Well, I went to my second Warped Tour ever! A group of my ODU friends invited me to go to the Cincinnati Warped Tour yesterday. It was really fun! A few of them had gone to the Cleveland one a week or two earlier and decided to go again so that my friend Eric and I could go. It was very different than the Cleveland Warped Tour I attended in high school. But it's been about 6 years, so I guess I should've expected change. It was still a lot of fun though. We left a night earlier so that we didn't have to drive 2 hours early in the morning and one of my friends lives in Cincinnati, so her family was kind enough to let us stay with them and we stayed up late playing board games and fooseball and just talking and enjoying each others' company. It was a blast. It was just like taking a small piece of ODU to Cincinnati since that's exactly what it's like hanging out at school too. I really like our positive energy. So many people at ODU are just friends with everyone! It's fantastic! I am not even very good friends with half the people we went with, but they all still included me in conversations and looked out for me during our two days together and we all hugged each other goodbye. Heck, one of the guys I went with pretty much saved my life several times while we were in the pit watching Yellowcard (a fantastic set and performance by the way!).
It's amazing how open and friendly people can be! I've met so many people like this at ODU and they've really inspired me to try to be more friendly and to make more sincere efforts to get to know as many people as possible. I am actually a little overwhelmed when I think about how many people at ODU I have come to consider my good friends! I have more friends now than I think I've had combined in the first 17 years of my life. Basically, ODU is awesome and everyone can be friends with you if you put yourself out there and give people the chance to get to know you and vice versa :)
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Friday, March 2, 2012
bOwl-D-U!
Last night was college bowling night at HP Lanes on Innis. So a whole group of us from ODU went and bowled for $1 per game, $1 shoe rental, and had some drinks which were a really great deal too! I was a little sad that it was my first time at a bowling alley since I turned 21 and I couldn't drink with everyone since I gave up alcohol for Lent, but I still had a blast. Seeing my friends have fun was enough fun for me! And HP does this every Thursday night I guess, so if you go to college in the Columbus area and ever want to get off campus, it's a really good deal and it's super fun! I ended up only spending $4.50 after being at the bowling alley for a little over 2 hours. Not bad.
Also, Easton Town Center does college ID movie nights on Thursdays and I believe tickets are discounted down to $6.50 instead of the usual $9.50, so that's not a bad deal either if you'd rather see a movie.
Basically, going to college in Columbus, Ohio is awesome! There is so much to do in the city and there are sweet deals for college students all the time since it is quite a college-town in general.
Also, Easton Town Center does college ID movie nights on Thursdays and I believe tickets are discounted down to $6.50 instead of the usual $9.50, so that's not a bad deal either if you'd rather see a movie.
Basically, going to college in Columbus, Ohio is awesome! There is so much to do in the city and there are sweet deals for college students all the time since it is quite a college-town in general.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Busy Busy Busy
One of the perks of living on campus at ODU is that there is a variety of jobs for students right here on campus. One can get job placement through financial aid rewards or get a regular job through various departments on campus. I have taken advantage of these opportunities to both my delight and displeasure. For whatever reason, I decided that having two jobs at the same time on top of being a full-time student was a great idea. I slowly learned that though it is great for my bank account, it is not fun at all.
I originally started my freshman year with a seasonal job working 2-4 nights a week for only a few weeks each semester as a Phonathon caller. This was not a difficult job or a time- consuming one at that, so it was a perfect job for my freshman year. Then, my sophomore year, I decided to take on a job that would last the entire school year, so that my paydays would be more frequent and thus, my financial situation more stable. I got a job working at the Information Desk in our Student Center through Financial Aid in the Work Study program. I made a little more than minimum wage and my boss was very laid back. I was only scheduled to work 3 times a week for 2-3 hours at a time. It was a nice and easy job though it did get really boring, but it was nice being able to basically get paid for sitting at a desk and just working on school work while I waited to assist visitors to our Student Center.
At the end of my Sophomore year, the school got rid of the Concierge position in the Student Center and so my boss offered me a job as an ambassador which would still be through the Admissions department and could still qualify as a work-study position and would pay a little more money as a level 3 position. I was hired as soon as I said 'yes' without applying or anything. My boss also encourage me to apply to be a student blogger which I did and so again, I had two jobs, but these two jobs required a lot more of me than the phonathon and information desk. I had to be trained for both and they each required a tight shedule and a lot of committment. It was a good way to start off my Junior year though. It kept me busy so I wasn't bored and helped me prepare for the kinds of jobs I might have when I graduate and go out into the real world.
The blogger position was eliminated after only one semester of me working as a blogger. I was worried that I wouldn't be making as much money as I had gotten used to with two pretty well-paying jobs, so I applied at the library and got that position, but for the first time, I was not working between 2 and 4 days a week varying by week, but rather, I was working every single morning Monday-Friday for the entire semester. It was the shift the library most desperately needed a worker for and I would be getting a decent amount of hours, so I took it in addition to my ambassador position and since they are both level 3 jobs, I am making a really decent amount of money, but I am exhausted from working so often without any large amount of time in between to recooperate. At least my Saturday class is over now and tomorrow is the last Visitation Day of the year, so I will have my Saturdays free to rest now and my Cofirmation class should be over after Sunday, so my Sundays will be freed up pretty soon as well which will be a big help especially when finals roll around in just a month and a half!
I think that having a job and pushing yourself to build a good work ethic and self-motivation is a really big part of growing up and I think college is a great time to begin working on skills like this that will help you in the future especially in your career. ODU definitely makes it easy for students to find their own spot in the workplace right here on campus. I think every student should try to take advantage of the good fortune of ODU and make that transition into the workforce right here on campus if possible, but remember not to overwork yourself or take on more than you can handle.
I originally started my freshman year with a seasonal job working 2-4 nights a week for only a few weeks each semester as a Phonathon caller. This was not a difficult job or a time- consuming one at that, so it was a perfect job for my freshman year. Then, my sophomore year, I decided to take on a job that would last the entire school year, so that my paydays would be more frequent and thus, my financial situation more stable. I got a job working at the Information Desk in our Student Center through Financial Aid in the Work Study program. I made a little more than minimum wage and my boss was very laid back. I was only scheduled to work 3 times a week for 2-3 hours at a time. It was a nice and easy job though it did get really boring, but it was nice being able to basically get paid for sitting at a desk and just working on school work while I waited to assist visitors to our Student Center.
At the end of my Sophomore year, the school got rid of the Concierge position in the Student Center and so my boss offered me a job as an ambassador which would still be through the Admissions department and could still qualify as a work-study position and would pay a little more money as a level 3 position. I was hired as soon as I said 'yes' without applying or anything. My boss also encourage me to apply to be a student blogger which I did and so again, I had two jobs, but these two jobs required a lot more of me than the phonathon and information desk. I had to be trained for both and they each required a tight shedule and a lot of committment. It was a good way to start off my Junior year though. It kept me busy so I wasn't bored and helped me prepare for the kinds of jobs I might have when I graduate and go out into the real world.
The blogger position was eliminated after only one semester of me working as a blogger. I was worried that I wouldn't be making as much money as I had gotten used to with two pretty well-paying jobs, so I applied at the library and got that position, but for the first time, I was not working between 2 and 4 days a week varying by week, but rather, I was working every single morning Monday-Friday for the entire semester. It was the shift the library most desperately needed a worker for and I would be getting a decent amount of hours, so I took it in addition to my ambassador position and since they are both level 3 jobs, I am making a really decent amount of money, but I am exhausted from working so often without any large amount of time in between to recooperate. At least my Saturday class is over now and tomorrow is the last Visitation Day of the year, so I will have my Saturdays free to rest now and my Cofirmation class should be over after Sunday, so my Sundays will be freed up pretty soon as well which will be a big help especially when finals roll around in just a month and a half!
I think that having a job and pushing yourself to build a good work ethic and self-motivation is a really big part of growing up and I think college is a great time to begin working on skills like this that will help you in the future especially in your career. ODU definitely makes it easy for students to find their own spot in the workplace right here on campus. I think every student should try to take advantage of the good fortune of ODU and make that transition into the workforce right here on campus if possible, but remember not to overwork yourself or take on more than you can handle.
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