The countdown has begun...

Countdown to what? you may ask... well, my birthday is in four days and I can't wait! I do think some of my friends are even more excited than I am though, hehe, "Kayla can finally go out with everyone else on the weekends!" We're planning a big extravaganza for next Friday - roughly 30 of my friends and I are going to FELT nightclub and I'm hoping to score a VIP section (I really just don't want to wait in line in the cold)...We'll grab a drink at Red Hat on my actual birthday though, of course :P

Classes are going well, I'm even slightly enjoying World lit. PR2 is still incredibly intimidating and we've yet to begin the major project, but it all sounds very interesting. The more classes I take the more ways I realize I can use my degree when I graduate. At this point I'm open to political campaign management, wedding planning, and PR/IMC work for a non profit or corporation. I think with those options I should be able to find something, right? Hopefully...if not, I'll go to grad school for a Master's in Education, because who doesn't love teaching...

We have some really exciting events coming up here at Suffolk and it's making for a very busy semester. That means it will fly by and it'll be spring and summer before we know it! Thank goodness, because Boston is not doing a good job shoveling/salting the streets - I wipe out almost everyday! Last night I dreamt of flip flops, t-shirts, smoothies, and walking along the Charles...

This is a very busy time of year for the Admissions office. I've now worked here during every season and late winter is definitely the craziest. All of the files are being completed and admissions decisions are beginning to be mailed out, so good luck to all those who have applied for next fall!

Until next time,

Kayla :)

First tour of the semester...

I just got back from giving my first tour of the spring '09 semester and it was a good one, despite the suffocating winds and bone chilling temperature. We had a good group, a few girls from New Hampshire (wooohoo!) and I was able to show one of our new ambassadors the ropes. The forecast said it would be 15 degrees today but I'm not buying it... needless to say, I pulled the Eskimo jacket and uggs out of the closet and was good to go.

Classes have begun and I am pretty excited to see how the semester pans out. I'm taking Design lab, Women in American Politics, World lit, PR2, and a challenge course called Advanced Professional Communication...I think that will keep me busy enough. Classes are cancelled for the holiday on Monday so I'm stewing up my plans for the long weekend. That would sound pretty exciting, except with this weather my roommates and I will most likely stay put with movies and delivery...

My birthday is next Monday, the 26th, and I'll be 21! I felt really old when I turned 20 for some reason, so I hope this one doesn't hit me too badly...

Some of our Ambassadors are in D.C. right now for the inauguration and I am missing them terribly...hurry back ladies!

Until next time,

Kayla :)

Almost 2009...

Hi Everyone!

I've been home on break since Dec. 13th but it feels like my vacation has just begun... First I was stressed until I got my final grades back (A,A,A,A-), then my Aunt got married, then it was Christmas (busy with a divorced family), doctors appointment, dentist appointment, hair appointment tomorrow, and then it will be New Years Eve! Oh, and since my mom is back from SF for good, we're moving into a new place on the 5th...

I had the most amazing Christmas...Santa came to my Nana and Grampy's house this year so my mother and I went there on Christmas morning to open presents. After tearing open a million beautifully wrapped silver and green packages which contained a Kate Spade bag, clothes, books, and a new laptop, we all sat down to a hearty breakfast and sipped orange juice through candy cane silly straws!

I love being able to sleep in and read leisurely, however, I must admit the geek in me is looking forward to my new classes! I'll be taking design lab, PR2, World lit, and Women in American Politics...hooray! Classes start on the 12th... I think...

Until next time,

Kayla :)

One More Day...

I'm down to one final project - building a website for programming :/ It's actually coming together nicely, slowly...but surely... I'm creating a community service website called "Keys to Kindness" so if you have any suggestions about different non-profit organizations I may not be aware of, leave a comment!

After we wrap up the book-drive tomorrow afternoon I'll just be packing and leaving on Saturday morning! It has been such a tense and restless week, it's hard to believe it will all be over by tomorrow... on my list of things to do over break are: work-out everyday except Sunday, read the 6th and 7th Harry Potter books (before the movies come out!), write essays for summer programs, and learn how to snowboard! I'm psyched...

I'll be back in January,

Kayla :)

That was fast...

My last class of the semester just ended, I can't believe it! As it turns out, difficult classes with tons of work = semester over in the blink of an eye! I'm a little sad actually... because I'm getting old and my life is passing before me, but also because I may never have some of those great professors again and so many of my friends are studying abroad in the spring. That's not to say I'm not happy to have a month off though...

Last night the Admissions office treated the team of ambassadors to an "end of semester" dinner in the North End and it was a blast! We had cheesy garlic bread, calamari, bruschetta, chicken parm, and pesto tortellini... you name it...the food was delicious and the table of twenty got pretty rowdy. It was bittersweet, however, since six ambassadors will not be returning to the office in the spring. We will have new students in the office come January though and we're all excited to meet them...

So I spoke too soon about final exams -- I do have one. I thought I'd be done after all of my projects had been submitted, but on top of the final project for computer science we do have a cumulative test next Wednesday, yikes! I'll use Monday and Tuesday to study for it though so I'm not terribly worried about it. Once that is done, we'll wrap up the book drive on Friday and ship them off to Books for Africa; at which point I'll head home to NH!

Until next time,

Kayla :)