My friend Blakely's birthday was on the 21st (Friday), so we started our weekend with a celebration at midnight the night before. It was another great night out with the group starting with a party at a Fraternity house and ending at The Rat... Love you Blakes, and I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
After a really fun Thursday night, the excitement wasn't over. Recognize the song lyrics in my title? Thanks to TUCP (Tulane University Campus Programming), we got to see well-known rap artist Lil Wayne on Friday night, right here on campus! Seriously, how awesome is that?! Tickets were inexpensive compared to most concerts, and we basically got our own private concert right in McAlister Auditorium! This was the first of many TUCP-sponsored activities that I'll attend this year, and I can't wait to see what else they have planned...Saturday was shopping day for us. Since freshmen can't have cars on campus, Tulane has a shuttle system set up to take students to several important places including Wal Mart, Whole Foods, and shopping malls nearby. Sarah, Meg, and I started off by getting some necessities at Wal Mart; we dropped off our stuff at campus and then took the next shuttle to a mall where we got some great new stuff. We hopped on the shuttle again and rode over to Wal Mart, where we met up with some other friends. After all this shopping, we were about ready to drop - so we rested for awhile after arriving back at campus. But don't worry, we didn't sleep away our Saturday night! Once we were re-energized, a group of us went over to Friar Tucks, a popular hangout for both Tulane and Loyola students.
Sunday was (as always) my catch-up day, so I worked on my Architecture project and studied for my first big Diversity of Life (a biology class) test. I ventured out into the rain Sunday afternoon to attend my first Public Affairs Committee meeting. PAC is part of my commitment as a Senator in USG. We talked about ways to get students more familiar with the people and purpose of USG, including a "Meet Your Senators" day complete with free snowballs (something you'll get fairly often at Tulane.. yum!). After the meeting, I brought some friends with me to 6pm Mass and then had dinner with my usual group at the Catholic Center... before diving back into the books.
Monday and Tuesday were both packed days - a presentation of my second big Architecture project, a lab quiz, and my first big Diversity of Life test. Needless to say, I was pretty stressed, so I took advantage of those two nights to stay in and just relax before another big day Wednesday. I had an interview for GWA (Green Wave Ambassadors) Wednesday morning, so hopefully I'll be chosen to be part of this organization! If so, you might see me giving a tour on campus... wish me luck! That night, I played in my first intramural flag football game. I play for the Catholic Center's team, and we won against Public Health's team, 20 to 0! After the game, I spent a really relaxing night hanging out with some friends in my room, chatting over chips and salsa. We talked a lot about where we've come from and all our friends from home, and I really thought about how awesome it is to be here at Tulane with such a cool mix of people; the diversity is so refreshing and within about a month, I've made friends from all across the country. How cool is that?!
Okay right now I need to stop using this blog as a procrastination device and get back to studying for the Italian test I have to take tomorrow morning. Until next time, Ciao!
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