Goodbye Term III! Hello Summer : )

The relaxed atmosphere of Term III has been replaced with a bittersweet one. Classes are wrapping up, people moving out for the summer, and the activities for Senior Week have begun. My roommate and I have been putting off packing but now finally need to start seeing as we are leaving tomorrow. Our room looks so bare without all of our calendars, pictures, and notes from friends on our walls. To make the packing and goodbyes a bit more fun, we decided to start watching movies while we pack. Seeing as it’s 85 degrees here, we might have to take a break soon and cool off in the fountain one last time : )

While summer will be busy staying on campus to work and volunteer for Reunion and the Orientation Programs, I am really looking forward to all of that to start! I am excited to meet the Alumni that are returning and hear their tales of EC and even more excited to welcome the incoming class of 2015! Orientation is going to be a lot of fun, not only to be reunited with friends but also to help our newest EC family members adjust to their new home.

It’s hard to think that I am half way through my time here at EC. It feels like yesterday that I was packing up to move here instead of getting ready to move out again. My time here has flown by entirely to quickly! I am so grateful for all of the opportunities and friendships I have made here so far. I am excited to see what the next two years have in store, although I wish time would slow down!

New Year, New Term, New Students!

Happy 2011 all! I hope everyone had a joyous holiday and break! It feels good to be all settled in again and ready for Term II. It was nice to have some time off, especially without any work to do, but it was pretty lonely without my roommate at home and without seeing my EC friends all of the time.

This term started a little earlier for some, as it was January Orientation. About fifteen others and myself arrived on Saturday to make folders and handle other preparations. It was weird to have campus extremely quiet for the day but all of that changed on Sunday as we welcomed over 30 transfer students and later on the returning student body. Showing students around campus, helping people meet their advisors, moving some students in, and getting to know these new faces were all a lot of fun.

Today was even more exciting as it was the first day of classes. My schedule is great so far! Experimental Psychology, Language Development, and Principles of Marketing are all shaping up to be challenging and interesting courses. I was a little nervous having a completely new set of professors but they were all extremely nice. It should be a good term getting to them better and working with my classmates.

I cannot wait to see what Individualism & Community in American Life brings me tomorrow!

Orientation Trilogy 2010: Complete!

What a whirlwind weekend here at EC! Parents Weekend is officially completed for this year. It was so nice to have my family here and meet my friends’ parents as well.

There were a lot of activities going on this weekend. After my mom and I checked in, we enjoyed the Taste of Elmira activity. It was neat to sample foods from around the area and learn about new places to try like the Express Café & Bakery. Then it was time for the Hillel Social. I got to visit with some current club members and meet some new faces. The cookies and punch were yummy too : )

Saturday was a big day as I had even more family and friends come out to the college. We started our day with lunch and then headed off to the tour of historic Elmira. It was interesting to learn more about the area. Seeing the mansion that Tommy Hilfiger used to live in was cool. There are also some beautiful old homes that I had never seen before. Afterwards we spent some time wandering campus and of course checking out the bookstore. We then took some time to get ready before our dinner plans. A cast of friends, family, and myself enjoyed a nice evening at the Hill Top Inn. The view from Jerusalem Hill was spectacular. While we were eating we even saw a fireworks show happening somewhere down below.

Sunday the events continued as Tap Ensemble put on a show. It was fun performing what we have accomplished in the past six weeks and seeing what the other dances were like. After a delicious lunch at Gino’s, it was back to the realities of homework for me. Only a few more days until Fall Break!