Today I say goodbye to many friends and the place I’ve called home for 4 years. But it is not goodbye forever! After all, you only say “goodbye” to say “hello” again.
The Post Grad Future – Part Eight: I did it!
May 4, 2013 – 1:25 PM
A four year journey finally completed. What an adventure it was.
Now onto the next one!
Cheers,
Craig
Thank God for U-Haul
May 2, 2013 – 11:45 AM
There comes a point in packing when you lose all sense of sentimental value and just start throwing everything away. I have reached that point.
Sweet Summertime
May 1, 2013 – 10:44 PM
As I walked out of my last final of the Spring 2013 semester, I felt lost. I immediately called my mother for a momentary celebration that ended in me asking what the heck I was going to do for the rest of the day: within 10 minutes of my last final, I was bored. Summer is a huge transition for me. My schedule is very structured during the school year because of classes, clubs, leadership positions, internship, and working. As my Spring 2013 semester ended, so did many of my responsibilities! Now, a few days into summer, I have begun the transition into having a lazy and relaxing summer. I have to make the most of the 40 days I have left before grad school starts! That’s right, I will be walking into my first day of Physical Therapy schooling in a few short days. I am going to make the most of these few days of summer I do have before my structured schedule starts again.
Last year at this time, I was packing for my adventurous summer of studying abroad at Harlaxton College; this summer is sure to be much different. It is crazy how much I have had the opportunity to do in three short years. When I think back to my freshman year and where I thought my college career would go, I can’t believe how different it has turned out! I am so excited for the next step of my college career to begin: grad school. I am incredibly thankful, however, that I will be completing my 3 years of PT school at UE. I couldn’t imagine leaving this place anytime soon!
Pack Up and Go (Again)
April 29, 2013 – 5:35 PM
Ahh, the end of the semester. The trials of trying to fit the vast accumulation of THINGS I’ve acquired over the past year into boxes and bags and tiny spaces. It’s a funny thing, putting everything you own into the space of your trunk (or your trunk, your back seat, and your parents’ car, in my case). And even though I’m always excited to go home, go back to familiar things where I grew up, the end of the semester is always a little bit sad, too.
It means three months away from campus, away from the place that has become home in these past three years. Weird how “home” used to be Ross, but now it’s a place I only spend summers. In a way, home is here. Home is U of E. Lucky for me, I’m just a Junior, so this goodbye is not my final goodbye. But watching the class above me graduate, I realize some of my goodbyes this semester ARE final.
So although I’ve still got two finals to go, my mind is already halfway back to Ohio and halfway done with goodbyes for the semester. I hope everyone has a wonderful summer and extend the best of luck to those who are headed out into that dubious “real world” I keep hearing about. For the rest of you, UE, I’ll see you in the Fall for another wonderful year!
Team UE
April 28, 2013 – 10:07 PM
This weekend I joined other students and faculty members as part of Team UE to run in the Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathon and Marathon (I completed the miniMarathon)! Team UE provided us with everything we needed for the weekend (besides race registration)! Team UE provided a ride to and from the race, a hotel room for the night before the race, meals, snacks, and drinks! What a great program!
Being a part of Team UE was a great experience! Friday afternoon we all met at the fitness center where we took vans down to Louisville. Along the way, we stopped for a healthy dinner before we made our way to our hotel rooms for the night. Unfortunately, I didn’t sleep very well because I was nervous for the race the next morning! When the clock hit 5:00 a.m. our room’s alarm went off: it was time to get ready for the race! After eating a healthy breakfast, Team UE met up in the lobby of our hotel to stretch and head down to the starting line of the race. Although we all were running at different paces and some of us had just met each other, it was great to be part of a team where we all knew we were supporting each other. The race was hard for me because I ended up cramping up during the middle of it: my legs were completely locked up and I barely knew if I could finish. Somehow, I ended up maintaining an average of an 8:30 mile pace and finishing with a time of 1 hour and 50 minutes overall! After the race, the post-race “party” set up by the race was tons of fun! I was able to meet up with everyone else from Team UE there. I was glad to finally be finished with the race, even through my aching muscles!
Running a miniMarathon is a great experience; however, being a part of Team UE to run this race made it even better! I made some new friends and had a fabulous experience overall. Below are some pictures from the weekend, enjoy!
