Study Break Update

It is 3:30 on a Sunday and I can’t help but think about everything that I will be doing this week. With midterms and presentations you’d think that I would be stressed to the max, but that just isn’t true. This is a very exciting time for Marymount because we are gearing up for our annual Homecoming/Family weekend and I look forward to playing in the flag football game over on Roosevelt Island. But before we can even get to Homecoming there is so much occurring before hand. I have been working with 6Train acapella group for our debut at the MMC Talent show on Friday and we are very excited. On top of that there is going to be a job fair this Tuesday allowing students to meet with representative from NBC Universal, Fox News Network, the Archdiocese of New York, and many more companies. These are all testaments to the benefits that we receive here as Marymount students. Well, I’m off to study! Have a great week everyone!

A Mid-Semester Addition

Everyone, say hello to the newest member of the blogging family, Joey!

Name: Joey Goulart III

Year: Class of 2012

Hometown: New London, NH

High School: Proctor Academy

Major: Communication Arts

Involved In: Peer Leader, Treasurer for the Choir, Residence Hall Council, and Yearbook

Favorite Thing About NYC: Ellis Island

Fall In NYC

Hey guys!
Sorry I haven't written in so long. My life has been a little crazy but in a good way! From what I have seen Marymount tends to keep things that way! Nevertheless, Life is good and thus, the good times are rolling.
Mid-terms are coming up and tests are getting a little out of control by my professors are preparing my classes pretty well for these big tests. Had a psychology test about a week and a half ago and the teacher prepped us so well for it I got a 108! One point shy of a perfect score. My professor, Rachel Brandoff, prepped us really well. Told us every topic she could find that any question was on and told us straight forward the topics she was thinking might be the short-essay questions. It was a really thorough test but from what I heard from my peers alot of people did pretty well. & I'm pretty happy with ym score. Lol. :-D

It's the Fall in New York City and the weather is as awkward as Fall weather here usually is. In my opinion, based on everyone's ensemble's, everyone in NYC looks confused because the weather jumps from cool, to freezing to that very rare slightly warm day--which ends up to really be, at this time, around the high 50's. It's pretty funny--every day I'm bound to see one person with a winter coat on and one person with a little pea coat on. One person with a hat and gloves and another sporting a scarfless neck and bare hands.

The upside to this Fall are the wonderful fall boots everyone's got that make me so incredibly happy. lol. I love that about fall--cuz u can't really wear these boots in the winter and you def. can't wear them in the summer--a Fall Exclusive. Makes ya love being a New Yorker.lolol. Materialistic joy! Spoken like a true city girl.

I can't wait until the end of Nov./beg. of December when the Christmas booths in Bryant Park go up selling all this incredibly unique stuff. Hats, jewelry and up and coming fashion designers with weird designs and clothes u've never seen. Sometimes it can get pretty expensive but it's so fun to be around you can go through it with a smile and not buy a single thing. Plus, there's a little restaurant in the middle and an ice skating rink. All this in the middle of the city! I tell you, it can't get any better than that--and if you think it can, you obviously haven't experienced what New York City is all about.

'Til next time!,

Nina

Rockin' and Rollin'

On Friday I took my FYM (Fist Year Mentoring) to the Museum of Natural History and boy was I excited!
We arranged to meet in the lobby at the 55th street resident hall at 9:15 and of course that didn’t happen due to my oversleeping. I arose at 9:30 and threw on my Chuck Taylors and some jeans when I heard my phone alert me that I had received a text message (and we all know my texting dependency comes before all) so I checked it and it was from one of the students in the class that said, “ you haven’t left yet… have you!?” I freaked out and ran to the lobby to see five of my students sitting there and they then proceeded to tell me that they could not afford to take a cab and that they would be a little late due to the fact that they were waiting for me!
We all finally arrived to the museum and began walking through when and even though I knew I was surrounded by all of these great artifacts I could not stop thinking, what if I was alone and Night at the Museum was real!
But all in all it was a great day and fun trip to the west side!

A Month In...

So, now classes have been underway for about a month. One thing I’ve learned, it’s not fun to have an 8:30 class on a Friday. I’ve made a note about that for when I pick my classes next semester. Other than getting up super early, I really like all of my classes. They are all interesting in different ways and the teachers really seem to care about the students.

Now..on to city living. Needless to say I’m past the whole “touristy” stage of living here, although I do still take a picture of the beautiful scenery once in a while. I have already become acquainted with the New York City rats who are about the size of small yorkies. I’m also proud to say that I’ve learned how to get around the city on my own. It was a proud moment for me when I took the subway by myself for the first time. I also love my dorm. I have a private room at de Hirsch and although it’s small, it’s MY space. I can leave the door open if I want, or I can close the door and have time to myself. I also love the fact that once a week we get maid service. It’s wonderful to come home after a long day of classes and find that your messy room now looks beautiful, complete with a new trash can liner and a made bed.

After the month of living here, I am still in love with the city. It really is the most wonderful city ever. It’s so amazing to know that if you’re in the mood to see a show (which is a regular occurrence for me), you can just hop on a subway and rush or lotto a show. I mean, just yesterday I saw Shrek for $25. It doesn’t get more awesome than that. Another awesome thing I did yesterday was I tried gyros from a street vendor for the first time. Those things are delicious..and I bartered to get the price of my juice down and succeeded. The best place in the city though is Crumbs. It’s pretty much heaven on earth. In this little store you can get cupcakes the size of your face in about 30 different flavors.

Well, I would love to go on and on about the amazing things here, but I am a college student and I can hear a few books calling my name! So, I will talk to you all later!