Hello everyone! It’s that time of year: finals. It always seems to roll around just when you think you can’t stand another day sitting in class but also when you least expect it and it seems impossible that the school year is already over. I haven’t posted in a while because I’ve been SO busy, just like everyone else here, but I wanted to take a minute to update on the last couple months of school (and take a minute to NOT be working on my econ paper… :P).
Spring break was just what I needed to rejuvenate me, but it had the small side effect of making me unwilling to concentrate on any schoolwork when I got back. For some reason I got tired out sooner this year than last– my mom said it’s the sophomore slump, and remember what my sophomore year of high school was like, I’m inclined to believe her! In any case, the rest March dragged its heels but passed without remark, except that my computer broke down and I had to buy a new laptop– NOT something I was planning on!
April flew by, despite an unseasonal lack of warm weather. My best friend from home came to visit and check out Puget Sound since she’s a senior in high school, and it was really great to have her here. It’s always fun to be able to show friends your life at school. We had a run-out Chorale concert in Seattle, which was really fun and exciting because it’s been years and years since Chorale has gotten to do any off-campus concerts. We performed at a church in a beautiful area of the city near a lake, and afterwards we all went out to dinner at a delicious Italian place (Tutta Bella for anyone who lives in/near Seattle. We did the party deal and got three slices of pizza, salad, unlimited drinks and GELATO for only $15 each– it was AWESOME. Especially when all you’ve had to eat for the last month and a half is cafeteria food).
The rest of April was sucked up (in a good way) by RDG. Tech week was fun, as usual. We did something new this semester that was really exciting– on the Wednesday before the show we held a flash mob in the SUB (our student center) to promote the show! It was SO fun to plan and perform. For those of you who haven’t heard of a flash mob, it’s like a surprise public dance performance. We (the officers) choreographed it and taught it to any members who wanted to learn in secret. We even got security services and student affairs in on it, and they rearranged some tables in the dining hall for us and hooked up our music to the sound system. Then one day during the noon lunch period, we all went to the SUB and started eating lunch as usual– until the music turned on! As students looked around in confusion, a few members started dancing, and more and more joined in until there were a bunch of us doing our routine in the middle of the sub. It was pretty awesome. Here’s the link to the video we took. The dancing doesn’t start until about 3:30 so you might want to fast forward to there. I come in at 3:50 and start dancing around 4:00. 🙂 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mpPgkXHIhM&feature=related. That weekend we had our shows, which also went amazingly and we got great feedback, so it was a satisfying end to a semester of hard work!
Since then, everything kind of rolled downhill until it was the end of the semester! I’m currently mired in econ, international relations and french studying (thank goodness I performed my theater final scene two weeks ago!). My room is filled with boxes, but is otherwise depressingly stark, as I’ve started packing and took everything off my walls. My bed and the spare bed are both covered with my papers, notes and readings. Yep, it definitely looks like finals.
Finals start Monday, but mine are on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I’m leaving Saturday afternoon– after the ordeal I went through last year, having booked my flight for two hours after my last final and waking up the morning of and realizing I had a bigger job ahead of me finishing up my packing and cleaning than I’d thought and totally freaking out, I wanted to be sure to give myself enough time to get everything in order and attempt to move out calmly and simply. I can’t wait to go home to California, sunshine and my family and friends, but I’m going to miss everyone here so much, and I’m really going to miss living in the French house. It worked out so well and I’ve absolutely loved this semester. I don’t know if I’ll have time to post again before the end of school (how is it only a week away?!) so if not, I hope you’ve enjoyed my posts and they’ve given some insight into life at Puget Sound. Have an amazing summer and– at least some of you, I hope– see you next year!