A Day, or two, in the Life of Jeremy

So Geopolitical!

So I really needed a fun and different idea for a blog posting this week, so I thought I'd give you a play by play of how the typical Monday goes for me. Now everyone knows that Mondays are not really everyone's favorite day, and yesterday was an extreme example of a typical Monday for me. My Monday started-off at 9:00 a.m., a reasonable time if I say so myself. After getting ready to take on my day, carpe diem style, I was off to class. My first class of the day is Religious Perspectives of Human Relationships. This course is a very fun and engaging religion class that I would recommend for everyone who is a current or prospective student of Mercyhurst University. After my religion course, I walked 15 steps in the Hirt building to my second class for the day, Geopolitics. Geopolitics is a very interesting political science course that focusses on the geographical and realist approach behind politics. This week in class,  we are tackling a simulation in the class, which is geared towards real would problems and how our team would fix them. This is a very fun way to teach real tangible issues in a way that is engaging. After my geopolitics class, I walked downstairs to another classroom in the Hirt building to have my last class for the day, Intelligence and National Security. This class is pretty fun as well, but not exactly what I was expecting. It is a more strategic approach to thinking about international relations (which doesn't sound too exciting but for a nerd like me it is wonderful).

Now after having three classes back-to-back, you'd think I was done for the day right? NOPE! Unlike most of my friends, my day is just really getting started. At 6:00 p.m., on Monday's, Mercyhurst Student Government's executive board meets to discuss all issues relating to student government. After usually an hour or hour and a half long meeting, I have a break before the 8:30 p.m. Mercyhurst Student Government meeting. The full senate meeting is always fun, and I love seeing and talking to all my fellow executive board members and senators. After another hour and a half long meeting or so, I am ready to "leave the office" and head back to my apartment.

Meetings Meetings and More Meetings

I can relax now, right? Think again! My day is still not finished, haha. On Mondays, I am normally back to my apartment at 10:30 p.m. and it is time to start on my school work. After about and hour or two of reading and paper writing, it is time to begin on yet...more work! Last night I sent out probably 10 emails, I made about four different types of PR for three clubs that I am in. This kept me busy until about 1:00 a.m. in the morning. So as you can see if you're a dedicated student who loves being involved, then your days can be very long. Although Mondays are by far my busiest days, I really do enjoy them and wouldn't change them at all.

Mercyhurst....UNIVERSITY!

Mercyhurst University!

We have some very very exciting news buzzing around the Hurst! Today is the day that the institution previously known as Mercyhurst College has transformed and grown into the brand new Mercyhurst University. The big announcement was made Mercyhurst President Dr. Thomas Gamble in a special press conference this afternoon. Immediately after the announcement was made, students, faculty, and administration alike irrupted into cheering. This change is a big step for Mercyhurst, and shows how as a small institution we are ready to make advancements in the global academic arena. We are forever a laker of Mercyhurst, but now we are a Laker of Mercyhurst University. I am proud to go to Mercyhurst University, and cannot wait to see what changes occur in the future! Carpe Diem for the past, the present and the future!

A Windy Night at Mercyhurst

Well the weather is always unpredictable, but it seems to be even more so in Erie! Tonight was especially crazy when it comes to the weather. As we walked to dinner, it was unusually warm and all of my friends commented on how it was a nice change in the weather. Before we knew it, the weather took a turn for the worst! As I was slurping down my soup a huge bolt of lightning and crack of thunder let out in the Erie sky. This crack of thunder was like a marker for the flood gates to open. Monsoon-like rain quickly covered all of campus, which made for an interesting walk/run back to our apartment building to grab shelter. As time passed, the wind continued to blow, the temperature plummeted, and the rain turned to snow. Although I assumed that the weather was producing just a little unfriendly wind, I quickly was shown the severity of the situation. I found out that the steeple of our Christ the King Chapel actually was "blown" off due to the crazy wind. Some of my friends and I walked over to the chapel to see the damage for our selves and I was in complete shock! Below are the before and after pictures. I am glad that no one was hurt, but I cannot wait to see the steeple back on the chapel!

The Steeple on Christ the King Chapel 

The Steeple on the Ground

New Year and Back to Classes, Oh My!

Sarah B, Me, and Rhona B getting ready for 2012!

Happy New Year, and welcome to 2012! I had by far the best New Years this year, mainly because I celebrated it in my favorite place, MERCYHURST! Fellow bloggers Rhona B. and Sarah B. and I had a wonderful New Years bash in my apartment. We all cooked amazing food and of course we made too much, which seems to be a reoccurring theme with my group of friends. Before we knew it, 2012 was almost upon us, and boy were we excited! We had our glasses on and hats and poppers at the ready to explode at midnight. This was especially exciting for Rhona B. who has actually not seen the ball drop in Times Square. I'm glad that Sarah B. and I helped to cross that off her bucket list! 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. HAPPY NEW YEAR! ( I know I don't really give it justice, but in my mind this is exactly how it went).
2011 was my happiest year. That is the only way to describe it. I traveled to 10 different countries, I continued to grow the amazing friendships I have made at Mercyhurst, and I have had some of the best opportunities of my life. I can only hope that 2012 will be equally amazing!

Happy 2012 Everyone!

I do have some resolutions for 2012, but they aren't really too exciting. I want to continue to be an active member in the Mercyhurst community, in whatever way that will be. I want to find and participate in a very good internship this summer. I hope to keep my great friendships up and make them even better. I want to give up my favorite drink, Diet Mt. Dew. Those are just some of them, there are more, but they are more personal ones :)

Yay, internship interview!

We are now back to classes at Mercyhurst, and this is by far one of the hardest transitions of the school year. I don't often not like going back to MercyWorld, but this mid winter break is sometimes quite difficult. I had two midterms yesterday back to back, and I did feel a little rusty coming off of Christmas break. Classes are halfway over and this means time to start thinking about next term classes. I do have two pieces of very exciting news though to get me through the rest of winter term. The first is that I have an interview for an internship this summer with a PR firm in Philadelphia! I am so very excited and nervous for my interview, but I really hope I get it. My interview is on Monday at 10:00 am and I'm really nervous! I'm prepared, now I just have to give it my best shot, stay tuned to see whether or not I get the internship (I hope its a yes haha).

Spring Break 2012!

The second exciting piece of news is that 8 of my friends and I are flying to Panama City, Fl., for Spring Break 2012! We are staying right on the beach and are all very excited for lots of activities we have planned. We have already started making a list of different things we want to do and places we want to go while in Florida. Several of us have snorkeling gear and are really excited to explore the ship wrecks near the area. I cannot wait until we arrive in Panama City Florida on February 23 at noon! I'm sure there will be a ton of pictures from the trip, and I will make sure to do a Spring Break 2012 posting!

As you can imagine, there is a lot going on in the wonderful world of Jeremy, but no matter how busy I get, there is one thing I remember to do, and that's carpe diem! Each day we are faced with crazy challenging things that may make us stress, but if you remember to take each day a little bit at a time, it will be much manageable. Carpe Diem!
~Jeremy