The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of activities and planning as the Kimball captains moved back to campus, and classes begin. I’ve been thoroughly enjoying being back in the Eastern time zone with all my friends after a summer spent in northern Washington State interning at a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.
Thanks to the Crusader Internship Fund, my summer company was mostly baby animals, ranging from squirrels, opossums and bunnies to raccoons, river otters, hawks, owls, and harbor seal pups. Needless to say, as a pre-vet student, I had the time of my life, and as a Midwesterner, my mind was blown by the state park land and mountains I got to hike.
Back on the East coast again, I’m settling back into the rhythm of work, class and studying! I’ve got a busy and exciting semester lined up for myself, including taking on responsibility for the orchestra e-board and the music department advisory council, and a new job as an attendant in the psychology lab. I’m also back on SGA for another year (yay!) serving as the director of sustainability on the Cabinet. Along with all that, I’m taking five classes again this semester: orgo ii, political psychology, cognitive neuroscience, a music composition seminar, and a seminar on the evolution of medicine in the Western World.
So far, I’m really enjoying all of my classes, and am looking forward to what the year has in store for me! With all my friends back from studying abroad, being back on campus here feels like a family reunion. I have an exciting repertoire of Debussy and Beethoven to work through in my cello lessons, a completely unrealistic reading list, and an overstuffed calendar! Here’s to another lovely semester on the hill — I have a feeling it will be the best one yet!
