UVM Blogs

Exactly six months from today I will be at my college graduation.. Seriously, how the hell did that happen?! Aren’t I still a little first year wandering around campus looking for my classes? I somehow went from that to the old seniors that seemingly have everything together. It’s weird to think that I’m that person now, [...]

So this is going to be a wee post in honor of my most recent trip: Scotland. I spent this past weekend in Scotland, and I have to say, it was incredible. I really wish that we had had longer to spend there, because I loved the trip so much and loved what we saw. I [...]

After about a month and a half, I think I can safely say I’m very well-adjusted to being in London as a student. The last time I posted, I hadn’t even started classes yet, and now here I am in the middle of week 5 of classes! It’s been really interesting to see the differences in [...]

Hello UVM! I hope everyone’s semesters are starting out well and you’re all having a good time! This semester, I’m doing something a little different – I’m studying abroad in London! Woo! I’ve been here for about a week, and so far it is absolutely amazing. I’m studying at the University of Westminster and taking [...]

Here are a few springtime pictures on campus!

I feel like I write about the same things around this time of year, but it’s that time of year where there are two weeks left in the semester and I can’t believe how fast the year has gone by. Seriously. It’s the end of my junior year? I remember the end of my senior [...]

I’ve officially been accepted to study abroad in London for Fall 2011!!!! I applied through Arcadia University’s College of Global Studies, and I’m going to be at the University of Westminster, which is right in London. The easy part (all the application stuff) is done – now comes all the paperwork: picking classes, making deposits, [...]

Ok, I know that since I go to school in Vermont, I should be used to the snow and potentially like the snow. Only one of those is true. Yes, I am used to the snow – I’m originally from NH, so winter isn’t really a new concept for me. However, I only like the [...]

Somehow, through all of my goals and conscious decisions to do less work this semester and not spread myself too thin, I’ve still managed to get myself right back involved with lots of work. I’m feeling at this point me doing slightly too much work is inevitable, and that’s just who I am. Mind you, this [...]

Hi all, I am well into my Christmas break, and loving it. This break was much needed after the end of this semester. I had sooo much to do… I had one really big project for the end of the semester for my College Media Practicum (the class that I get credit for working at [...]

I think my favorite thing about living off campus is doing my own cooking. Don’t get me wrong, campus food is more than acceptable – but it does get old after a while. My family is really into cooking and trying new recipes so when I got my apartment, doing my own cooking was one of [...]

At long last, the time has come for Thanksgiving break. This is the first break that we’ve had since school started, and I’ve decided that this break is what I’m thankful for this year. I’ve been so busy this semester, what with classes, the Cynic, and other design work on the side. I’ve pretty much [...]

So it’s been a little while since I’ve had the time to do this, so I apologize for not keeping up with it for all you avid blog readers out there I just got back from a trip to a journalism conference in Kentucky with all the media groups at UVM. Three people each from [...]

It must be fall. It’s cold in the mornings and warm in the afternoons. Scarves and sweaters are perfect at 8am, but a little much around 3pm. Though it is a little inconvenient when it comes to dressing, I love this time of year. This past weekend was really great. My parents came up to [...]

It’s mid-September, the leaves are turning, and the nights are chilly. That can only mean one thing: I’m back at UVM. After a long break from blogging, I’m back and ready to go. A lot has happened in the past six months. I’m a junior, and I’m living off campus which is fantastic. I absolutely [...]

I don’t remember if I’ve talked about this before, but I’m the layout editor for the school paper, The Vermont Cynic . After a week or so of transitioning into the position, I adjusted and now it’s great. I’ve been recruiting new people to join the layout team, and I now have six people working on layout, [...]

Yesterday was my birthday and I turned 20! It’s exciting to think that I’m not a teenager anymore. I was driving around with my sister during break and she turned to me and said “You’re going to be two decades old!”. I never really thought of it like that before, but I suppose it’s true. [...]

I’m pretty sure that I’m the only person in Vermont who is happy about the lack of snow on the ground right now. I like winter, but I usually only like it for about a month. Then all the snow gets gross and dirty, driving is difficult, and I get sick of being cold. There [...]

UVM doesn’t have an official ‘journalism’ major, which is one thing that I hear people comment on frequently. However, the university does have classes that are journalism/media based. I am in two of these classes: News Writing Across Media and College Media Practicum. News Writing Across Media is exactly what it sounds like: a course [...]

So over vacation I was at the dentist. Let me first say that going to the dentist, though I know it is necessary, is not my favorite thing in the world. I was sitting there getting my teeth cleaned and the dentist was talking to me–on a side note I’ve always thought that that is [...]

It’s January 20, and I’m back at school in my second day of classes. I had a really good winter break. I went to Texas for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl because my brother was chosen to be a part of the marching band that played at halftime – AMAZING show. I went to Providence, [...]

Happy December 1st! I can’t believe that it is already December. The semester has gone by sooo fast, as always. Today is the second day back after Thanksgiving break, and everyone I’ve talked to has said that they didn’t want to come back. I had a great time over break with my family/friends. It was [...]

Since I’m going to be a junior next year, I have the option of living off campus. At UVM, you have to live on campus for four semesters (2 years) before you can live off campus. I’ve heard of exceptions, but I’m pretty sure that they are few and far between. Living on campus has [...]

It’s a little more than halfway through the semester, and as always there’s a ton of stuff going on. For most classes (at least most big classes), there are two or three exams and then the final exam which may or may not be cumulative. Those exams more or less make up your grade for the [...]

As a sophomore, I like to think of myself as being relatively experienced on campus as far as knowing where things are, how to get around, etc. This past week I got to try two new places to eat on campus: Waterman Manor and the Atrium. I had known about these places, but like most things, [...]

This past weekend was a long weekend for me. Instead of having Monday off for Columbus Day like most schools, UVM takes Friday off instead. It’s still a three day weekend, just moved around a bit. The three day weekend is a nice break because other than that, we go pretty much straight through until [...]

I mentioned in one of my last blogs that I’m in a class called Visual Communication. Right now, that class is my favorite. We work in the computer labs twice a week, and the time always flys by. Plus, the computer lab that we work in is a Mac lab, and it’s full of Macs with [...]

It is lazy Saturday afternoon, and it’s absolutely gorgeous outside. I think fall is definitely my favorite season. It’s not too hot, and I don’t freeze myself half to death when I have to walk to class. As far as weather goes, it’s the best of both worlds. I really want to go apple picking and [...]

Female Orgasm! Now, before anyone reading this gets their head too deep in the gutter let me back up and give a little background information… I Love Female Orgasm is a program put on by a couple, Marshall Miller and Dorian Solot, who travel around the county to college campuses teaching about sex education. Don’t get me wrong [...]

Hi everyone! I’m back and ready to go as a UVM blogger for my sophomore, and ready to impart all of my wisdom I had an awesome summer but as always, it went by waay too! I was a waitress at a local seafood restaurant, and had a great time. Unlike many of my friends, [...]

This is my last entry as a freshman in college. WOOHOO! It’s very exciting in a weird sort of way….I still can’t believe that I’ve gotten through a year of college already. Right now, I’m in the midst of studying for and taking exams. On Thursday, I had my Visual Communication final, which went very [...]

AH! I can’t believe there’s only two weeks left in this semester! I can’t wait to be done with classes and finals and be on break for three-ish months. It’ll be so nice to have a break and relax. Last week was registration for classes, which is always an experience. Students are given different days [...]

This past weekend I went to Washington D.C. to play with the Pep Band at the Men’s Frozen Four hockey game. We left Thursday morning at 6am (SO EARLY!) and started the trek to D.C. We took a really nice coach bus down which made the 10-11ish hour bus ride more comfortable. Plus there was only [...]

Thank goodness it’s Friday. I love it when I know I can sleep in for two days. Today, I had a meeting with my advisor to talk about what classes I’m taking next year. Next fall I’m taking (I hope) two communications courses, one of which is a lab, one computer class, a social science [...]

Finally spring is almost here. It’s so nice to be walking back from class and 1). not freezing to death in the process and 2). to see people out of their dorms and doing things like playing frisbee or basketball. I was going to put up a picture I took today with my phone of [...]

Spring break was really great. I didn’t do anything extravagant like go to Miami – instead I just hung out at home with my friends and my family. It’s always good to see them. Sleeping in + good food + doing nothing = good times What was really surprising to me was that there [...]

Thank God there’s only one more day left until spring break! My roommate and I decided a few days ago that this break is very much needed. I’ve heard lots of people making big elaborate plans like going to Cancun or Ft. Lauderdale or Montreal. Other people are doing the alternative spring break program, where a [...]

I don’t really have anything in particular to write about, so this might come off as a bit random. Midterms are starting to come up again…awesome. I really hope they go well. I haven’t really gotten any bad grades on exams so far, but they could definitely be better. I’m not too stressed about it yet, [...]

UVM’s rule for housing is that everyone has to spend two years living on campus. So right now, all of the e-mails and information about housing next year is circulating around. I don’t really have a problem with living on campus, but I think it’ll be fun to live off campus in an apartment junior/senior [...]

Yesterday was such a nice day. I walked out of my dorm, and it was 45ish degrees out – a heat wave compared to what it’s been. It was so nice to walk around on campus and not freeze in the process. Unfortunately, the nice weather only lasted for about half the day, then it [...]

Even though I do a lot of walking every day around campus, this semester I decided that I was going to start going to the gym more often and getting a little bit more exercise. Campus Recreation runs a bunch of drop-in fitness groups that range from yoga to abs to cycling. They offer a [...]

Being from New Hampshire, I’m obviously used to the cold, long winters, and sub-zero temperatures. When looking at schools I took the location into consideration and I wanted somewhere with variety. I love the season change that occurs in New England and the surrounding area, so I wanted to go somewhere where that happened, unlike [...]

After a very nice long winter break, it’s so good to be back at UVM. When I left for vacation I was so ready to have a break after all the work I had done for finals and such. I got to see my family, my crazy friends and I finally got the chance to just [...]

Ever notice that the word “studying” is “student” and “dying” put together? (I can’t take credit for coming up with that, but I thought it was funny) The past week has pretty much been filled with work. I’ve been writing papers, and trying to study for the various exams I have in my classes. Finally, [...]

After a very nice break for Thanksgiving, I’m right back to work. The day or two after vacation is always rough…not wanting to get up…almost falling asleep during Art History…I got very used to sleeping in and not doing any work Hopefully, if everything works out right, I’m headed back home for Christmas Break [...]

I’m so excited to go home on Friday for Thanksgiving break. It’ll be the first time I’ve been home for an extended period of time since school started. I went home for a weekend in October, but it was a very busy weekend, so I really didn’t get the whole “being home experience” if you [...]

Unfortunately, I couldn’t avoid being sick forever. But after being a lump in bed for a week, I’m back to normal and feeling great. Of course, the world doesn’t stop while you’re sick so I’ve been catching up on some things that I missed…homework assignments, test reviews, lectures, etc. It’s been manageable – thank god [...]

This month has been fairly busy so far. Studying for midterms every other week, working, staying on top of homework, attempting to remain healthy, and on top of everything else, trying to find time for myself to relax, sleep, hang out with friends, or talk with people from home. It’s been kind of hectic, but it’s [...]

This past weekend (October 4-5) was Homecoming/Parent’s Weekend here at UVM. From Friday – Sunday, the university planned all sorts of activities, ranging from picnics and lectures to concerts and open houses. They invite parents of students to come to UVM to see what life is like, where their kids are living, etc. etc. My family [...]

I can’t believe that I’ve already been in college for a month. I was doing my homework last night and looked down at my calendar and noticed the date and it suddenly dawned on me that it was practically October! Within a month, so much has happened. I joined the pep band, visited a friend [...]