Ello Mates!!!!
I'm in the land down under for term three and this is my first blog from half way across the world. It is now 7:42 PM Sunday April 26th which means it is 5:43 AM your time. 14 hour time difference, yet the jet-lag was surprisingly easy to get over. So far we have gone to the Hyde Park Barracks, Australia Museum, Toronga Zoo, Circular Quay, and today we took a hike in the blue mountains. Wait until I post pictures of the Mountains!!!! They are stunning. I will be back before I leave Sydney for the next city.
Ashley
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
YAY
Just got done with the Concert Ensemble Performance (I play the flute), which went well. However the events that occurred post concert have brightened my spirits!!!
I am no longer an RA alternate!! I will be an RA in Columbia Hall for the 2009-2010 academic year! I am super excited and just felt the need to write a quick, short blog about it.
YAY!!!
Ashley Hemphill '12
I am no longer an RA alternate!! I will be an RA in Columbia Hall for the 2009-2010 academic year! I am super excited and just felt the need to write a quick, short blog about it.
YAY!!!
Ashley Hemphill '12
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Freshman Frustration
I would like to start off by commenting on the amazing weather that has graced the EC campus. It's been sunny and warm, which has allowed me to wear flip-flops which are by far my favorite type of shoe. This campus is especially beautiful when the weather is nice because people have been outside either working, or just hanging out. A group of us even ate lunch outside while others threw a baseball and a football around. It's a picture perfect campus during these spring days. I've also been able to run outside, which is a great change from the boring treadmill in the gym.
Most freshman, me included, are stressing over the Freshman writing program. I know that I have one 10 page paper, two 3 page papers, one 5 page paper for just my college composition class. I just keep telling myself that all of this writing is going to benefit me down the road. However, at this exact moment I want to throw my computer out my window.
This past weekend my friends from home did not come up to visit, which was a bit disappointing. However, my mother, grandmother and sister are coming up next weekend, which is going to be great. Every bit of home that I can get here is helpful. This past week we found out what our room selection lotto number is and knowing my luck I knew I would get a very high number. Guess what?..... 170. There are only about 215 girls in my class. I wasn't last, but I was pretty close. Luckily my roommate for next year has a low number. I'm thinking Perry is where we will try to be for next year. Speaking of next year, I had my Orientation Leader interview which was fun, I am hoping to be an Orientation Leader for a small group. I can't wait for the in coming class of 2013. I have been in contact with a few members of the class through facebook, and they seem very eager and excited just like I was during this time my senior year.
Oh! For those of you that have read my previous entries, my sister has just started physical therapy and is healing properly. We are very thankful for that.
I should get back to writing my papers..... JOY!!! Have a nice day, and enjoy the weather!!
Ashley Hemphill '12
Most freshman, me included, are stressing over the Freshman writing program. I know that I have one 10 page paper, two 3 page papers, one 5 page paper for just my college composition class. I just keep telling myself that all of this writing is going to benefit me down the road. However, at this exact moment I want to throw my computer out my window.
This past weekend my friends from home did not come up to visit, which was a bit disappointing. However, my mother, grandmother and sister are coming up next weekend, which is going to be great. Every bit of home that I can get here is helpful. This past week we found out what our room selection lotto number is and knowing my luck I knew I would get a very high number. Guess what?..... 170. There are only about 215 girls in my class. I wasn't last, but I was pretty close. Luckily my roommate for next year has a low number. I'm thinking Perry is where we will try to be for next year. Speaking of next year, I had my Orientation Leader interview which was fun, I am hoping to be an Orientation Leader for a small group. I can't wait for the in coming class of 2013. I have been in contact with a few members of the class through facebook, and they seem very eager and excited just like I was during this time my senior year.
Oh! For those of you that have read my previous entries, my sister has just started physical therapy and is healing properly. We are very thankful for that.
I should get back to writing my papers..... JOY!!! Have a nice day, and enjoy the weather!!
Ashley Hemphill '12
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Start of a very busy month!
Hello again!
To update everyone on my RA status... I am going to be an RA alternate for the next academic year, which is a good thing because it is in the next step to being an RA. With the new dorm opening in Feb. of next year my chances of being "promoted" are high. My sister is doing well, so well in fact that she is on a cruise right now. A little bit upset with that actually. My parents, sister and her best friend are on a cruise right now... and here I am writing essays for freshman writing in rainy Elmira, NY. This also means that my sister did not come visit me for siblings weekend (sad face). My family going without me has made me realize that I am growing up, and that I am no longer going to be involved in most of the things my parents and sister do. I am a month away from basically finishing my freshman year of college, and I am growing up (tear).
Freshman Writing is without a doubt the reason for my high stress level at the moment. For the next 4 weeks I will be doing nothing but writing and editing papers. It's looking like I have about 20 pages worth of writing to do. I just keep looking at the light at the end of the tunnel, Australia.
That trip is getting me through this month!!! I can't wait for next weekend because two of my best friends are going to come visit me, and then two weeks after my sister, grandmother and mom are coming to visit. I can't wait for them to come up because my sister hasn't been here in over a year and my grandmother has never been to the Elmira. I had my Gold Key interview, and I felt that it went really well. I will not know about that until right before we leave for April break.
Last weekend I had a great experience that I really couldn't wait to share on this blog. I took the opportunity from the school to go to Greek Peak and go tubing for free. It was an incredible amount of fun that took our mind off of school work that made us feel like little kids again. Here is a picture of us!!!
Have a good week, and thanks for reading!!!
Ashley
To update everyone on my RA status... I am going to be an RA alternate for the next academic year, which is a good thing because it is in the next step to being an RA. With the new dorm opening in Feb. of next year my chances of being "promoted" are high. My sister is doing well, so well in fact that she is on a cruise right now. A little bit upset with that actually. My parents, sister and her best friend are on a cruise right now... and here I am writing essays for freshman writing in rainy Elmira, NY. This also means that my sister did not come visit me for siblings weekend (sad face). My family going without me has made me realize that I am growing up, and that I am no longer going to be involved in most of the things my parents and sister do. I am a month away from basically finishing my freshman year of college, and I am growing up (tear).
Freshman Writing is without a doubt the reason for my high stress level at the moment. For the next 4 weeks I will be doing nothing but writing and editing papers. It's looking like I have about 20 pages worth of writing to do. I just keep looking at the light at the end of the tunnel, Australia.That trip is getting me through this month!!! I can't wait for next weekend because two of my best friends are going to come visit me, and then two weeks after my sister, grandmother and mom are coming to visit. I can't wait for them to come up because my sister hasn't been here in over a year and my grandmother has never been to the Elmira. I had my Gold Key interview, and I felt that it went really well. I will not know about that until right before we leave for April break.
Last weekend I had a great experience that I really couldn't wait to share on this blog. I took the opportunity from the school to go to Greek Peak and go tubing for free. It was an incredible amount of fun that took our mind off of school work that made us feel like little kids again. Here is a picture of us!!!
Have a good week, and thanks for reading!!!
Ashley
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Seven Weeks into Term II
Hi! I'm Ashley Hemphill, a member of the Astonishing class of 2012. I grew up in Richmond, VA, which is where my family lives now. I am a nursing student here at Elmira College, and I can't wait to start clinical work in my second year here at EC. I am a member of Christian Fellowship, the non-denominational christian club here on campus. At the beginning of the academic year I was a member of the Equestrian Club, however since being at Elmira I have had knee problems that has permitted me from riding.
At the moment I am home for Winter break, and I can't believe that I have made it to this point of my freshman year of college. Just a couple months ago I was nervously packing my car and my parents' car with everything that I was planning on having in my dorm room. Here I am 6 months later worrying about the 2009-2010 academic year. For the past 3 weeks I have been spending my nights in the library until closing (1 AM) studying for mid-terms, or working on one of the infamous Freshman Writing papers, and completing the application process for the job position of Resident Assistant. This process has been quite nerve racking, because it's something I really want. I had to put together my first resume, a cover letter, go through an interview, and a "small group session." After all of this, a first cut was made where the 100+ applicants were narrowed down to 37. When I received the e-mail saying I made the first cut I was more than excited, however the 37 applicants were split into 2 large groups. This large group session would be the final determining factor, and after the RLC's (Resident Life Coordinators) spent Friday the 13th in a day long meeting letters were sent out to all the applicants. These letters would either say "you have been chosen to be an RA," "you have been chosen as an alternate RA," or "thank you for your application, however we do not have a position for you." Sadly for me, I left campus to come home for a week on Friday, therefore my letter is sitting in my mailbox waiting for me. :( On top of this application process, I have put in a resume for the Gold Key Society, which is the group of students that gives the tours of campus for admissions.
This break has been good for me, because the week before I came home my sister, Taylor a freshman in high school, broke her C7 vertebrae in a horseback riding accident. She is doing well, and will have a full recovery. This break came at a perfect time because it has allowed for me to be here with my sister, and spend quality time with my entire family. Even though I have to finish my 10 page paper for writing, a microbiology project, a microbiology paper and reading for my sociology paper, I have still been able to go out with friends and shopping for clothes for my Australia term 3 trip with my mom. Yes!!!! I did say Australia!!!! I'm very excited and if you continue reading my blog you will hear plenty about this trip.
I will keep you posted on my sister, my RA and Gold Key status.
Ash
At the moment I am home for Winter break, and I can't believe that I have made it to this point of my freshman year of college. Just a couple months ago I was nervously packing my car and my parents' car with everything that I was planning on having in my dorm room. Here I am 6 months later worrying about the 2009-2010 academic year. For the past 3 weeks I have been spending my nights in the library until closing (1 AM) studying for mid-terms, or working on one of the infamous Freshman Writing papers, and completing the application process for the job position of Resident Assistant. This process has been quite nerve racking, because it's something I really want. I had to put together my first resume, a cover letter, go through an interview, and a "small group session." After all of this, a first cut was made where the 100+ applicants were narrowed down to 37. When I received the e-mail saying I made the first cut I was more than excited, however the 37 applicants were split into 2 large groups. This large group session would be the final determining factor, and after the RLC's (Resident Life Coordinators) spent Friday the 13th in a day long meeting letters were sent out to all the applicants. These letters would either say "you have been chosen to be an RA," "you have been chosen as an alternate RA," or "thank you for your application, however we do not have a position for you." Sadly for me, I left campus to come home for a week on Friday, therefore my letter is sitting in my mailbox waiting for me. :( On top of this application process, I have put in a resume for the Gold Key Society, which is the group of students that gives the tours of campus for admissions.
This break has been good for me, because the week before I came home my sister, Taylor a freshman in high school, broke her C7 vertebrae in a horseback riding accident. She is doing well, and will have a full recovery. This break came at a perfect time because it has allowed for me to be here with my sister, and spend quality time with my entire family. Even though I have to finish my 10 page paper for writing, a microbiology project, a microbiology paper and reading for my sociology paper, I have still been able to go out with friends and shopping for clothes for my Australia term 3 trip with my mom. Yes!!!! I did say Australia!!!! I'm very excited and if you continue reading my blog you will hear plenty about this trip.
I will keep you posted on my sister, my RA and Gold Key status.
Ash
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