An Overview of the Semester

Well, I'm back in Gainesville. The thrilling and adventurous European posts are over; now it's back to my daily life in Gainesville. Hopefully I can figure out how to make this just as exciting ;) Today began the second week of classes here at the University of Florida. Classes began last Wednesday and I started my second year of college. For those of you that don't know, or may have forgotten, I am a General Business major with a minor in Mathematics. The plan (as of now) is to one day become a math professor. So, that means that this semester I am taking Calculus II, Financial Accounting, Business Statistics, and Age of Dinosaurs. The last class is just a general education requirement, nothing special. It looks like it is going to be a very challenging semester, but hopefully doable.

I am living with Callie at a new apartment this year. Callie went to Leon High School in Tallahassee and I met her through her boyfriend, Justin, who rowed on the crew team with me. Both Callie and I are very organized and a little bit OCD, so we get along great. We are living in a two bedroom, two bathroom apartment. So far, I'm loving it! It's on the third floor and there is no elevator...so, I get to work out my quads a few times every day by climbing the stairs. We have a full sized kitchen so I am looking forward to cooking a lot of meals this year :)

CrossFit begins the 1st of September and I am eager for it to resume. I am so out of shape and need the routine of working out back in my life. However, I know that the first few weeks are going to be absolutely awful as my body loses some fat and starts to rebuild the lost muscle. Oh well. No pain, no gain...right? I am planning on working out three times a week in the mornings before class, so around 9:00 a.m. I am hoping that this will be a good start to my day and I can develop a healthy habit of waking up at a reasonable hour and getting my day started.

As far as clubs and involvement on campus goes, I have not started looking into clubs intently...as classes just started. My goal is to join at least one organization on campus this semester. Possible candidates as of now are Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and Toast Masters (a professional speaking club). I am also looking to volunteer at a local school to start developing contacts, connections, and experience in the education world. Through volunteering, I hope to eventually be able to tutor some kids for a little bit of extra spending cash.

It's raining here in Gainesville, and I'm sure most of you in Florida are experiencing similar weather. Although I don't particularly like walking to school in the pouring rain, I do love looking at all of the students with their different colored umbrellas. I imagine that if one was to take an aerial shot of the campus during this rainy week, it would prove to be a pretty cool picture. Tropical Storm Isaac looks like it will miss most of Florida come time for impact, but stay dry anyways! Happy Monday, make it a great one.