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Well, after a long summer of being here, there, and everywhere, I finally made it back home. I spent the remainder of my vacation time with my family and stuck around as long as I could. Of course, getting back home as late as I did, I had to hit the ground running, because I was moving back to college within a week and a half of my arrival.
So I got packed all back up, loaded the car, and headed down to my old university.
This year I've moved out of my old dorm but am still living on campus. I'm staying in the German House in hopes of continuing to build on the German that I started while traveling and in the desire to continue meeting new people. This little community is even smaller than my home from last year, but it's proving to be quite amicable so far, so I have no complaints.
On top of that, my single room is slightly bigger than my shared room from last year, which is all kinds of cool. the only downside is the upside: by that I mean my ceiling is slightly shorter. I can't have my loft as high as it was last year, but I still have it and it is a great addition to the room, even if it has lost some weight!
This year, I'm really digging into my mechanical engineering curriculum and undertaking some research with the department of astronomy on campus. I'm informed that static systems and thermodynamics are the two courses considered to be as we say "weed-'em-out" courses for engineering, meaning that these are the make or break, love or hate courses. When I finish these, I should know more than ever if I'm certain about my major. Until then, bring on the swamp of vector equations and energy systems.
So, the other week, just to take the weekend to do something fun and not school-related (and because there was hurricane weather rolling in and I now have the space) I took the liberty to build an enormous and awesome blanket fort in the living room.
I had to borrow blankets from all of my housemates - who went home for the weekend - and used materials from all over the house, but with a little help from a friend I built the whole thing in about an hour. It comprised of a giant chamber with two mattresses to lay upon (both with sheets and pads) a television, and my full-sized refrigerator. The fort also featured a few lights, a pantry and shelf for books and movies, a tunnel entrance, and a great doorway.
Needless to say, I had a lot of fun building it and it let me put the engineering mind to work for a great toy for the weekend. And when my housemates returned, I gave them all back their bedding.
Other than blanket forts, I am living in a massive homework agenda, but all is well. I'm holding up and doing well (although I am trying to buy a car). Here's to staying sane!
I'm Jonathon, and this is my life.
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Well, after a long summer of being here, there, and everywhere, I finally made it back home. I spent the remainder of my vacation time with my family and stuck around as long as I could. Of course, getting back home as late as I did, I had to hit the ground running, because I was moving back to college within a week and a half of my arrival.
So I got packed all back up, loaded the car, and headed down to my old university.
This year I've moved out of my old dorm but am still living on campus. I'm staying in the German House in hopes of continuing to build on the German that I started while traveling and in the desire to continue meeting new people. This little community is even smaller than my home from last year, but it's proving to be quite amicable so far, so I have no complaints.
On top of that, my single room is slightly bigger than my shared room from last year, which is all kinds of cool. the only downside is the upside: by that I mean my ceiling is slightly shorter. I can't have my loft as high as it was last year, but I still have it and it is a great addition to the room, even if it has lost some weight!
This year, I'm really digging into my mechanical engineering curriculum and undertaking some research with the department of astronomy on campus. I'm informed that static systems and thermodynamics are the two courses considered to be as we say "weed-'em-out" courses for engineering, meaning that these are the make or break, love or hate courses. When I finish these, I should know more than ever if I'm certain about my major. Until then, bring on the swamp of vector equations and energy systems.
So, the other week, just to take the weekend to do something fun and not school-related (and because there was hurricane weather rolling in and I now have the space) I took the liberty to build an enormous and awesome blanket fort in the living room.
I had to borrow blankets from all of my housemates - who went home for the weekend - and used materials from all over the house, but with a little help from a friend I built the whole thing in about an hour. It comprised of a giant chamber with two mattresses to lay upon (both with sheets and pads) a television, and my full-sized refrigerator. The fort also featured a few lights, a pantry and shelf for books and movies, a tunnel entrance, and a great doorway.
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Needless to say, I had a lot of fun building it and it let me put the engineering mind to work for a great toy for the weekend. And when my housemates returned, I gave them all back their bedding.
Other than blanket forts, I am living in a massive homework agenda, but all is well. I'm holding up and doing well (although I am trying to buy a car). Here's to staying sane!
I'm Jonathon, and this is my life.
