Athens, Georgia

This past weekend I took a trip to Athens, Georgia to visit my good friend, Maddy, who starting early as a freshman at the University of Georgia. I made the 1 hour and 15 minute drive along with two of my girlfriends. We anticipated an exciting night ahead of us. As we jammed to music we found ourselves already reminiscing about high school. Wow, those four years flew by. How could that have happened. My guess is college will do the same thing. When we got to Athens, Maddy ran out to greet us like we had not seen her in years. Well, a couple of weeks anyway. The fact that I am going to college in a month quickly became a reality to not just me, but the other two as well. After taking us to her dorm room, we got settled in and started getting ready for a fun night on the town. It was a tough evening going from one fraternity house to the next and yet somehow we still had the the time of our lives. Southern Gentlemen and pretty girls in sundresses were in every direction. We always felt welcome and if we ever came across someone we didn't know we were quickly introduced. Unfortunately the night had to come to an end and we made our way back to the dorm. We were sad that our time with Maddy was almost over. Sunday morning was a little rough, but worth every minute for the fun time we had in Athens. My college start is just around the corner, now and I am excited to begin this chapter in my life.

Summer School At Its Finest

In order to be successful in nursing school, I have to make good grades from day one in college. So I chose to take a few college courses to make my freshman year at Alabama a little easier. I never thought that being accepted and registering at GPC would be almost as challenging as the courses themselves! Having just graduated from high school, I was not too confident that I was ready to dive back into the hard work again, but was excited to get a jump on college. I enrolled in two classes: College Algebra and English 1101. With each class meeting twice a week for nearly 3 hours, I had NO idea what to expect. What a relief to be in a small class environment with two professors who paid a great deal of attention to each student. After the first few weeks, I got into a routine. In English we consistently submit two blogs a week. This was a perfect way to work on my writing skills using a contemporary format. In math, as expected, I got to revisit some equations I had befriended in high school. Fortunately, I have found this area of math to be pretty straightforward. As the semester winds down, I have become more confident in my writing ability and have strengthened my math foundation. In the end, I will be the first to say that I have really enjoyed my first exposure to college level courses and look forward to more.