It's EMU's "spring" break right now and I actually took the week off of work! I have never done this since I've been at Eastern. Anne gave me the option, though, and I took it. Probably not my smartest move, though, since Jordan is in Italy for the week. So, in the spirit of Mommy, I made a list of things I can do (and some I already have) to pass the time and enjoy my week of no work:
1) Job hunt!!
2) Organize the shelves/bookcases around the apartment
3) Vacuum. Everything. (done. I need a new vacuum cleaner.)
4) Organize and straighten closets
5) Give old clothes to Salvation Army (done!)
6) Make lots of homemade, good dinners
7) See more friends (Yay Kate!)
8) See "Slumdog Millionaire" and "He's Just Not That Into You" and bring my popcorn bucket :)
9) Do homework. :(
10) Try not to shop too much. (Too late)
11) Do anything to take my mind off of "Why haven't they called me back yet about my application?"
12) More job hunting...
Not sure what else I should do, but I'll figure it out. Suggestions are helpful :)
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Friday, December 12, 2008
Finals and the Economy
If any of you wonder where I have possibly gone, it's best to check Bruce T. Halle Library. It's quite a nice library, and anyone close to me will say that I'm probably hiding out here with my homework, my lifeline (my flashdrive), my large coffee, and my iPod (just to block out the noise of the dying printer). Funny how finals in grad school are scarier than those in undergrad. It's not just "Get a C or better and you'll be fine" anymore. Each class has final presentations, final papers, one final exam, and lots of final thoughts on life! Every day this week has started off at 8:00 in the library and staying here until work. On Wednesday I was in the library 8-4 with one hour for lunch with Jordan, who brought me out to the daylight. Today I'm working on a paper I got an extension for. After doing 6 years of solid term/thesis-based papers, I had to do a 20-page review of research (not all is lost, I got to do it on Study Abroad!), but I didn't know why or how I was missing the boat on what my professor really wanted me to write. After one of our final assignments, it finally clicked and I went and talked to her about it. I showed her my printed out, professor-reviewed paper with my new scribbles on it about what I would've changed and added with my new knowledge of what she actually wanted. She was pretty impressed and gave me a 2nd chance! So, I'm fighting for my grade today and then working at 12:30. I also had to write a paper about and debate how Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) should not receive federal funding. Topics were assigned! Trust me! I wouldn't voluntarily debate this! EVER! I made it through ok, but I swear I blacked out for most of the debate as a survival technique. Just one more group presentation/paper on Tuesday, and then I'm free. Poor Jordan must think I'm spending more time with Bruce T. Halle than with him. I promise it's justified! :)
I also listened to the radio to Debbie Stabenow's speech on the Auto Bailout (You'll have to liten to Sen Shelby before you get to Stabenow, which is about 3/4 of the way through) on the radio today. You can just hear the pleading in her voice through her fantastic professionalism for her suffering state. Her speech is powerful and rich, and it may be one of the best voices heard in this whole mess. Sen. Shelby's arguments are cheap and false, saying that it's the autoworkers, our blue-collar workers, that are at the heart of the problem. How is that a valid argument? They have no decision making power in the companies, and they are the ones attacked? It's just a sign of our bad politics, senators voting with their special interests instead of the interests of the regular citizens, and that our economy is doomed. Only when our economy follows that of 1929 will people wake up! I admit a loan is not ideal and that we should've had better planning, but Debbie Stabenow is right: the backbone of our economy through out the years is breaking. She makes great arguments and she is speaking from her heart as well. I've said it for so long that we need more Levins and Stabenows in our government if it is going to go anywhere. I think it would be striking to see what my generation does later in life because of this. How will we look at employment? Savings? Credit? Retirement? I guarantee you this has already changed my outlook. I have little trust in the stocks, and I doubt my retirement money will go there! I'll choose for it to be in money market accounts, CDs, various savings accounts, etc. If I can't see my money and access it easily, it's not going there. I know this has been a rant, but this something no citizen can take lightly now. I just don't think we've hit rock bottom yet.
I also listened to the radio to Debbie Stabenow's speech on the Auto Bailout (You'll have to liten to Sen Shelby before you get to Stabenow, which is about 3/4 of the way through) on the radio today. You can just hear the pleading in her voice through her fantastic professionalism for her suffering state. Her speech is powerful and rich, and it may be one of the best voices heard in this whole mess. Sen. Shelby's arguments are cheap and false, saying that it's the autoworkers, our blue-collar workers, that are at the heart of the problem. How is that a valid argument? They have no decision making power in the companies, and they are the ones attacked? It's just a sign of our bad politics, senators voting with their special interests instead of the interests of the regular citizens, and that our economy is doomed. Only when our economy follows that of 1929 will people wake up! I admit a loan is not ideal and that we should've had better planning, but Debbie Stabenow is right: the backbone of our economy through out the years is breaking. She makes great arguments and she is speaking from her heart as well. I've said it for so long that we need more Levins and Stabenows in our government if it is going to go anywhere. I think it would be striking to see what my generation does later in life because of this. How will we look at employment? Savings? Credit? Retirement? I guarantee you this has already changed my outlook. I have little trust in the stocks, and I doubt my retirement money will go there! I'll choose for it to be in money market accounts, CDs, various savings accounts, etc. If I can't see my money and access it easily, it's not going there. I know this has been a rant, but this something no citizen can take lightly now. I just don't think we've hit rock bottom yet.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
"Spring" Cleaning
Ah, this time of year comes when you shake off that Wintery feeling and prepare yourself for the glory of spring! Wait. It's August? hmm It seems this post has gotten off on the wrong foot. Allow me to explain my logic. In my professional life, my new year doesn't start in January with the change of the calendar or in July with the change of fiscal year. It starts in early September with the change of school year! Even our codes change in Banner (our computer system at EMU): Summer is 200840 and Fall is 200910. New Year, right? We even had a toast in our last staff traning meeting with sparking grape juice for our new year, and heard words of thanks and inspiration from President Martin. Henceforth, this feels like my time for Spring cleaning. I am cleaning and organizing my apartment like a mad woman. I will have far fewer chances in the coming months being a graduate student and part-time admissions guru. So, my apologies to anyone who steps in my apartment in the middle of November and can't find my couch. If you're unsure about the gravity of my cleaning, I am just now organizing gifts from my graduation party. Ouch. (this makes up for still being in my loungy clothes at 11:20 a.m. right?)
I'm also gearing up to go back to school, but actually start some serious classes. I'm resisiting (still!) the urges to go to Meijer and buy my weight's worth of crayons, markers, glue, binders, fruit snacks, etc. Funny how grad classes probably won't require those. I'm taking three classes this semester, but they're each in different formats. I have one class that's 100% in person, I have one that's 100% online, and one that's a hybrid; 50% inperson (once every other week) and 50% online. The classes are Intro to Higher Education, Community College Leadership, and Principles of Edcuational Research. My advisor suggested that in my first year I take two required classes and one elective each semester and then switch in my second year. And, go figure, she's one of my professors this semester! I have very high hopes for this program and this semester. I didn't think I'd be this excited to go back to school after graduating, but this is just truly the field I want to be in. Jordan says that's the biggest motivation to keep going, and I certainly agree. Now, where do we stand with the crayons?
Speaking of the boy, we even got to take a vacation this year! We went up to Traverse City two weekends ago. Now, Kate feels we shouldn't call it a Traverse City trip because we spent little time in the actual city, but that's ok. We were in the general area. We did the typical things of going to Sleeping Bear, Traverse City, bought assorted cherry stuff, went to Old Mission Point, but we even got some good time just being spontaneous. The beach we went to near Sleeping Bear was WAY too cold, so our last day we drove by a little beach on Torch Lake, and got more awesome beachy swimming time. That's true vacation, pure and simple. We stayed at a bed and breakfast in Bellaire, MI aptly named Bellaire Bed and Breakfast. It was probably the cutest bed and breakfast I had ever seen, and our two hosts were just an adorable couple. They were hospitable, friendly, very funny, and just true hosts. We walked around Bellaire, the nearby town of Alden and just enjoyed Up-North Michigan. We got lots of sunshine, relaxation, pictures, and time together. We even got to borrow Kathryn's GPS so we didn't get lost! We decided that we would need to make this a yearly trek.
Well, that's a lot of news! I guess that's what happens when I don't post as often as I should... Now back to my cleaning frenzy! Love you all :)
I'm also gearing up to go back to school, but actually start some serious classes. I'm resisiting (still!) the urges to go to Meijer and buy my weight's worth of crayons, markers, glue, binders, fruit snacks, etc. Funny how grad classes probably won't require those. I'm taking three classes this semester, but they're each in different formats. I have one class that's 100% in person, I have one that's 100% online, and one that's a hybrid; 50% inperson (once every other week) and 50% online. The classes are Intro to Higher Education, Community College Leadership, and Principles of Edcuational Research. My advisor suggested that in my first year I take two required classes and one elective each semester and then switch in my second year. And, go figure, she's one of my professors this semester! I have very high hopes for this program and this semester. I didn't think I'd be this excited to go back to school after graduating, but this is just truly the field I want to be in. Jordan says that's the biggest motivation to keep going, and I certainly agree. Now, where do we stand with the crayons?
Speaking of the boy, we even got to take a vacation this year! We went up to Traverse City two weekends ago. Now, Kate feels we shouldn't call it a Traverse City trip because we spent little time in the actual city, but that's ok. We were in the general area. We did the typical things of going to Sleeping Bear, Traverse City, bought assorted cherry stuff, went to Old Mission Point, but we even got some good time just being spontaneous. The beach we went to near Sleeping Bear was WAY too cold, so our last day we drove by a little beach on Torch Lake, and got more awesome beachy swimming time. That's true vacation, pure and simple. We stayed at a bed and breakfast in Bellaire, MI aptly named Bellaire Bed and Breakfast. It was probably the cutest bed and breakfast I had ever seen, and our two hosts were just an adorable couple. They were hospitable, friendly, very funny, and just true hosts. We walked around Bellaire, the nearby town of Alden and just enjoyed Up-North Michigan. We got lots of sunshine, relaxation, pictures, and time together. We even got to borrow Kathryn's GPS so we didn't get lost! We decided that we would need to make this a yearly trek.
Well, that's a lot of news! I guess that's what happens when I don't post as often as I should... Now back to my cleaning frenzy! Love you all :)
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
New Responsibilities
It seems as though all these posts seem to be about work. Is that terrible, though? It seems to be the one area where I see the most change and the most productivity in my life. I like that the other ares of my life seem to be calming constants J So with this new GA position, I’m learning more tasks and taking on new responsibilities. I will now get to meet with appointments and make admissions decisions. I’ve already made a few! It’s quite fun and I like that none of them have been denials yet. Whew! I also will make tours presentations when I’m needed to (which may not be too often, but that’s ok). One of the bigger areas of new tasks has been my work with international admissions. When we receive documents for international students, we need to go through an initial check-in process to see if these documents fulfill the requirements for the school as well as for the indiviual applicant. We need to determine if foreign transcripts are official (sometimes hard when they’re not in English!), if their bank statements are what we need (we have to report to INS, can you believe it?), and other sorts of fun tasks. It’s an incredibly important process and now I’m responsible for it! Eek! Today I even had to reserch a bank in Korea and determine whether these accounts an applicant was showing were business or personal accounts and whether they were liquid (checking/savings) or not. Turns out they were either stock funds or business accounts. I have to say, this is remarkably fun! I even have seen some ..um… fabricated transcripts. Writing “College Transcripts Unfulfilled” is also pretty cool ;)
This weekend marks a year from what I think was the best first date in history. It was relaxing, there was no awkward pressure, and there was no silence that day. We just talked and talked and talked… all day long! So, this marks Jordan’s and my one year anniversary. What are we doing to celebrate? Going back to the scene of the crime, and going back to the Celtic Festival in Saline. It’ll be the highlight of my weekend. When you find someone that makes you happy and lights up your day just by sitting on the couch watching pathetic TV with you, hold on to them with an iron grip!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Adventures in Admissions
Now that I'm finally back at work in good ol' Admissions (and for more than just 5 hours a week), I get to have all sorts of fun experiences again. That means I meet more interesting people, both good and bad, get to know my co-workers even better, and experience working with more supervisors than I can probably count! Don't get me wrong, this is all a great deal of fun! It just makes my head spin from time to time wondering where I'll be tomorrow and what all I'll be doing.
My main area still is tours, but that will change in July. The biggest things going on in the tours office are Fast Track, and the changing of the guard for Front Desk Coordinator. I left that post and am handing it off to our new one. He has lots and lots of questions regarding training, operations, our procedures manual, payroll, etc. I love all his questions, but I think he's just finding how sure of himself he is (which right now isn't much). He seems to be constantly looking for approval, and I think I can help there for another month or so. I love being a resource for him, even though a lot of the things I did are getting changed. Ouch!
As far as Fast Track, I get to meet all kinds of newly-admitted students, and I get to have two roles: part-time coordinator, and part-time group leader. It just depends on the day! On Tuesday I was a group leader with my co-worker, Jon, and I decided to sit next to this random girl during lunch. She was talking about how she takes French in high school and it's fairly easy for her since she's fluent in Spanish. I tell her that I majored in Spanish, and off she goes! She starts carrying on the conversation in Spanish! I ask where she's originally from, which is Mexico, and how much of her family still lives there. She looks a little more shy now and a little shifty-eyed and says, "um... my uncle is the President. Of Mexico." I was shocked! I thought that was so cool! She is quite proud of her family, which has other famous people in there, but she's a little timid about sharing that huge connection. I was just floored that I met the President of Mexico's niece. And what a nice, friendly girl she was. Just another example of you never know who you'll meet or what you'll do at Admissions.
I've also become quite a floater at the main office. When one area doesn't need me, another area calls me in. For the next couple of days, I'm spending more time in the administrative area. Linda (my supervisor there) does all sorts of administrative work dealing with payroll, department accounting, leave reports, college fair notifications, and an abundance of other things. It's just amazing how much she handles and how calm and happy she is during all of it. I get my own desk over here complete with supplies, computer, phone, and type writer (oh, the requisition typing). I feel like I'm getting more of my bearings down in this area, which is more helpful since I've worked in the general office for years! I also am situated in a frequently traveled hallway, so I get to see the comings and goings of all the staff (and I get lots of "hello!"s and "how are things?")
And, to let you all know, I'm now a grad student at EMU :) I got admitted on Tuesday!!
My main area still is tours, but that will change in July. The biggest things going on in the tours office are Fast Track, and the changing of the guard for Front Desk Coordinator. I left that post and am handing it off to our new one. He has lots and lots of questions regarding training, operations, our procedures manual, payroll, etc. I love all his questions, but I think he's just finding how sure of himself he is (which right now isn't much). He seems to be constantly looking for approval, and I think I can help there for another month or so. I love being a resource for him, even though a lot of the things I did are getting changed. Ouch!
As far as Fast Track, I get to meet all kinds of newly-admitted students, and I get to have two roles: part-time coordinator, and part-time group leader. It just depends on the day! On Tuesday I was a group leader with my co-worker, Jon, and I decided to sit next to this random girl during lunch. She was talking about how she takes French in high school and it's fairly easy for her since she's fluent in Spanish. I tell her that I majored in Spanish, and off she goes! She starts carrying on the conversation in Spanish! I ask where she's originally from, which is Mexico, and how much of her family still lives there. She looks a little more shy now and a little shifty-eyed and says, "um... my uncle is the President. Of Mexico." I was shocked! I thought that was so cool! She is quite proud of her family, which has other famous people in there, but she's a little timid about sharing that huge connection. I was just floored that I met the President of Mexico's niece. And what a nice, friendly girl she was. Just another example of you never know who you'll meet or what you'll do at Admissions.
I've also become quite a floater at the main office. When one area doesn't need me, another area calls me in. For the next couple of days, I'm spending more time in the administrative area. Linda (my supervisor there) does all sorts of administrative work dealing with payroll, department accounting, leave reports, college fair notifications, and an abundance of other things. It's just amazing how much she handles and how calm and happy she is during all of it. I get my own desk over here complete with supplies, computer, phone, and type writer (oh, the requisition typing). I feel like I'm getting more of my bearings down in this area, which is more helpful since I've worked in the general office for years! I also am situated in a frequently traveled hallway, so I get to see the comings and goings of all the staff (and I get lots of "hello!"s and "how are things?")
And, to let you all know, I'm now a grad student at EMU :) I got admitted on Tuesday!!
Monday, May 5, 2008
Thoughts...
Some things have crossed my mind the last couple of days...
- I walked into the Student Center today since I was working at the tours office, and I look and see there's a banner above the staircase. I didn't take a too serious look at it until I thought I saw someone familiar on it. Lo, and behold, it's me! It was a picture that was taken with three work friends last Spring, and now it's on this huge banner in the Student Center! Granted, not the most flattering pic of me, but it's still pretty cool. So, if you're ever in the EMU Student Center, take a look!
- Being back to work is just plain fantastic. I know it's work and it shouldn't be the most fun thing, but I love these people and I love this job. It's great to feel productive again and good to feel important.
- A long talk with Kate opened my eyes this weekend. She is very insightful and wise, and I value her more and more each time we talk. She's made me see family, friends, and relationships in a different light and has helped me sort through some issues I had been having. I simply love talking to her.
- The Spanish service at church is just weird. Good weird, but still very rocky in its processes. Love the Spanish though :)
- I found out that one of my good friends has vertigo, and it crept up again today. I didn't really know what that was, but it was an interesting read on Wikipedia (yeah, I'm a little bored at work). I hope we can still keep our Tigers-game-watching date tonight!
- I think I have two of the best friends I could possibly have. We are those kind of friends where everything clicks between us, and 1,000 words are said in just one look. We have gone months without seeing eachother at times and once we do, it's like nothing ever changed. We all made it a priority to go to eachother's graduations and senior moments this year, and it was just a nice way to solidify the support and we have for eachother. These are truly two sisters of mine.
- I walked into the Student Center today since I was working at the tours office, and I look and see there's a banner above the staircase. I didn't take a too serious look at it until I thought I saw someone familiar on it. Lo, and behold, it's me! It was a picture that was taken with three work friends last Spring, and now it's on this huge banner in the Student Center! Granted, not the most flattering pic of me, but it's still pretty cool. So, if you're ever in the EMU Student Center, take a look!
- Being back to work is just plain fantastic. I know it's work and it shouldn't be the most fun thing, but I love these people and I love this job. It's great to feel productive again and good to feel important.
- A long talk with Kate opened my eyes this weekend. She is very insightful and wise, and I value her more and more each time we talk. She's made me see family, friends, and relationships in a different light and has helped me sort through some issues I had been having. I simply love talking to her.
- The Spanish service at church is just weird. Good weird, but still very rocky in its processes. Love the Spanish though :)
- I found out that one of my good friends has vertigo, and it crept up again today. I didn't really know what that was, but it was an interesting read on Wikipedia (yeah, I'm a little bored at work). I hope we can still keep our Tigers-game-watching date tonight!
- I think I have two of the best friends I could possibly have. We are those kind of friends where everything clicks between us, and 1,000 words are said in just one look. We have gone months without seeing eachother at times and once we do, it's like nothing ever changed. We all made it a priority to go to eachother's graduations and senior moments this year, and it was just a nice way to solidify the support and we have for eachother. These are truly two sisters of mine.
Monday, April 21, 2008
EMU Exit Survey
I figure that as I get closer to graduation (6 days!), I should probably do that actual student exit survey that Eastern is requesting I do, but I feel it much more poignant (and fun!) to do more of evaluation here.
- I came to EMU a bit like a scared, shorn sheep and I was quite unsure of where I needed to go. Partly to EMU's credit, I had more opportunities of things to do and I felt like I could dive in there more than I could at Calvin. Also, I finally learned how to get out of my comfort zone.
- Spanish was a rocky start. I truly enjoyed the Spanish profs at Calvin and found them to be very energetic. I started EMU with a Spanish prof that I really couldn't stand and I ended up having him for two semesters. The joke's on me, though: Not only did he get much better with higher levels, he ended up being one of my all-time favorite profs, and my pseudo-advisor when Dr. Vought made me cry.
- Diversity. It's always a question, whether vocalized or not, that prospective students have, and they end up looking for how the diversity at the school fits their needs. I wanted a place where I would meet more than just the same person over and over. After befriending many international students, having a wide range of backgrounds of students in almost every class, both conservative and liberal classmates (and professors!), and a professor that proudly votes for the Green party every election, I feel EMU made the cut.
- Campus life. "So, what is there to do on this campus?" This seems to be more important than academics with some students, but it was more of a second priority for me. I did not go Greek, I didn't join 5 student organizations, I did not participate in the maybe 2 protests on campus, I didn't see any student bands, nor did I try and find parties every weekend (unless you want to call knitting and Law and Order a party). Still, I found there to be a great energy about campus every day and never felt there was nothing to do.
- "Get Involved!" The sole thing pretty much every tour guide emphasizes on their tours and preaches to the extreme. If you don't get involved, you're likely to just stay couped up in your dorm room having the bare minimum of social contact and life as we know it will end. I admit that's true to an extent (sound like Calvin at all?), but I wasn't the typical student. My involvement was every and any area of Admissions I could work in. Tours, Front Desk, phones, International... every area gave me a new place to get involved and new people to meet. Suddenly I felt that I had all these new skills and I could start being someone others depend on. If this was getting involved, I feel I did pretty darn well!
- The administration. Hmm... let's see. University house, Sam Kirkpatrick, John Fallon, Laura Dickenson, cover-ups, 3 presidents in 5 years, two faculty strikes, scandal with our baseball coach, DPS chief and Jim Vick being asked to resign, etc.... Can I skip this question?
- Major choices. Well, I really only had to change my major once. According to statistics, I actually am a rarity. Not only that it just went from Spanish Education to just Spanish. It really wasn't that big of a change. We just won't go into the fact that it was during the semester that I was going to graduate at the end of.
- "Finally, how did EMU help me graduate and find the job I wanted?" Wait, let me wipe the tears away since I couldn't stop laughing when I read that question.
Truly, overall, EMU was a place that really helped make me who I am. There were so many great memories made which have always made up for the less-than-great ones. EMU helped me make peace with Calvin, and I will always be grateful that EMU gave me a place for me to fit perfectly. I gained a world of experience, knowledge, and friends which I will never forget. All in all, Eastern Michigan University was a great place for my undergraduate work!
Now, onto the graduate work! ;)
- I came to EMU a bit like a scared, shorn sheep and I was quite unsure of where I needed to go. Partly to EMU's credit, I had more opportunities of things to do and I felt like I could dive in there more than I could at Calvin. Also, I finally learned how to get out of my comfort zone.
- Spanish was a rocky start. I truly enjoyed the Spanish profs at Calvin and found them to be very energetic. I started EMU with a Spanish prof that I really couldn't stand and I ended up having him for two semesters. The joke's on me, though: Not only did he get much better with higher levels, he ended up being one of my all-time favorite profs, and my pseudo-advisor when Dr. Vought made me cry.
- Diversity. It's always a question, whether vocalized or not, that prospective students have, and they end up looking for how the diversity at the school fits their needs. I wanted a place where I would meet more than just the same person over and over. After befriending many international students, having a wide range of backgrounds of students in almost every class, both conservative and liberal classmates (and professors!), and a professor that proudly votes for the Green party every election, I feel EMU made the cut.
- Campus life. "So, what is there to do on this campus?" This seems to be more important than academics with some students, but it was more of a second priority for me. I did not go Greek, I didn't join 5 student organizations, I did not participate in the maybe 2 protests on campus, I didn't see any student bands, nor did I try and find parties every weekend (unless you want to call knitting and Law and Order a party). Still, I found there to be a great energy about campus every day and never felt there was nothing to do.
- "Get Involved!" The sole thing pretty much every tour guide emphasizes on their tours and preaches to the extreme. If you don't get involved, you're likely to just stay couped up in your dorm room having the bare minimum of social contact and life as we know it will end. I admit that's true to an extent (sound like Calvin at all?), but I wasn't the typical student. My involvement was every and any area of Admissions I could work in. Tours, Front Desk, phones, International... every area gave me a new place to get involved and new people to meet. Suddenly I felt that I had all these new skills and I could start being someone others depend on. If this was getting involved, I feel I did pretty darn well!
- The administration. Hmm... let's see. University house, Sam Kirkpatrick, John Fallon, Laura Dickenson, cover-ups, 3 presidents in 5 years, two faculty strikes, scandal with our baseball coach, DPS chief and Jim Vick being asked to resign, etc.... Can I skip this question?
- Major choices. Well, I really only had to change my major once. According to statistics, I actually am a rarity. Not only that it just went from Spanish Education to just Spanish. It really wasn't that big of a change. We just won't go into the fact that it was during the semester that I was going to graduate at the end of.
- "Finally, how did EMU help me graduate and find the job I wanted?" Wait, let me wipe the tears away since I couldn't stop laughing when I read that question.
Truly, overall, EMU was a place that really helped make me who I am. There were so many great memories made which have always made up for the less-than-great ones. EMU helped me make peace with Calvin, and I will always be grateful that EMU gave me a place for me to fit perfectly. I gained a world of experience, knowledge, and friends which I will never forget. All in all, Eastern Michigan University was a great place for my undergraduate work!
Now, onto the graduate work! ;)
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