Spring!

Ahh the smell of spring. (Then I usually sneeze...thank you seasonal allergies)

But in all seriousness, spring has arrived in Athens, Ohio. Along with 20,000 students all ready to party it up and ignore their classes. Unfortunately, the Scripps Journalism Gods have made it hard for me to enjoy this quarter due to the awful prerequisites we need before we take the good classes. 

Well, unless you count American Forests, Logic and Reasoning, Textual Analysis and Precision Language (intense grammar) as fun. I could have made my schedule easier, but it just seemed like the best decision to choose these so I have a better chance of studying abroad next year. 

Which, speaking of, I'm planning on applying for the Center of Fine Arts program in London next year. I'm really excited, but it does put pressure on me to do well, get as many classes as I can out of the way so I can graduate on time, and there is also the issue of money. As of now though, I've completely ignored the reality, and am just focusing on imagining myself in London. That's good enough for me now :)

Well, the sun is shining, birds are singing, and I'm about to go sit in classes until 3 o'clock. I guess that's the life of a college student :)

Let the madness begin...

Hello :)

It's been such a crazy insane weekend and week here that I've totally forgotten to update!

Well...first things first. Chicago. Ah, just the word makes me smile. I have found the place I want to work and live out of college. Honestly, I kind of already was thinking that, but all my hopes and dreams were confirmed this weekend. It is such a beautiful city and the professionals we met were nothing but gracious. The whole weekend was just such a great experience.

The agencies (Edelman, Ketchum, and OgilvyPR) were absolutely amazing. Quite high in skyscrapers, but amazing nonetheless! All the professionals were so young! And they really gave us great advice, and seemed to genuinely care about our future. I made a ton of new contacts, and really feel like I took the first step of the rest of my life :)

The people I went with made the trip even that much better. I met so many other PR students I probably wouldn't have met by just sitting in the weekly meetings. We all connected, and I honestly feel like I have made some really new and great friends. Plus, I can already tell we're going to be helping each other out in the future...or at least I hope they'll want to help the lonely freshman when I'm graduating! Scripps kids hold a bond...I'm not sure how tight that bond is yet, but I have a feeling that it's something that lasts a lifetime.

Well...that was Chicago. Now, I'm in my last week of classes for the quarter and then finals week. This is when the stress sets in. I feel as though I'm more prepared to dodge the stress though this quarter. My friends and I know each other better, we're spending more time taking study breaks than we did last quarter, and it's just more fun to be at school. Take tonight for example. It was in the 70's and we decided to take a walk around campus. We got smoothies, and chatted and I didn't feel like I was at school. I totally forgot about grades and tests and studying. Instead I felt like I was on vacation with some of my girl friends.

I hope my future continues to be this great. And I hope that I'm working hard enough to keep the greatness going :) Time will tell, but I just have a feeling that I'm on my way. 

And I've never felt better :)

PS-Check the Scripps web page for our Youtube video of the Chicago trip, which is supposed to be up sometime this week!  I can't wait to see it!

PPS-If you're looking for some good music, I suggest Drew Alexander and Goot, which you can find on Myspace music. Good and relaxing, yet pump-up music at the same time!

Chicago!

Chicago is probably one of the greatest cities on this Earth. Maybe I'm a little biased, but I think I could live here the rest of my life.

I'm here in Chicago for a PR networking trip. We toured and met with professionals from Edelman, Ketchum, and OgilvyPR today. One of the offices was on the 64th floor of the Aon Building...that was an adventure! And we walked around the entire city (at least it seemed that way!) in heels. That was also another adventure. We rode the L Train. Yesterday we shopped.

It's just an amazing place.

I'll write more when I have more time! And I'll post pictures!