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Last Day
I don't even know where to begin with this Blog. It's the end of the year, and I'm done. It's surreal, this has been such a busy year for me and I've loved every minute of it. There are moments when I was stressed out beyond comprehension, and then there were times when I was enjoying myself so much I couldn't comprehend if I didn't come to this school. What I love most about this school are the people, honestly I may be reiterating a previous blog but I feel so strong about this I feel its worth repeating.
When I go to other campuses for road trips with my friends I constantly compare it to JMU, and every time I always feel JMU has the best atmosphere. It's the people that make it that way. I love how I just go up to any random person and smile and know that I'll receive a smile back. It's something people really take for granted until you go back into the "Real World" and realize that this is not always the case. JMU is awesome. I can't believe I get to stay here for half the summer, and I can't wait until the fall again.
Next fall I'm taking two geography classes. One is called Sustainable Housing in Developing Countries. We're going to study cultures of developing countries, and their surrounding geography and environment and try to understand why their houses are built the way they are. At the end of the year we're going to build our own model houses, and they'll be judged. The winning model gets to build their house on the JMU campus, and possibly go to the country which they built it for and build one there. This really has nothing to do with my concentration, but the class seems so interesting that I just couldn't pass up the opportunity.
I'm also taking a special studies class with Professor Dan Shaffer. We're going to develop a project which I will work on the entire semester; it would be great if I could integrate my minor into it as well. I'm also taking a leadership class with Dr. Warner, this is the class that I've been anticipating the most. Dr. Warner is the greatest speaker at JMU I think, and his class always fills up really fast. From what I hear this is the class that may not have anything to do with your major but the lessons you learn here, you will use for the rest of your life. I can't wait.
Well my semester is done, and I'm going to relax. Have a great day!
Posted by Simeon on April 29, 2005 04:43 PM | Link | Email Simeon
