The rain didn't let up much on Thursday (I am definitely putting my rainboots to good use), so I stayed in most of the day working on a model for my Architecture project. I'm not going to lie... Architecture is really hardcore, but I love it already!
 at our USG retreat | The highlight of my Thursday was finding out that I won the USG election - I am a Freshman Senator along with four of my good friends (Congrats to Lauren, Greg, Joe, and Jack)! I don't think you can imagine my excitement or relief... I was so nervous through the whole campaign. Our first USG activity was a retreat Friday evening. It was a great way for us new Senators to meet the other officers and learn more about USG; Margaret, the Executive Vice President, had set up a workshop that was both informative and fun. Between "lessons" we played games, ate pizza, and learned some new dance moves... USG can "crank dat!" |
Of course my friends and I celebrated after the retreat; we had a party in my friend Lauren's room, walked over to one of the fraternity house parties, took a van from campus to a fun Indian place called Nirvana, and then went back to The Boot - all in one night!
This weekend was really special for me because I got to share my hometown with some of my new friends. My mom drove over from Lafayette on Saturday morning to get Liz, Joe, Cameron, and me; needless to say, we caught up on sleep during the two-hour drive back! We went to the mall, enjoyed some great food with my family at a tailgate party, saw a movie, and enjoyed midnight breakfast at a local diner. It was so good seeing some of my friends from home and catching up with my family (love y'all!), and I enjoyed showing my friends where I come from. (I think they enjoyed our local Cajun cuisine the most!) What's funny is that I was so excited to get home, but I was just as excited to come back to campus. It's not really a matter of being homesick for either place, but I feel like I have two homes now, and I love both so much in different ways.
| As soon as I got back to Tulane, I had to get back into the swing of things; I cleaned my room, put away laundry, finished homework, and planned my schedule for the upcoming week. I then walked over to church for Mass, followed by free dinner at the Catholic Center. I came back to my dorm, Wall, for a courtyard meeting; all the residents came out to the balconies on their floors surrounding our courtyard and we learned about each Wall committee. (Wall Residential College is very community-based, and we are all required to serve on at least one committee.) I chose Wellness, so I will help plan functions geared toward health and fitness. These committees are a great way to serve Wall while getting to know your neighbors! |  Wall residents gathered on balconies for the first courtyard meeting |
Not much has happened so far today, but we are having the most BEAUTIFUL weather this morning! Sunny, 80 degrees, and a cool breeze - don't you wish you were here?!
Until next time, Go Tulane! Shoot me an email (ahollier@tulane.edu) or a Facebook message if there's anything you want to know, and I'll write about it here!
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