Happy First Day of Spring! I don't know about you but we currently still have a foot of snow here so it certainly does not feel like spring! Nonetheless, according to the weather forecast, we are going to start getting temperatures a little above zero so hopefully the snow will leave us soon! My French prof yesterday said that this is called "Quebec Spring." I am not a fan.
So it continues to be busy here and Reading Week already feels like such a long time ago. I have written three midterms, prepared a presentation, given two presentations, submitted 4 assignments and done multiple readings all since arriving back on campus a week and a half ago. Later today, I have another midterm and then I have a bit of a break, but not really because there is still lots of stuff to do. One thing consuming a lot of my time is job applications. Yesterday I spent over two hours researching and applying for various jobs and now I am going to start calling places and pestering them until someone hires me! That is one of the most difficult things about being a camp counselor - you have to find a place willing to hire you for only two months! So please keep your fingers crossed for me as I continue on my job search.
Last Wednesday night, I was invited to the Bishop's Leadership Dinner, along with the rest of my leadership community, some other first year students, other student leaders on campus and select university faculty. We were assigned to certain tables and were led through cafe-style conversation topics centred around leadership. We were supposed to discuss designated topics but my table kept going on tangents which made it all the more interesting. One of the students at my table is actually involved in this project called the Top 36 or Canada's 36 (something along those lines) in which he is in a group with other students from across Canada. competing to present an actual business venture. He has been involved with it since December and they make their presentation to corporations in August. You may have guessed it already but he was one of the award winners that night! Other awards were given out to my friends Matt and Leigh and my RA Lily, who were recognized as Rising Stars, and other upper year students for their contributions on campus.
Last Friday, my friends and I had your traditional Girls Night, complete with chocolate fondue, waffles and a Zac Efron movie. We took over our residence common room and set about eating and movie watching well into the night. We were celebrating our friend Elizabeth's return to campus, as she didn't get back until Thursday and we were so excited to have her back!
Saturday and Sunday were designated to celebrating St. Patrick's Day, which turned out to be quite the event here at Bishop's. On Sunday, one of the streets was actually shut down and there was a huge party there all day long. It was super cold though so my friends and I took some warm-up breaks at McDonalds up the street. The celebration got kind of crazy - two couches and a mattress were set on fire, as part of some "annual tradition" and the fire department had to be called in!! The take home lesson from this event is that I need to invest in some more green clothes!
This week was Research Week and there have been many events on campus to allow students and professors to showcase what they are doing. There was a Research Fair in the SUB with various tables set up offering information. There was a debate night, guest lecturers and tonight there is a movie screening about bottled water. Unfortunately, I have not been able to participate in many of the events, as I have been so busy with school!
So now I have to go to History class where we are starting our third and final simulation on the Vienna Conference for Human Rights. I am simulating Singapore with two other people I have been working with all semester, so the prof must think we work well together (or doesn't feel like changing the groups). Later, I have my French midterm and then hopefully I will be going to see the Laramie Project tonight. I am also currently sorting out whether or not I am coming home for Easter so I will keep you posted! This weekend I am filming my Recruitment Video so hopefully I can send you the link next week!
All my love, Erica xoxoxoxo
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