And so another busy week has come to an end…
Even though I have gotten used to life on campus and have developed a routine for myself, things just don’t seem to slow down around here! My second week of classes was even more hectic than my first, with assignments beginning to pile up while campus activities start up at full force. You would think that these two factors would be enough to keep me going non-stop, but it would only be characteristic of me to take it up a notch by also starting my first day of work this week!
I started my first day of work this last Wednesday as a student coordinator for the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement (hereafter referred to as the CCE), working on several on-campus and community projects and helping out with general office tasks. I enjoyed meeting all of my colleagues and getting accustomed to the office on my first day and am really looking forward to working here for the rest of the year! I also attended several information sessions for different student organizations this week, and will keep you updated on which ones I become more involved with after I figure that out myself!
I also had the chance to go off campus several times this week! On Thursday, my academic advisor took me and the three other girls in my academic advising group out for a nice dinner at Mosaic, a local sandwich shop. We had a nice and relaxing dinner over conversation about our separate Spanish studies and Spain, a common place of interest among the five of us. My friends and I also went off campus on Friday. We took the Spider Shuttle (a free transportation service provided by the University) to Regency Mall in search for white dresses for Proclamation Night coming up in several weeks. We then returned to campus only to go back into the city several hours later. That night, some friends and I ventured into Carytown – a great little street full of cute local shops and restaurants – for dinner and shopping. I had planned to continue exploring the city of Richmond on Saturday, with the CCE’s UniverCity Day trip, but it was cancelled due to the stormy weather that has been troubling the coast for the past few weeks. Although the Richmond campus is undoubtedly beautiful, it was nice to experience a change in scenery by leaving campus and exploring different parts of the city. I had a blast and cannot wait to explore further!
