Hello everyone!
Happy midterm season - we are already about halfway through fall semester (it is crazy how fast time seems to fly in college). The weeks zoom by because for me they’re packed with classes, sports, and clubs. This past week we were fortunate enough to have many days of bright, warm sun. Everyone was outside sitting on the grass studying and hanging out again. The fall vibes are very present on campus. On Friday, a thick fog rolled in and covered campus which was pretty cool. People have put up fun Halloween decorations in their dorms and on their windows.
I have taken my first international affairs midterm which was a success. Long nights in the library studying leading up to the test really paid off. I have a midterm in my Chinese class and my Colonial Latin American history class coming up this week. For my history class, we are actually acting out a trial as the midterm exam (along with turning in a paper). We have been studying the conquest of the Aztec empire and the role of Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes in the destruction of the empire and death of Moctezuma. Some students are taking on roles such as Cortes, Cuauhtémoc, Malinche, Las Casas, Sahagún, and will be giving witness testimonies during the trial. Other students make up both legal teams, the jury, and I am the judge of the trial. I think that this is a really cool way to take what we’ve been studying for the past two months and test our own knowledge and analyzations of history.
This weekend I went to the coast on a student coordinator training trip with College Outdoors. We went to Cape Lookout state park and stayed in yurts! The ocean was incredible and very very cold. Over the weekend we learned new outdoors skills and the ins and outs of preparing, leading, and cleaning up from a trip. We played frisbee on the beach, made s'mores over a beach fire, and sang songs as the sun set. It was an awesome opportunity to gain more knowledge of College Outdoors and meet fellow student leaders and student coordinators. This weekend served as a nice mental reset for the upcoming week. Now I am back on campus getting ready for a busy week of schools and exams.
Have a wonderful day!
Sarah