SO MUCH IS GOING ON!

Alex and I are starting up the Education Club with TWO meetings next Tuesday. Alex will run the interest meeting from 12:15-12:45pm and we both will be at the nighttime meeting from 5:15-5:45pm. The night one is also a potluck. I'm excited and I hope to see tons of people there. I've begun recruiting. Alex handmade huge posters and I designed some smaller ones that I will post up tomorrow morning.





Normally, I don't wake up early on Thursdays, but I forgot to turn in my old draft (#1) with draft #2 of my thesis. Draft #2, by the way, was due today! :) I'm happy because it's slowly getting more polished. Next month, before Thanksgiving, I'm presenting my research at the Living with Diversity Conference on campus. I'm not so much speaking, but I'm making a big poster. I'm ecstatic because I've fallen in love with my paper and history once again. I love the multiple opportunities to showcase my hard work. In addition to this conference, I'm considering the spring symposium on campus and the Big South conference this spring also. :) My topic is complex though so I'd rather make posters. than try to explain it sometimes. Plus, I love designing things!

Speaking of design, one of my projects for class is to make a parent newsletter. I'm writing parent expectations and having everyone send me their parts to compile a fancy newsletter. :) I'll post it up when we finish!

The Education Department also has a newsletter called "Chalk Talk," which we were featured in this time! I definitely grabbed a couple to commemorate this great event. Furthermore, I love reading about my fellow classmates doing research, graduating, or doing other amazing things!

Amazing things: HALLOWEEN is on Friday and my 9th graders are coming to visit UNCA! Some of them were here this summer for AVID Summer Bridge. They loved the opportunity to learn and use the school facilities. Of course, they're excited about the college caf food especially in comparison to what my students joke as "roadkill" in their schools. :/ I don't think it's that bad, but they do at least enjoy the break from high school food and classes. Instead, they're attending classes with us. I'm taking students to Spanish once again because I loved the teacher and class so much last time. My other class is an Intro to Statistics course, which I took freshman year.

Here's my Halloween costume:


It's a tribute to when I was like 10 and liked Sailor Moon. Haha. Most people just think I'm a sailor. You can see that my house is clean, or at least this is what I call clean!

Other things I'm excited about include applying for graduation! This is both a happy and sad event. As I mentioned before, this is an accomplishment. However, it's also the end of my schooling (not my education though).

I'm also continuing to form relationships with my fellow tutors, which is another reason I don't want to leave! With everything going on and so little time to socialize and meet new people, I'm happy that I work with such amazing people and that they've become great friends. :) It's a great bonus.

Oh yeah, I found out that being around the department so much, some people know my name even though I've never formally introduced myself. I think that's awesome because the other day, I had to ask a student I never tutored to do something and used his name. He didn't know I knew his name and was so shocked and excited about it. I think I've mentioned this before, but knowing student names and interests is so important. You can tell without even talking to them what they are into. For example, students may come in with an instrument or a jersey on and from that, we know some of their activities and we can chat with them. I'm a huge believer in building relationships with students and having an interest in them and their success.