taking is a foundation course called Educational Leadership and Organizational which discusses why Student Affairs is a unique organization. We were discussing how college and universities are like a bubble where many times students aren't aware of external changes. One example of how some times there are changes was furlough. Ahhh, my heart stopped a bit.

Wednesday Nights = Staff Nights

Half way through the second week of classes and half way through Resident Assistant interviews. Had dinner and then coffee with the wonderful Kira Newman. It is such a blessing to have Kira here. We can talk about all the class and work stuff, friends from Sonoma, and everything else with life and we both just get it. It is crazy to think how much our friendship has grown from sophomore year of college till now and how much closer we are. I am extremely lucky to have her in my life. I don't get to see her nearly as much as I wish with our busy schedules but when I do I feel ready to take on grad school.
After dinner and coffee was staff meeting with my incredible RAs. For a fun staff activity we asked each other questions from the book in the picture. Gotta love all the clever jokes they are able to come up with. Highlight of my week every week.

Chicago Student Trip

Today we started by a tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright home and studio, followed by the show "In the Heights," and then ended with Chicago pizza. Students seemed to enjoy learning and experiencing the city.

Lets Try This Again

I did not do well this last semester with updating the blog but it is a new year so I am going to try this again. I just finished the first week of the fall semester. Right now I am chaperoning a school trip with the Celebrate the Arts community of Miami. We are currently at Sears Tower where we were given a very warm welcome.