Livin' the Dream

Hey! I’m back. The first week of school here at GC has been crazy, in a good way of course. The week started off with quite possibly the funniest thing I have ever seen in my life, the hypnotist. Everyone had been buzzing all during freshman orientation about this night. I didn’t have a clue as to what was happening when I walked into the chapel last Saturday night, but I cannot tell you how glad I was that I went. I was sitting with several other freshmen I know and two of them rush to the stage when the hypnotist called for volunteers. After the initial stampede of volunteers the act started. I have never seen anything even remotely similar to his program. He had the volunteers dancing like ballerinas, kissing imaginary pet birds, falling asleep on command, believing they were naked, and many other hilarious things. The great thing about it is GC does this every year as one of the concluding events of Freshman Orientation so you will be able to be a part when you become a Georgetown Tiger.
College life is great. I absolutely love it. Getting into a rhythm and getting the hang of things takes a bit of time, but it is worth it. I am taking six different classes this semester which are: Freshman Seminar, Foundations 111, Music Appreciation 107, English 112, Communications 101 and General Psychology 111. My days on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday begin a little before 8:00 so I have time to get ready and eat breakfast before Communications in the LRC (Learning Resource Center, aka the Library) at 9:00. Tuesday and Thursday start at 12:45 with Psychology. Monday and Wednesday I have four classes, but on the other days I only have two. At Georgetown they encourage all incoming freshman to take 15 credit hours their first semester. After a week of class, this course load seems to be about right while trying to adjust to a new lifestyle. The professors here at Georgetown are great. Dr Rich, my freshman seminar instructor and faculty advisor has his office in the basement of Anderson Hall along with my Communications professor Dr. Sibal. I have gone to their offices on a several occasions about either a question I had, or something that happened in class that I wasn’t sure about, or just to talk. Most of your professors will greet you by name when they see you on campus. So the point is, when you are a freshman get to know your professors.
Back to school week is really exciting not only because you get a taste of what the next four years will be like at GC, but also because of all of the events. There is something going on every night. All of the fraternities and sororities throw welcome back parties the first several weeks, which I highly suggest attending. There was a circus and a luau on campus the other night and on Thursday the football team played their first scrimmage. If nothing is happening on campus one night you might be given the opportunity to go with your hall’s R.D. (resident director) to Lexington to participate in a world record water balloon fight. I didn’t go to that one but everyone I know who went said it was a blast. Oh, by the way, my dorm has three R.A.’s (resident advisors) on each floor and one R.D. for the whole building. There is so much to be involved in here on campus. If you don’t want to participate in an organized event, then hanging out with friends in the dorm is always fun or you can go down to the Grill at night. The Grill is on the bottom floor of the student center next to the campus store. They serve wings, chicken tenders, burgers, quesadillas, etc., and it is always packed there at night. If you don’t want to eat in the CAF (the cafeteria on the second floor of the student center) then you can go to the Grill and use your G-card for meal equivalency at certain times. I love the food here, just as a side note. That was a huge plus for me when I came to GC. The CAF generally has at least four and most of the time six different entre food choices. And if you are like me and enjoy coffee the Mulberry Café is in the LRC right next to my first class!
The R.E.C. (Georgetown’s on campus gym and recreation center) is where I spend a considerable amount of my time. I just had my workout for cheer there this morning actually. We had cheer practice off campus tonight. I will try and post some pictures or videos of me tumbling and stunting soon. That is something else I will be trying to do in the next little bit. I am going to try to post some pictures of me and friends doing things around campus and of my dorm so you can actually see what things look like once you live here. Well, I am going to stop typing and try to get some sleep. If you have any questions or have something you want me to talk about or just want a new friend here at GC feel free to email me at my Georgetown email: gharned0@georgetowncollege.edu