life at eiu

It feels like forever since I’ve entertained the readers of the official EIU blog! Hello again, world! J Again, I’m Gina, and this is my first year at Eastern. I’m enjoying college life, and the hype has died down.
I left off at Homecoming. Well to make a long story short, Homecoming was exciting. I was new to a school with this much school spirit. I didn’t get the time to go to O’Brien Stadium to watch the game, but I saw the packed stands and hundreds of blue shirts coming out and walking around campus. During the weekend, one of my organizations threw a party that I helped out with. There party were performances from upcoming St. Louis artists and everyone there seemed to enjoy the music and all the fun.
Since that was weeks ago, I’ll enlighten you about some of the most current events. On November 4, I voted for the first time of my life! It was the most anticipated election, and it actually felt good to vote. I went over to the Bridge lounge and saw a crowd of people who were obviously there to vote as well. After I voted, it felt good to sit and watch the electoral votes get counted. I was excited and proud to play a part in making history. It felt good to actually know that I voted, and made history. In the South quad hundreds of young voters celebrated the win, and ultimately celebrated change.
Lately, I’ve been into my studies and enjoying the time I have left here. The semester is starting to really fly by, so I’m enjoying the moment. Since it’s towards the end of the semester, the work is really coming in. There are final projects and portfolios, and exams. I find myself in the library trying to catch up on my work, and sometimes just to have a quiet place to be. Booth Library is beautiful, and technology equipped with everything you need to study with.
Another thing that I’ve been really adjusting to, and trying to enjoy is, the dorm life. Like I said before I’m on Carman Hall Council and we’ve been hosting a lot of programs this semester. We’ve had a Halloween Party, and recently we’ve had an Art Show. On our floor we’ve had programs and contests. My roommate and I have won one of the open door contest. We want to be like a family on our floor, so our RA (Resident Assistant) wanted us to try and keep our door open, in order to help us communicate and meet everyone. So I should be getting a prize for that soon!
My life may seem and it kind of boring to some readers, but in the end education is the key and will pay off in the end. I’ll definitely let you know how my grades are when I get my final grades, since I am also a stellar and very hardworking student! J So until next time world—enjoy the blogs of my fellow bloggers—and do NOT forget to leave comments! Feel free to browse my Facebook page, and (I no longer have a MySpace). If you have any questions or anything, feel free to let me know!
I want to leave off with some words of wisdom, something I think I’m going to start, some food for thought.
And in honor of the election I’ll leave you with this, “change is the only constant.”—Heraclitus
I’m Gina, and I’m signing off!