Tuesday, December 11, 2012
. . . Ireland?? Yes!
Should I go?
So... I have this opportunity. There is a summer program in Ireland, and it may be doable by myself. However, I will have to take out a loan and/or get a ton of scholarships to pay for it. This trip would be to study abroad in Ireland for about a month. I was introduced to this opportunity by the study abroad person, Darnishia Slade, here at Michigan Tech. She's pretty awesome! :D I'm really excited to even have this opportunity. What do you think I should do? Should I go to Ireland even if it means more possible debt for me in the long run if I cannot get enough scholarships?
The Cost:
The cost of a trip to Ireland in the summer for classes is around $9,000. This includes a lot of things though. The airfare, living, dining, school course costs, books, and more is included in this $9,000 fee.
Where I would go to study:
The university that I would be attending in Ireland is called:
The National University of Ireland, Galway
Things I would do:
Classes like: Irish Gaelic Language course, Irish history courses, lineage finder course, etc. There would also be a short field school in Dublin, Ireland where I would be given the opportunity to do some of the work that I was planning on doing after college.
Applied!!
I have officially applied to The National University of Ireland, Galway for the Summer 2013 semester.
I AM SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Oooooopppsss... I forgot to post this, but here it is anyway! :D
After a week of Thanksgiving Break, I am still sitting here in Chris's truck think to myself that a week is just not enough time... I find myself thinking about all I have left to do this semester and all that I have to look forward to for Christmas break.
Only 3 it so more weeks to go before Christmas break, and I can't wait.
Being away from home is difficult, but it is also a good thing. Not being completely dependent on my parents has taught me a lot of things.
1. Manage your money.. There is always something that you may want but not necessarily able to afford.
2. Make good friends.. Having good friends is always a plus.
3. Stay in good wig your RA.. She or he may be more lenient about certain things.
4. If invited out, you don't always have to say "yes." It's okay to say no.
5. Everything you think is true is not always.
There are so many more things that I have learned over the past couple of months as well. I could sit here and list every single little thing, but I figured that would be a waste of both my time and yours.
So.... yeah..
Oh!! By the way, I completely forgot to post this post when I was writing it. That is why it is so late. I told you all about my Thanksgiving in the other post I just posted though! :D
Have a good night!
~R
Only 3 it so more weeks to go before Christmas break, and I can't wait.
Being away from home is difficult, but it is also a good thing. Not being completely dependent on my parents has taught me a lot of things.
1. Manage your money.. There is always something that you may want but not necessarily able to afford.
2. Make good friends.. Having good friends is always a plus.
3. Stay in good wig your RA.. She or he may be more lenient about certain things.
4. If invited out, you don't always have to say "yes." It's okay to say no.
5. Everything you think is true is not always.
There are so many more things that I have learned over the past couple of months as well. I could sit here and list every single little thing, but I figured that would be a waste of both my time and yours.
So.... yeah..
Oh!! By the way, I completely forgot to post this post when I was writing it. That is why it is so late. I told you all about my Thanksgiving in the other post I just posted though! :D
Have a good night!
~R
Wow, it's been a long time!!
Hey!!
I bet you thought you would never hear from me again..? Well, you were wrong. I haven't posted on here for a long time because, to be honest, I forgot about it. I forgot about this entire blog. Yes, I know, it is bad. However, I did get fairly distracted by school. There was so much going on here at Michigan Tech as well as in life in general.
My 18th Birthday!!!
I had my 18th birthday!! :D October 13th, 2012!! It was so much fun. My birthday was actually on Homecoming day for Michigan Tech. However, I did not go to the homecoming game. Instead, Chris and I drove all the way to Nora's cabin to meet up with my mother and Nora(my second mother). We then drove with them another hour and a half after the four hour drive across the Upper Peninsula. We were on our way to one of Mayville's away football games that just so happened to be close to the U.P.! I was so excited that day I just could not wait to leave. I even stole Chris's truck and drove to his house to pack and make a lunch for the both of us before hitting the road. The game was on the Friday before my birthday and it was just a wonderful present.
When we got to the game, I was able to see a lot of my friends! Alexandra, Siara, Mika, Stevie, Haley, and so many more.. The band was even there!! I got to see Mr. Adkins too!! :D However, I believe the person that was the happiest to see me was my mother. Before beginning college here at Michigan Tech, I had never been gone from home without her for more than a week. Two months was the long one here at Tech.
There are not many breaks between the beginning of the Fall Semester and the end of it. Only Thanksgiving.... It is a terrible long time before having a break..
Thanksgiving Break!
SO.... Thanksgiving Break came around and I was so ready for it to be here..
Chris and I left Tech on Saturday this time because he didn't want to leave Houghton at like 5:00pm.. I don't blame him, but I was so ready for a break from school and from the dorms. We had very good whether most of the way down. However, going over the Mackinac Bridge, I realized that it was really foggy out, and it continued to be foggy for most of the way South of the Bridge. That was okay though.
The drive from Houghton to Fostoria is about 8-9hours on a normal, good-weathered day. However, that was not the case this time. It took us about 10 hours total to get home because we were pulling a trailer and had to stop about 4 or 5 times for gas.. Chris was able to stop at the Indian Reservation gas station in Baraga though and get gas a bit cheaper. That was nice. Gas on the way down state cost him about $200 or so. IT'S CRAZY!! Just saying....
Anyway, when we finally got there, Jenee, Chris's mother was there. :) That was a nice surprise for him. I was excited, however, for the next day! A group of friends and I were going to see the last Twilight movie Breaking Dawn Part 2. IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!! :D Just saying.. I would definitely recommend that movie for everyone to see, even if they don't like the Twilight movies. I didn't know exactly what to expect, but the movie was definitely worth the money spent.
Thanksgiving Day
<-- I really don't know how that last paragraph was indented... Maybe I accidentally formatted it from one of the papers that I have been writing this past week or two.. Could be...
Paper Attack!!
Unfortunately, I have so many things to do this week!! :( They are not terribly difficult, but they do get on my nerves after having done so many things before them. The due dates are kicking my butt too..!
List of Assignments and Exams - Week 12/10-12/14:
So much work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My head is just going to explode by the end of this week..... O.o Seriously..
Anyway, it's getting a bit late... I may need to go to bed earlier than I did last night (1:30am) if I want to get any work on my paper or studying done tomorrow ...
Goodnight!
~R
I bet you thought you would never hear from me again..? Well, you were wrong. I haven't posted on here for a long time because, to be honest, I forgot about it. I forgot about this entire blog. Yes, I know, it is bad. However, I did get fairly distracted by school. There was so much going on here at Michigan Tech as well as in life in general.
My 18th Birthday!!!
I had my 18th birthday!! :D October 13th, 2012!! It was so much fun. My birthday was actually on Homecoming day for Michigan Tech. However, I did not go to the homecoming game. Instead, Chris and I drove all the way to Nora's cabin to meet up with my mother and Nora(my second mother). We then drove with them another hour and a half after the four hour drive across the Upper Peninsula. We were on our way to one of Mayville's away football games that just so happened to be close to the U.P.! I was so excited that day I just could not wait to leave. I even stole Chris's truck and drove to his house to pack and make a lunch for the both of us before hitting the road. The game was on the Friday before my birthday and it was just a wonderful present.
When we got to the game, I was able to see a lot of my friends! Alexandra, Siara, Mika, Stevie, Haley, and so many more.. The band was even there!! I got to see Mr. Adkins too!! :D However, I believe the person that was the happiest to see me was my mother. Before beginning college here at Michigan Tech, I had never been gone from home without her for more than a week. Two months was the long one here at Tech.
There are not many breaks between the beginning of the Fall Semester and the end of it. Only Thanksgiving.... It is a terrible long time before having a break..
Thanksgiving Break!
SO.... Thanksgiving Break came around and I was so ready for it to be here..
Chris and I left Tech on Saturday this time because he didn't want to leave Houghton at like 5:00pm.. I don't blame him, but I was so ready for a break from school and from the dorms. We had very good whether most of the way down. However, going over the Mackinac Bridge, I realized that it was really foggy out, and it continued to be foggy for most of the way South of the Bridge. That was okay though.
The drive from Houghton to Fostoria is about 8-9hours on a normal, good-weathered day. However, that was not the case this time. It took us about 10 hours total to get home because we were pulling a trailer and had to stop about 4 or 5 times for gas.. Chris was able to stop at the Indian Reservation gas station in Baraga though and get gas a bit cheaper. That was nice. Gas on the way down state cost him about $200 or so. IT'S CRAZY!! Just saying....
Anyway, when we finally got there, Jenee, Chris's mother was there. :) That was a nice surprise for him. I was excited, however, for the next day! A group of friends and I were going to see the last Twilight movie Breaking Dawn Part 2. IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!! :D Just saying.. I would definitely recommend that movie for everyone to see, even if they don't like the Twilight movies. I didn't know exactly what to expect, but the movie was definitely worth the money spent.
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day was kind of hectic. I got to make the Turkey and help mom make the rest of the dinner!! :D The turkey turned out magnificent, if I do say so myself. Then, we ate! I only had a plate of food though because I had not been eating as much as I used to before going to college mainly because I don't have time, but also because I have come to the conclusion that the food in the dorms is not the greatest. Anyway, I was also saving room for the other dinner that we had at Chris's Grandmother's house. Renee, Siara, Elaine, and a few other people were there for that dinner. It was fairly good, but I could not eat as much as I would have liked. I only ate about half of a plate there. It was still yummy though!!
<-- I really don't know how that last paragraph was indented... Maybe I accidentally formatted it from one of the papers that I have been writing this past week or two.. Could be...
Paper Attack!!
Unfortunately, I have so many things to do this week!! :( They are not terribly difficult, but they do get on my nerves after having done so many things before them. The due dates are kicking my butt too..!
List of Assignments and Exams - Week 12/10-12/14:
- World Peoples & Environments 10 page paper. (Done)
- Institutions 9 page paper. (Done)
- Prehistory & Archaeology 5 page paper. (Not done)
- Prehistory & Archaeology 2-3 page paper. (Not done)
- Exam IV - Statistics (Done)
- Exam III - Institutions (Not done)
- Final Exam - World Peoples & Environments (Not done)
- Final Exam - Statistics (Not done)
- Final Exam - Prehistory & Archaeology (Not done)
So much work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My head is just going to explode by the end of this week..... O.o Seriously..
Anyway, it's getting a bit late... I may need to go to bed earlier than I did last night (1:30am) if I want to get any work on my paper or studying done tomorrow ...
Goodnight!
~R
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Cold and Rainy Day
Statistics... Thanks for the help..
So, I sent an email to my Statistics teacher last night asking about the homework and what exactly he was expecting so that I did not do something completely wrong and then get a horrible grade. I never got an email back. However, today, when class began, he started to talk about getting an email last night.. To the whole class! He didn't say it was me though.. But still! He was talking about how everyone should be coming to class and paying attention and taking notes.. I just sat there and was like... "I do all of those things!!" It made me very upset. He told the whole class in a message that he sent out this morning that he will not help people on the homework because we should know what we're doing with the use of our notes and handouts that he goes over in class.. I don't think he realizes that maybe not everyone understands everything perfectly yet.. It is only the second week, and he is kind of vague about some things. He gives formulas, but doesn't explain how to use them.
It looks like I'm going to have to figure it all out myself.. I do, however, have awesome friends here that can help me out because they are second years and higher and have already taken statistics. That will be at least somewhat helpful.
World Peoples & Environments
I have my first assignment due in this class on Friday. I already sent the paper in for feedback and she told me to just finish it up and it should be good. The paper is supposed to be about Culture Shock. Even though some people have never been outside of the United States, we can still experience the feeling of alienation when visiting different places within the United States as well because of the drastic diversity of the nation with which we live in. We are, after all, the melting pot, and that does not only mean difference in ethnicity, but it means difference in culture as well.
Learning
I am certainly learning a lot here at Michigan Tech, and I am only in my second week of classes. I have learned a tremendous amount of information about archaeology, anthropology, and surprisingly, American Politics. I have an Institutions class that is based upon the institutions of the American government (economics, politics, etc.). There is a lot still that I do not know, but before I came here I could not have told you a lot about the different aspects of Anthropology as a whole because I didn't know all of the aspects yet. However, I do know some of them now. I know that Anthropology is a more generalized field of study, which incorporates psychology, archaeology, and many other subfields. The part of anthropology that interest me the most still is Forensic Anthropology. However, I will have to go to graduate school for that because they do not offer Forensic Anthropology here in a Graduate program. The Anthropology that I am studying here the most right now is Cultural Anthropology. It is pretty interesting overall. There are a lot of different cultures in the world. It is a very diverse world that we live in today. :)
Do I sound smart yet? Haha
Well, I should get started on my homework soon.. I have the rest of the day off, so I figure that I would get ahead on classwork.
"It's always easier to get ahead in classwork than to catch back up."
-Every teacher ever.
~R
So, I sent an email to my Statistics teacher last night asking about the homework and what exactly he was expecting so that I did not do something completely wrong and then get a horrible grade. I never got an email back. However, today, when class began, he started to talk about getting an email last night.. To the whole class! He didn't say it was me though.. But still! He was talking about how everyone should be coming to class and paying attention and taking notes.. I just sat there and was like... "I do all of those things!!" It made me very upset. He told the whole class in a message that he sent out this morning that he will not help people on the homework because we should know what we're doing with the use of our notes and handouts that he goes over in class.. I don't think he realizes that maybe not everyone understands everything perfectly yet.. It is only the second week, and he is kind of vague about some things. He gives formulas, but doesn't explain how to use them.
It looks like I'm going to have to figure it all out myself.. I do, however, have awesome friends here that can help me out because they are second years and higher and have already taken statistics. That will be at least somewhat helpful.
World Peoples & Environments
I have my first assignment due in this class on Friday. I already sent the paper in for feedback and she told me to just finish it up and it should be good. The paper is supposed to be about Culture Shock. Even though some people have never been outside of the United States, we can still experience the feeling of alienation when visiting different places within the United States as well because of the drastic diversity of the nation with which we live in. We are, after all, the melting pot, and that does not only mean difference in ethnicity, but it means difference in culture as well.
Learning
I am certainly learning a lot here at Michigan Tech, and I am only in my second week of classes. I have learned a tremendous amount of information about archaeology, anthropology, and surprisingly, American Politics. I have an Institutions class that is based upon the institutions of the American government (economics, politics, etc.). There is a lot still that I do not know, but before I came here I could not have told you a lot about the different aspects of Anthropology as a whole because I didn't know all of the aspects yet. However, I do know some of them now. I know that Anthropology is a more generalized field of study, which incorporates psychology, archaeology, and many other subfields. The part of anthropology that interest me the most still is Forensic Anthropology. However, I will have to go to graduate school for that because they do not offer Forensic Anthropology here in a Graduate program. The Anthropology that I am studying here the most right now is Cultural Anthropology. It is pretty interesting overall. There are a lot of different cultures in the world. It is a very diverse world that we live in today. :)
Do I sound smart yet? Haha
Well, I should get started on my homework soon.. I have the rest of the day off, so I figure that I would get ahead on classwork.
"It's always easier to get ahead in classwork than to catch back up."
-Every teacher ever.
~R
Roommate!
I finally have a roommate! Her name is Allison McLeod. She's a Mechanical Engineer. She's awesome. :) We had hot chocolate tonight. Haha. Anyway, I also got a care package from mom and dad today. :) it has tons of snack foods in it. I will post pictures soon. :)
College is fun so far. :) and... No. I have not been to any parties. Some other people have though.. I've heard some talk about some guys... They probably won't be here long....
I am making quite a few new friends and acquaintances. I love the campus.. sometimes, I just sit outside and watch as people rush by on their way to class.. I always find it refreshening to step back and take a look at the world from a different perspective than usual.
After all, I do want to be the person who walks through the puddles, not around them. It's important to be persistent and go for the gold. That's what got me where I am today.. a lot of people here just walked right through high school without a pause.. but me... I had to work hard to get here. And school means a lot to me. That's why me being here is what's best for me.
I'm really appreciative of all the support I have as well from my family and friends. It really boosts my confidence. :)
Well, I have class at 8am... I'll try to post more often.
Good night, world. :)
~R
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Welcome to the UP
Lady On the Lawn Mower Getting Her Mail
So, it turns out that there was this lady that I saw on the stretch between Strongs, Michigan and Houghton, Michigan who was getting her mail. It was very interesting though because she just so happened to be riding her lawn mower to get her mail.. All I could think was, "Wow, that's just a bit redneck.." I made the comment to Chris about what I thought, and I got a good chuckle out of him. It was worth it for me to make him laugh.
Closer to the North Pole Than the Equator Now
We passed a sign on the way up to the U.P. that said that we were now closer to the North Pole than we were to the Equator. I believe that it was the 45th Parallel. I'm not 100% sure though. You know what that means? It means that everything is going to be colder from now on.....
I Was So Wrong!
Turns out..... It wasn't colder just yet up here. For the past week, by the way, sorry for this post being so late, it has been in the upper 70s to the upper 80s. A couple times, it even went over 90 degrees.
So, it turns out that there was this lady that I saw on the stretch between Strongs, Michigan and Houghton, Michigan who was getting her mail. It was very interesting though because she just so happened to be riding her lawn mower to get her mail.. All I could think was, "Wow, that's just a bit redneck.." I made the comment to Chris about what I thought, and I got a good chuckle out of him. It was worth it for me to make him laugh.
Closer to the North Pole Than the Equator Now
We passed a sign on the way up to the U.P. that said that we were now closer to the North Pole than we were to the Equator. I believe that it was the 45th Parallel. I'm not 100% sure though. You know what that means? It means that everything is going to be colder from now on.....
I Was So Wrong!
Turns out..... It wasn't colder just yet up here. For the past week, by the way, sorry for this post being so late, it has been in the upper 70s to the upper 80s. A couple times, it even went over 90 degrees.
1 Day
Final Day
Saying goodbye to anyone is hard. I had to say goodbye to a friend that I have had for 17 years today, mind you, I am only 17 years old. It was kind of bittersweet. She is going her own way and attending Ross Medical in Davison. My friends are going their own ways, and so am I.
Houghton is a beautiful place.
Houghton is one of the most beautiful places that I have seen. The entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan is beautiful and so uninhabited.. I would really like to own some land in the Upper Peninsula at one point in my life. Maybe a cabin or something for vacations in the summer.
This is a photograph of Michigan Tech's Campus in the fall.
Saying goodbye to anyone is hard. I had to say goodbye to a friend that I have had for 17 years today, mind you, I am only 17 years old. It was kind of bittersweet. She is going her own way and attending Ross Medical in Davison. My friends are going their own ways, and so am I.
Houghton is a beautiful place.
Houghton is one of the most beautiful places that I have seen. The entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan is beautiful and so uninhabited.. I would really like to own some land in the Upper Peninsula at one point in my life. Maybe a cabin or something for vacations in the summer.
This is a photograph of Michigan Tech's Campus in the fall.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)