If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep. ~Dale Carnegie

Hello! I hope you all are having a good week. I know I am. It has been a trying week as far as homework goes, but what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, right? Thanksgiving Break is so close. I can hardly wait to get home, spend some time with my loved ones and sleep sooooo much! Hanging of the Green is coming up as well! I am very excited about that. Only two more weeks and some change are left of this semester. Finals are coming up which should be interesting and challenging to say the least. There are a lot of concerts and events happening around this time of year as well. That is something Georgetown does very well through the NEXUS program. Each student is required to attend a certain number of events each semester in order to graduate. Most of these events are particularly interesting. Tonight I plan to attend the band concert in the chapel as a few of my friends are playing in it. Basketball games are starting to happen as well. It seems as though I find myself at the majority of them either because my friends want to go or I am on the sidelines. We have a really good time, and I would encourage students to attend.
This week at Georgetown is filled with anticipation for the coming break. It seems to be the topic of conversation among everyone here. At Georgetown you get Thursday and Friday off making it a long weekend. If you are lucky you won’t have class on Wednesday, but those people, who the planets have aligned for this momentous event to happen, are few and far between. I had two papers due on Monday and Tuesday. One was in English on ‘Obedience to Authority’ and the other was in Psychology on ‘Stereotypes and Prejudice’. The rest of my week is somewhat slow as far as the academic side of things, but it is definitely challenging and enough to keep you busy. The best advice I can offer about college around this time of year is doing things early and when you have the motivation. Something about being so close to a break wakes a nature of procrastination in the heart of the average college student, (not speaking from experience here or anything.) Sincerely, I have gotten a lot of things done early this year, and I attribute my remaining level of sanity to this fact.
College learning is unlike anything I have ever experienced. I love it here at Georgetown! My entire outlook on life and my thought processes have changed so much for the better. The two really nice things about college academics is you are required to form opinions and back up those opinions with legitimate facts and the professors foster and encourage creativity and ingenuity.
I hope you are all having a good week as this semester begins to wind down. Have a great Thanksgiving, eat until you feel as if you are about to pop, hang out with family and friends and remember to pause for a second and think of something for which you are thankful. Have a great extended weekend! Until next time…