Hello, everyone! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Mine was indeed spectacular here at Luther. First of all, my break started with good news - something I have been hoping for for quite some time. Then, on Thanksgiving day, I had a wonderful time at my host parents' house. I was able to talk with many of my friends from Nigeria [and that was really special]. Also, we international students had plenty of fun together. It was these things that made my break so exciting.
About two weeks ago, I sent an online application to work with the technology help desk for my work-study. So, on Monday, I was invited to have an interview with the manager and two other interviewers. The four of us went into a room at two o'clock and I was asked quite a wide range of questions, even including my extra-curricular activities. Toward the end of the interview, they began to tell me more about what the help desk does and how much I would learn by working there. So, I was a bit encouraged that the interview must have gone well. Then, on Wednesday, I was sent an e-mail saying I got the job! I was so excited because, beyond my longing to work with the help desk and learn more about computers, it was my first interview at Luther and it was productive.
On Thursday, my host parents picked me up at 12:30pm to celebrate thanksgiving with their family. There were about fifteen of us there in the house, including family friends, children, and even grand nephews and nieces of my host parents. It was a pretty diverse crowd too. There was a Congolese church member who said the prayer in his native language [he had to say 'Amen' like twice before we knew he was done]. There was also a freshman there from Iowa State University majoring in Aerospace Engineering. He told me about how some of his classes have close to 200 students! It's why I now appreciate our small class sizes here at Luther more than ever. Overall, I had a really good time there [plenty of good food and turkey to eat, too].
Speaking of food, the cafeteria was closed during this break. But they were kind enough to give us vouchers to buy food downtown. So, on Friday evening, we international students contributed our vouchers and bought food ingredients downtown to prepare in the kitchen of Miller Hall. We were going to have a small social with a sound set and good music. The best part, however, was the food; it was indeed amazing. There were also drinks and snacks. I was having such a nice time there but I had to leave the place before 8:00pm because I had signed up to be an acting RA in Ylvi Hall during the break and I was on duty that night [I feel one step closer to becoming an RA next year!]
The bad part, though, with all these activities, is that I actually didn't do any schoolwork with my time until 10:00pm on Saturday. I spent most of my free time playing my guitar [I'm actually getting better], watching tv, and facebooking. And facebook actually proved to be a productive tool during this break [contrary to the detrimental role it plays in the life of a college student]. I was able to get in touch with my friends from Nigeria whom I hadn't spoken to in ages. And, for the first time, my new pictures attracted more positive comments than negative ones! However, with the amount of fun I've had during this break, it would be interesting how I reajust to going to classes and doing homework. And, with the final exams coming up in just a couple weeks, there is no doubt that I have to get back on track as quickly as possible...
Have a good day!
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