Communication

Throughout this semester I have learned a lot about blogging. I never would have thought about blogging if it were not for this class. It has helped me to organize my thoughts and feelings. At the end of the week, I am able to reflect over my experiences throughout the week. Not only do I blog on blogger.com, I also blog on Myspace.com. It has not only allowed me to blog, but also to keep in touch with friends and family that are back home. My father is in the air force and therefore is stationed in Alaska. He signed up for MySpace to keep in touch with my sisters and me. We are able to put up pictures so he can see how much we have changed and what sort of activities I have done. Writing a letter by hand takes time, plus it costs money. MySpace is free and also is a quick ways to write to my father about things going on in my life like school and friends. The difference between blogging on the website and blogging on MySpace is that through blogging on the website I am able to communicate with my classmates to learn more about them. Blogging as a class allowed me to see the other side of my fellow classmates not just the quiet class part. Although blogging is a good way to communicate, it should not be the only way to communicate. You are unable to see facial expressions through the computer. You also miss out on all the visuals like movement and stuff. For example, I know when I talk I need to use my hands to express my story better or with more emphasis on parts. I also think that when you are just talking through cyberspace there is no way to see the persons face and read if they are joking or serious, lying or telling the truth, and things like that show that cyberspace allow people to be someone they are not if they chose to. There are still circumstances that people that know you really well don’t need to see your expression or hear your voice to know that you’re not feeling great or whatever your mood may be. I see the pros and cons to both sides of using cyberspace as a tool of communication. Anyways, it has been great reading everyone’s blog I defiantly enjoyed the assignment I think it was a great way to share news with others and I think it was a great assignment to get to know each other better. I think he helped the class conversations have more diversity since we had a wide variety of opinions and backrounds. Hope everyone has a great summer and it truly has been fun J

Good News!

Hey all! I know we don’t have to blog this week unless we want to do one for extra credit. Since, I got great news this week I decided that I wouldn’t mind writing another blog since I could actually think of something to write about! Earlier this week I got a call of the NAU dental hygiene program, they were calling because I was one of the 24 excepted into the program for next year! I was so excited because now I have my major really on track and won’t just be doing prerequisites anymore. Getting into the program brought me so much relief, except I haven’t completed my stats class yet. Therefore, I have to take summer school for the last half of the summer L ! But with that I got good news, since I have to stay up here and take a class I decided to apply for summer conference leader here on campus, it’s kind of like an RA job but you don’t have certain people cause there are different camps every weekend. So, the day after I got my call about dental hygiene I got a call saying I was hired on and would be staying in Sechrist for the summer! Which I was also relieved about since I won’t have to move my stuff very far on move out day! Anyways, I hope everyone is really buckling down these last few weeks, remember it will all be worth it! Have a great week J

Game Night!

Since I have come to college, my friends and I have found new ways to come together. Back in high school, at least for me and my high school friends, a normal hangout on a Friday or Saturday night was going to the movies. I came to the realization that when you go to the movies, there is no way to talk and catch up with friends. My friends and I have a ritual of coming together on the weekends, and sometimes even on weekdays, to play board games. It is a good way to get everyone involved. Before and after playing we always find ourselves telling jokes, childhood stories and just laughing for hours. I feel so appreciative to have met such great friends up in Flagstaff. Even if we only play one round of games, it is still a way to bring us together to talk about our week or day. Some of our favorite games that we play are Pictionary, Taboo Apples to Apples and Sequence. The games allow us to be able to see which of my friends are competitive. Some of us get really worked up. When we play Pictionary, it gets very competitive and loud. We have had many RAs come into the room to tell us to be quiet. The memories of trying to “stay quiet” after being told to by the RAs that we were too loud were some of the funniest times. So the next time you and your friends are sitting around bored, wondering what to do, grab a game from the front desk of your residence hall. You will be so surprised how many laughs you will get. It is a great way to bond with your friends.

Oak Creek Canyon

Yesterday my friends and I went down to Oak Creak in Sedona. I had never been there before, but some friends insisted on taking me. It was nice to get out of the Flagstaff area and to explore other places. If you have ever been in that area, you know what I’m talking about when I say how pretty the red rocks are. We all parked our cars and hiked down into the canyon to the creek. Although it was a little windy and the water was freezing, it was relaxing lying out on the rocks with my friends. I saw a few people I recognized there. I did not realize that this was a place people from school liked to go. In a couple weeks when it gets warmer, my friends and I are planning on going there to lie out and cool off in the water. My friends who regularly go down there have a tradition of stopping at the Dairy Queen on the way back. I plan on making that Dairy Queen trip a tradition for me too. I cannot wait until the weather gets warmer to go back.

Spring Break is Over.

So I hope everyone had a good spring break! I know I did, i t was very relaxing and I had a ton of fun with my friends from home. The best part about my sprin break is I got to go on vacation to California with my family. My dad lives in Alaska becasue of the military, and my mom stayed in phoenix with my little sister until she graduates and then she will move to Alaska with my dad in May. So since i haent seen my dad since christmas it was really fun to be all together and go on vacation. One of the many things we did in Cali was go to San Diego zoo, I guess I have been there once when i was an infant. So to me it was the first time I have been there and remeber stuff. The zoo was really cool and my favorite part of the day was seeing the polar bears. One was actually swimming in the water and playing with a ball he looked like a big dog i just wanted to jump in and join in on the fun. Anyways, now that spring break is over i hope all of us and focus back in on school and finish out our last six weeks of school strong! Good Luck everyone!

Crunch Time!

So, I know that everyone has probably had a stressful week with all the midterms, projects and such. At least I know I have had a rough week. Therefore I decided to keep my blog low key and something that wouldn’t require much more thought from my worn out brain.

The one thing I thought would be easy to write about is the cliché “everything happens for a reason” as I am learning that the hard way right now. STORY TIME. For weeks I have been preparing my application to be an RA over the summer since I have to take a summer school class. I finally got the cover letter ready, my letter of recommendation (which I had to go down to phoenix to get) and everything else. I have pretty much had it ready all week except for a few little things. To make a long story shot I thought it was due Friday and when I was about to turn it in today I looked down and noticed it was due yesterday by five pm. With everything else going on I broke down and could believe how irresponsible I was. I called my mom and told her what happened expecting her to be disappointed with me instead she told me that wonderful phrase “everything happens for a reason.” As I sat around in thought about, things might be better if I wasn’t in Flagstaff all summer. Since my family is in Alaska I can go lie with them for free take my class and visit my grandma over the summer like I promised her. So my lesson I learned is that I will pay closer attention to dates next time and be more responsible. Has anyone else ever made stupid mistakes like me?

Sports Profanity

Earlier this week I was having a relaxing night, and decided to get on myspace (typical teenager) and was searching through my friends pages. When I came across my roommate’s page her quote made me chuckle so I decided I would write about it.

The quote was by Gordie Howe, a famous hockey player. He said “Professional athletes are bilingual; they speak both English and profanity” this made me laugh because in my opinion it is so true. I think it’s true with not only professionals but any competitive sports. For example, like I said in my first blog I have played soccer competitively for a majority of my life and when you practice over 30 hours a week and come game time you make stupid mistakes. It seems like some kind of a curse word, or one related, comes out of mine or my teammates mouth. So I couldn’t agree more with Gordie Howe, especially since professional games are played in front of thousands of people so you’re also worried about being humiliated. I also think that the quote can be interpreted in another way, part of sports is the rivalry and the talking crap that comes with it. I think that talking crap to the other team not only gets you pumped up, but it also puts on a show for the audience.