It's almost December :)

Hey everyone!

I hope you all had a fun and relaxing Thanksgiving break like I did! Luckily, I was able to finish everything up before break so I didn't have to worry about my three presentations the Monday after break! Just a little stressful.

Everything has been going really well and the month of November just flew by so quickly! I can't believe it! I still have one presentation during our "Finals Week" next week, but for the most part, I get to hang out and relax until I go home. This past week I was able to give all but one of my presentations and hand in all my papers. What a relief!

I'm really excited for Monday night because ASDU is hosting Midnight Madness in our Caleruega Dining Hall. Everyone gets to come and enjoy free food and entertainment to help the stress attached with finals week. Everyone will able to relax and have a good time.

Nothing else has been that new and exciting in my life, I just need to catch up on some reading and sleep to make up for those late nights studying and preparing for presentations. I hope your all doing great with school right now and I hope to see some of you at our next Campus Visit Day on the eighth of December!

Till next time,
Amanda :)

Hi all!

We only have two weeks left of school!!! I think its safe to say that pretty much everyone on campus is anticipating the 6 week break but dreading finals next week. This week is known as hell week because of all the papers and presentations that are due. I have two papers and a presentation this week! (that I still haven't started.....wish me luck!)

Thanksgiving was a nice refreshing break before the chaos of these two weeks. I was actually a little productive (which is unusual; when you go home since you want to spend every moment with friends and family); I finished three more med school apps and did a little homework!

I just cannot get over how quickly the semester has flown by! A few of my residents are moving out at the semester, so they will have to check out with me before they leave. Residents that aren't moving out get to leave all their stuff in the dorm rooms during the break but they have to make sure to move stuff away from the heaters and defrost their fridge. The RAs are responsible for making sure that their residents do this before going home.

Well, that's all for now folks! I have to get back to writing those papers!!

Until the next time,
Monika :)

FAR BEHIND!

Ok....So I am late...real late in posting my bi weekly blog! Everything is getting really hectic here at Dominican. I can't understand how much work I am doing and even the projects I have signed myself up to. Right now, I am trying to work on a recycling program for the dorms and it's just taking a bunch of my time. I didn't understand how much work this would be! Ugh! Classes are getting better though! I am doing well in most of my classes but studying is just becoming a bore to me! I find myself studying for hours in and out for one class..organic chemistry...but I have to admit, it's paying off!

ASDU is starting to plan events for the next semester. We finally decided where our annual penguin ball is going to be at...Since we did not have a boat dance in the fall, we will be having our penguin ball on the same boat. I thin it will be a great time for all our students, especially those who have not been to this great event.

Oh! I finally finished my first publication revision yesterday! Yay! Finally! I am going to have a publication a very prestigious journal...BIOS (I think that's how you spell it) It was a lot of work and time put into this revision. But, since this is a publication, it will take more than one revision so I am getting ready for that and most importantly, relaxing!

I am going home today so I am getting excited to see all my friends and family back in San Diego! Wee! I am taking my friend Rachael with me and this will be her first time in San Diego! I should make it clear she is from MASS. so this is her first time in so cal! Yay! We will be traveling to Disneyland and also to the hot spots in SD. I am really excited!


Have a great thanksgiving!

It's Five O'Clock Somewhere.`

So today is the last day of classes before Thanksgiving Break, for some yesterday was (including me) because we have to fly home. Yeah, while I'm excited to be going home it's not going to be much of a vacation, I have to write two huge papers, I fly into LAX (for all of you LA people you understand), and I have to do lots of laundry, but I do get a good meal.



Well I'm going to keep this post short, hope everyone has a good and safe Holiday. Eat lots, and relax.



P.S. Don't forget to watch the parade in the morning, and the Cowboys in the afternoon.



Buone Feste.

Brandon.

Getting ready for the Holiday Season :)

Hey everybody!

I don't have anything new and exciting going on right now, except for the many projects that are bringing first semester to a close. I cannot believe how fast these few months have flown by! The semester has been so great, I have loved getting closer to my friends and becoming a part of the Dominican family.

Everyone hear is buzzing about Thanksgiving, my friends and I even having little countdowns to when we get to see our family's again. Like Monika said, the feast next Monday sounds delicious! I can't wait! I'm also excited for the basketball game on Friday - Basketball season has always been a favorite of mine and Dominican games are just so much fun!

I just finalized my schedule for next semester and can't wait for all of my new classes to start in January. Not only do I get to observe a kindergarten classroom for my Liberal Studies class, I get to take a few English and Science classes. I'm thrilled!

That's basically it - work and school are both going well, once my projects are done I will be able to relax till the end of January!

I hope you all are having a great school year and wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

Until next time,
Amanda :)

Turkey time here I come!

Hi all!

It feels like just yesterday that I was posting my blog about the end of October and here we are in the middle of November! Things are really picking up the pace around here....the other day I wrote down a quick list of projects, papers and finals due for the next few weeks and it looks like I will have my work cut out for me! But there are also a lot of fun things happening on campus too! The unparalleled Caleruega Thanksgiving feast is next Monday!! You may be asking yourself: "Really? A FEAST at university cafeteria?" but ask any Dominican student and you will understand how much everyone looks forward to our early campus celebration. Even professors stay for dinner that evening! Mmmm....makes my mouth water just thinking about it! :)

Anyway, today was a really productive day for me! I paid my registration fees for class next semester and for GRADUATION! ahh! That was pretty intense! But I'm still really excited! And speaking of the future, I have submit 2 more secondary applications today for a total of 4 so far! only 32 more to go!! And then the anticipation of interviewing!! :)

Other than that, campus life has been pretty fun! Basketball season is just starting up, pretty much THE events to go to on Friday and Saturday nights. We were in the Dominican classic this past weekend; both men and women lost. :( But the guys team were thisclose to winning. Not too shabby for a pretty new team, we have a lot of transfers this year but I'm still crossing my fingers for many victories this season!

Dorm life is pretty good too! By now, most of the freshmen students are pretty comfortable with their roomies and probably learned the hard way that waiting for three weeks before cleaning your bathroom = not a good idea! :D

I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!
Monika :D

Happy November!

Hey all! I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful month we've been having. I think fall is the perfect season here at Dominican, there are colorful leaves everywhere and it's just beginning to get cold! What a blessing! Well classes are coming to a close and the increased levels of work is adding up fast!
November is very busy at school for many students, we have papers and projects due almost every week. I just started interning at Jewish Family and Children Services it's an organization that provides social necessities for the elderly and support groups for children and their parents, there are also many psychologist in the building that provide low cost therapy to clients. It's a great organization located in Marin, it's very neat to get to work with the surrounding community here at Dominican.
I don't know about you guys and gals, but I love Thanksgiving, for many of our students it's the first time we have been home since summer time. I haven't been home since August so I am really excited to see my family and sleep in my own bed back home! I'm also excited to eat, eat, eat and then take a really long nap! I'm from Seattle so it will be really cold I'm not excited for that! Oh but I am excited that it could snow! It snowed last year when I went home for Thanksgiving! I will be keeping my fingers crossed!
Take care everyone and enjoy the great month of NOVEMBER!
-Miss G

“When chill November's surly blast make fields and forest bare.” - R. Burns

Well this post is probably going to be pretty short. Not much has been happening in my life these past few days. Halloween was pretty fun, but we celebrated this past Saturday after a Geology field trip so I was exhausted. I guess when I say nothing has been happening I really mean that homework has seem to have been priority one these past weeks. Whether it was writing essays, or doing research it hasn't left much room for very happening social life.
I'm not going to say that I haven't been watching my fair share of television, or going to the movies but the semester is winding down and it is apparent.
I am going to recommend two movies for those who enjoy good movies. The first is The Darjeeling Limited, and the second is Lust, Caution. Both were excellent.
Now that I'm done ranting about the past weeks, I am going to say that it's exciting to go home in a few weeks. And in other exciting news, my cousin Diego is turning one, and we're having his party this Saturday. And my mom is coming this weekend, all so very exciting.
Well hope life is good for everyone out there.
Ciao.
Brandon.