| | It's funny how college is divided up by breaks from it. No matter how much you love it, it is just so much work and pretty stressful that it gets broken down to before and after fall break, thanksgiving, winter break, spring break, and summer. So now that I am sitting at home (in New Jersey) during my Fall Break after break-the-fast dinner (for Yom Kippur), I finally have some time to write a blog entry. Am I less stressed you ask? No, most definitely not, but it is much easier to hide from the work and stress. For now.
I have been writing for the Sophian this semester, just volunteering to write an article here and there. But now I have been given a column about Smith alums. I interview them and write articles profiling them every other week. I am extremely excited to begin and already have to interviews lined up. My first column article is in the next issue of the Sophian (10/23). Maybe I'll be able to get an interview with Gloria Steinam for a future issue- that would probably be the highlight of my life. But I am very excited to be able to interview people in advance so it is not the stressful, mad-rush process of interviewing people and finding information about a particular topic. There are so many amazing Smith alums who have been recommended to me for interview, but I am hoping that I will also be able to interview some "regular" alums. Most importantly though, I want alums who love Smith College and the time they spent here. The tone of the column should be a happy one. I am happy to be doing it. I'll keep everyone updated; look at the column on the Sophian website whenever you have time.
Smith students are very, very busy. Many don't have much time to sit down. We like to have very full schedules of class and extra-curriculars that sometimes the stress gets overwhelming. Last Wednesday, I had work from 8:30 AM until noon and then class from 1 until 3:40. I didn't arrive back to my house until 4 PM and had to be at the Stables for my horseback riding lesson at 4:15. I was so upset that I didn't have any time to relax that day that I began crying like a baby. I didn't want to go to my horseback riding lesson. I just wanted to sit down and watch NCIS (basically CSI for the Navy) or Law and Order and take a nap. But I pushed myself a little bit more and went to horseback riding. I am very glad I did because being around horses and in the stables and riding is so therapeutic. I got on the horse and we did jumps (it was one of my first times, but I didn't tell the instructor: I didn't want her to tell me not to try yet). I rode for an hour and a half and as soon as I got on the horse all my other problems went away. After my lesson, I was in a great mood. I had dinner with a friend and showered and then was ready for a pretty fun night. We had a house meeting that night and then we spent time just hanging out together as a house. I wasn't stressed or upset anymore, just relaxed and in a good mood.
Okay, my brother is yelling at me to spend time with him and we are going to try and convince my parents to shut the military channel off. I hate reenactments. That's a good part about having a TV in my room in college, don't have to fight for a particular channel or movie. Ah, the beauty of living indepentendly. |
