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.