Andrew's Blog: Freshman Edition

There are a whole SLEW of chances to do things in college that you've never even FATHOMED doing before. Here's a whole list of examples:

1) Work at a senior center... IN SPANISH! So, for my Service-Learning Spanish class, I'll be doing 30 hours of community service en El Centro Hispano, working with seniors. Marie, my AWESOME partner (she's actually a social worker, she's just taking Spanish at Albright), and I spent our first three hours there today, and it was a HOOT! I had NO IDEA what they were talking about, but we hooked up with this guy (I'll call him Tito Puente) who spoke English and Spanish and used to work at Albright, and he helped to ease us into it. I can't WAIT to go back!
2) Tutor elementary school kids... with mild to severe autism. I actually start this one on Wednesday, but I'm just soooooo excited. I've never worked with kids with autism before, but I know a few other people who also tutor here, and they say that it's an amazing experience and that the kids are just the sweetest little things in the world!
3) Get away for Spring Break... to clean up debris in New Orleans! I can't wait!!!! ONLY like 20 DAYS left!!!!!!! Albright's sending two groups down this year; One at the start of the summer (about 40 people heading to Biloxi and to New Orleans) and then the smaller group I'm heading down with over Spring Break. It's sure to be an amazing and enlightening experience.
4) Raise money for your school... to stay OPEN! Did you know that tuition only covers 60% of the cost of attendance??? Our generous and kind benefactors contribute the other 34% needed, and we celebrate and show our appreciation 66% of the way through the year with "Tuition Ran-Out Day" where we post price tags on things all over campus to help people appreciate the real costs of operating an institution of higher learning and thank and appreciate our philanthropic donors. I have the honor of being a part of Albright's Phonathon, and on-campus job where we solicit donations that go directly to Albright College's Operating Budget to keep us up and running!

Ain't college grand? Nope. It's just Albright :-)

Posted by Andrew at 10:44 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Here's that e-mail that I was telling you about!!! If you're looking for something REALLY uplifting and just mind-bending, LOOK NO FURTHER!!!

< on his desk and filled it with big rocks. He asked his students, "Is the
jar full?" They said yes. Then he poured a bag of small gravel into the
jar. He asked, "Is the jar full?" and again received a "yes" answer.
Then he poured in a bag of sand and a pitcher of water until all the
crevices of the jar were filled. Then he asked, "All right, what does
this illustration teach us?" One student replied, "That's easy. It
teaches us that no matter how busy your life is, you can always make
room for more."

Posted by Andrew at 6:46 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Yeah, so my title doesn't REALLY have anything to do with what I'm writing about, but it sounded fun... ANYWAY, how's everyone doing? I'm well, thanks! I just wanted to let everyone know what's up on the Albright front. I have my first test of the semester tomorrow morning in Spanish, so this won't be a long entry. I'm not too nervous, because my new prof, Dr. Ozment, is a pretty chill lady. I mean, she's VERY fair and understandalbe, and she's really there for us. I'm excited to start our service projects for the class this week, b/c it's Service Learning Spanish, so I'll be stationed down at the Spanish Center working with the elderly. It's great with Alpha Phi Omega, because we need 20 community service hours with APhiO, and we're doing 30 at the Spanish Center. It should be fun.
I'm actually pretty pooped, b/c I had a LOOOOOOONG weekend, so I'll catch you up on some other stuff later... OH!!!! I do however have something exciting to tell you!!!! I can't get into webmail now, b/c it's down and whatnot, but I read this thing and it just made me put some things into perspective. To make a long story short (and I'll share the e-mail with you when webmail stops being a pain in the tush), I've decided to rush a fraternity next year, and I've even decided which one!!!!!! I'm going to put my music on hold, since that's not where my life is going, and expand my other horizons, including getting to REALLY know some people. I know almost EVERYONE in passing, but I want some REAL relationships, you know? It's all about the big rocks! (you'll see... curse you webmail!!!!) NIGHT!

Posted by Andrew at 11:20 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)