A special guest, Dr. Kelly.

Hey there, dear reader. I haven't written a post in a few weeks, so this is long overdue.

The latest blog assignment was to write about Dr. Kelly's visit to GVC class a few weeks ago. I was so inspired by his speech; it is so amazing that he was able to travel not once but multiple times to help all those people that were in need. It is interesting to think about how education is considered to be so valuable across the world, even when the setting is not necessarily considered to be ideal. It made me want to explore the options so that I might get to have this same sort of experience and help people as well in the future.

The Bucket List to end all Bucket Lists.

Hello, dear reader! Whoever you are... I know you're someone because I had about 100 "hits" within the past week. Weird.

This week in class, we are discussing "Bucket Lists" and The Buried Life. I had no clue what The Buried Life was before yesterday, but now I am kind of obsessed with it. No, seriously, I've already watched six episodes of it on Netflix since yesterday! Anywho, the handsome guys of The Buried Life are coming to Boise State on the 20th of this month! I'm so excited, it should be a really fun event with the GVC group.

In honor of these handsome men, I mean, The Buried Life guys, coming to BSU, we are writing about our own Bucket Lists for our blog assignment this week. For the semester, my Bucket List item is to watch a sunrise or sunset from Table Rock. Probably a sunset, because I hate waking up real early in the morning, let alone early enough to watch a sunrise. This is something I have always wanted to do. I was born and raised in Idaho and I have never even been to Table Rock, crazy, I know. GVC can help me cross this item off my Bucket List by going to Table Rock as a group! Heck, let's throw a picnic in there, too.

Here's a bonus for you, reader. I went to my "Bucket List." board on Pinterest, and now, I bring to you some of those items, no matter how silly they might be:
-Receive a puppy as a present.
-See the Northern Lights
-Smash a pie in someone's face
-Crash a wedding
-Go zip lining
-Get married to the love of my life
-Have my father walk me down the aisle at my wedding
-Watch the ball drop in Times Square on New Years Eve
-Ride in a helicopter
-Ride a horse on the beach
-Own a pair of Louboutin shoes
-Crash a wedding
-Visit the Hershey's factory in Pennsylvania
The rest of this list consists of places in the world that I want to visit. Also, fun fact, one thing on my Bucket List that I've already crossed off is getting a tattoo! Though, I think this is a never-ending process. ;)

Okay, reader. I think this is enough for now, considering the fact that I have class early tomorrow morning. So now, I bid you adieu.

What I do on the weekends...and stuff.

I can't figure out how to edit the "about me" description, so I thought I'd just write a blip here about myself; an introduction, if you will. Here goes. My name is Audrey. I'm a non-traditional senior at Boise State, meaning that I'm weirdly young to be almost done with my bachelor's degree. I love hanging out with friends and having fun on the weekends. I work at the Rec center and I'm a total gym rat. Conversely, I also love food and I'm a killer cook when I am motivated. My absolute favorite things in the world include, food/cooking, afternoon naps, pugs, shoes, lattés, and the Scottish Highland Games. What's the, you might ask? Well, I'll tell you. The Scottish Highland Games are a series of decathlon-style strongman events, each with a rich history of ancient Scottish warfare. I got into the games about four years ago, after my Dad lured me into it, and I've been hooked ever since. I am currently ranked 2nd in the state of Idaho for the Women's division.

Hmmm. I don't really know what else to say, which is partially because it's almost midnight and I would rather be laying in bed watching Netflix right now. So, goodnight, dear reader!

Here's a picture of my competing in my favorite event in the Scottish Highland Games, the heavy hammer throw. Kind of crazy, right?

This here blog thing.

Hey there, dear reader! Welcome to my wonderous blog. While this is just a project for school, I'm already having way to much fun setting it up. Make sure you read my "about me" section or the title won't make sense.

I'm a student at Boise State University, living in the Global Village Living-Learning Community. In a nutshell, I live with some national and some international students in a residence hall on campus, and our worlds are brought together by our studies, our cultures, and, most importantly, a constant search for delicious food.

For each week, we will be assigned to write a blog post answering a different prompt, and it act as an evaluation for our GVC class. This week, our prompt is this: What do you want to get out of this experience? If you are new to the community, what are your hopes and expectations? If you are returning, how are you feeling about this semester? What changes would you like to see? For everyone, suggestions about activities and topics to cover are welcome!

Seeing that I have lived in this community for the past year-and-a-half, I have had a long time to think about what I want to get out of the community, however, it all seems to go back to what I said in my initial GVC application essay. Essentially, I love what the community has to offer in terms of the international connection and the opportunities it presents in the way of getting out of my comfort zone and taking on new challenges and experiences.

As I said above, I am a returning student; presently, I am mentally laughing about the fact that we have not even started the second week of classes and I am already feeling overwhelmed with my homework load. Goodness, upper-division classes come with a lot of reading! Right now, I am sitting in the suite across the hall from my own, working on homework with a few of the other GVC girls. Having this definite camaraderie is somewhat comforting, knowing that we are all experiencing the same frustration with huge course-loads.

As far as changes to the community go, I would like to see more activities throughout the semester. I understand it is hard to plan things when people do not consistently show up, but I would definitely like to see my GVC dues go to actual use this time around. I have said this before, but I would love to go camping this semester, as well as ice skating, and I would also like to see that progressive dinner that Sara mentioned, happen! That sounds like a blast.

So, there's my first post. Keep a lookout for new installments.