First Day

I've finally finished moving people in. I've met my roommate. I have explored campus and beyond. Today, though, was the real start of college. Today was the first day of class. Already, I have survived an hour apiece of English, Math, and an Honors colloquium with chemistry coming up soon.  So far, I have not yet been in a class with more than 40 people, which is nice.
Looking at schedules, it looks like I'll be busy, but I'm not exactly sure how this is going to work out. The weather continues to be hot and muggy, but everything inside is air conditioned and really nice.
I keep noticing these little lizards that dart out from under the rocks whenever someone walks by. They are kinda funny because they don't seem to know where they are going or how they are going to escape. I always see them in the mornings and in the afternoons. I guess there is some lesson to be learned here, but I'm not sure what it is.
My biggest surprise so far is how easy is is to get free food. More often than not, if I wander around a little, I'll find someone hosting an outdoor pizza party or ice cream social. There's a ton of free stuff out there, especially since it's the first week of school. The scary thing is that people are so easily drawn to any event that offers free stuff.
I'm off to class; I'll try to post a little bit more regularly in the future.   

Ten Things I have learned in the First week of College unrelated to school

1. Random art is everywhere. Statues pop out of nowhere. Mosaic cover sides of buildings. Glass bits are inlaid into some of the side walks. It's pretty amazing.
2. All dryers are not created equal. The first floor dryer insists on running for twice the time as the second floor dryer, which is pretty annoying. On the other hand, having a website that tracks whether or not your laundry is done is pretty nice.
3. Pool is not as hard as it looks. My dorm is right across from the rec room, and I spent some time out of class when I didn't have homework learning how to play.
4. People with fliers can be very persistent. Every day on the mall, new people are waiting to assault unsuspecting students with information they didn't ask for and don't need.
5. It's not hard to get involved. There was a huge club fair earlier this week. Also, the Community Director at my dorm wants everyone in on the Hall Council. The Newman Center (Catholic Church) also has a lot going on.
6. My hall is very spirited. As a welcome activity, the CDs in the Historic District put on a competition style event called the Historic Games. Gila won all but two events and had the largest and loudest showing by far.
7. The weird people are the most fun. They are the ones who put themselves out there, do fun things, and make the world a better place.
8. My wardrobe is gradually turning red. I have been getting a lot of shirts from lots of groups, from Campus Health to ZonaZoo, and the red shirts are starting to outnumber the blue ones.
9. There are still cliques in college. People, even in the Ezone, tend to congregate. I think it's like that where ever, though, and probably will be that way until the end of time.
10.  People can be nice if you let them. Most people are are good people, and will help out and do good things if asked. That's one of the best things here that I have seen.

On a side note, I've decided to post on Thursdays and on other important dates. U of A vs. NAU this FRIDAY!

First Few Days

I have recently started college. It also recently hit me that this is a major milestone in my life because apparently, this is when I figure out who I am and what the heck I want to do with my life. SO overall, I'm pretty excited.

Moving in was actually really quiet and relatively easy - the only problem was that my dorm does not have an elevator, so everything got carried up the stairs, which really wasn't that bad since there's only three stories. 

After a few days, I finally have my part of the room in some sort of order. My roommate comes on Friday.  

I moved in a few days early because I am part of HI (Hall Involvement) team, which helps other people move in and host the Residence Hall Association Block Party. It's been great - I get some free food, I know some people in my dorm, and I can find my way to most of the dorms and the student union without getting lost. 

Today was the first day people actually started moving in en mass - sorority rush started today and so does Bear Down Camp. I helped out in Coronado, one of the bigger dorms. We helped move in about 400 people, mostly sorority girls, who had tons of stuff. It was really hectic because there were only three elevators, everyone came at the same time, and it was hot. We were done by about 1PM, though, so it wasn't that bad.

Tomorrow and until everyone else starts moving in, I get to do some "leadership training." I'm looking forward to school actually starting  on August 26th!