In Their Words

Making your own fun...The Bachelor and the gym

It’s that time of the year again - the snow piles up and all you want to do is curl up with your blankets and take a long nap. Fighting that urge is especially difficult when you don’t have a car, restricting your options of things to do for fun to what's on campus. I never imagined that I would end up at a military college, spending my Saturday night watching The Bachelor with a group of guys. We pile into someone’s room, often times with barely enough chairs or bed space to seat everyone comfortably. Someone pops a bag of popcorn and we settle in for the late night showing. With a show like The Bachelor, you have to get overly into it - picking favorites and overreacting to every little thing. It may just be a dumb reality TV show, but it brings us all together for a... Read more →

New Semester Schedule

For my four semesters here so far, I have had basically the same schedule. My busy days are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with my Tuesdays and Thursdays only having one or two military classes for the most part. Thursdays are my absolute favorite days - being free after noon. I’ll let you know that I take at least two naps on Thursdays, but also do the bulk of my homework since I’m most alive and productive. One thing that is probably unusual for a normal college is that I prefer having 8am classes. Everyday I have to be up for formation at 0730 anyway, so why not go to classes right after and get it over with so I have plenty of time later in the day to sleep and do any work I need to do. Many of my classes this semester are lecture based - which to be... Read more →

Breakfast Routine

Everyday at chow I eat the same exact thing. Is that bad? Mmmmm, maybe but it sure does taste good! There are definitely various opinions on Sodexo breakfast, but I prefer it over our lunches (I normally end up just making a decent sandwich) and dinners (which sometimes I skip altogether to opt for ramen). It's been so ingrained, that I even made it when I got home: two hardboiled eggs, avocado, a little bit of mayo, and siracha. And of course, chocolate milk (which we didn't have in my house). Too often the chocolate milk has run out by the time I get to chow - that's when I know it's about to be a baaad day. Read more →