UVM Blogs

While curled in the fetal position on my bed I contemplated the outcome of my upcoming senior year. Every worry I could ever have began running through my head like a freight train. Where am I going to live? Where am I going to work? How am I going to pay my bills? All of [...]

Well I thought I’d never see the day but the temperature here is climbing to high 40s and low 50s, just in time for spring break! Despite the relaxation associated with spring break I’ve been doing the opposite, working a lot of hours to earn more money! I’ve also had some time to think, and [...]

So, in a bizarre turn of events I have radically changed my future plans. I want to go into nursing. Yes. Nursing. For so many years I’ve held a lot of strengths that I couldn’t quite find a linear job to accommodate: warm, friendly, outgoing, likes people and a fast walker. When I took all of [...]

My god. Another beautiful day. I’m starting to feel a little spoiled now! Walking up to campus this morning I felt like a million bucks. Everyone seemed a little bit happier, it would’ve been an amazing moment to randomly break out into song and dance. Yes, that is a dream of mine. During Halloween I waited [...]

Today is wonderful day because the sun has finally shown its face. I can already catch a glimpse of the spring. Oh yes, spring. I’m so excited. Finally I’ll be able to walk out of my house in a cardigan or t shirt instead of 10 pounds of winter gear. The spring semester is very interesting. [...]

Spring semester of my junior year has finally rolled around and it’s hitting me how close I am to my senior year. It’s scary. So many questions about where I want to go and what I want to do. My classes are awesome, I’m taking 3 classics classes, 1 Art history class and a CDAE [...]

  For those of you who don’t know what a Meme is here is the urbandictionary  definition: “A ‘meme’ doesn’t have to be funny, provocative or even make sense. Most memes fall into one of three categories: – ‘Quirky’ stuff that isn’t funny. – Pathetic stuff that fills you with vicarious despair. – Revolting pictures that [...]

I will never understand why people feel the need to get themselves into such a tizzy over Black Friday. People get mugged, pepper sprayed, mauled, run over and even killed because of mob mentality surrounding Black friday. So you get some good deals, but are they really ‘deals’ when you consider the cost of your [...]

I had an absolute meltdown during registration yesterday morning. Registration begins at 7 and as everyone knows the first 30 seconds is crucial to either having a crappy semester or the best semester of your college career. Ok. Maybe it’s not quite that dramatic. But still, it’s pretty important to get on there as close [...]

I am so beyond excited for Thanksgiving Break to get here. I am planning on having a big Thanksgiving with all of my friends before we all go home and everyone is bringing something. I think about 30 people are going to be there so it’s going to be seriously crowded in my apartment! We [...]

I’m at that stage in my college career when I’m beginning to become obsessed with the future; What am I doing after school? Where am I going to live? How am I going to pay my bills? Ugh. These thoughts are so troubling I actually stay up thinking about it at night. It’s scary. All [...]

I am beyond excited because Monday is Halloween and that means an entire weekend of costumes, candy and FUN!! Halloween at UVM is so incredibly fun and over the top, everyone is always running around in a costume or handing out candy. You can’t just have one Halloween costume you have to have two or [...]

Today in my Roman Civilization class we were preparing for a test. We organized ourselves into groups and discussed essay topics. I was with two other people and we were by far the smallest group out of all the essays. I spoke to another girl and she was also a Classics major! I always get [...]

Sometimes while in college I get this notion in my head that I’m all grown up and I’m learning about complex things that can potentially alter the path of our civilization as we know it. Facts and theories that completely change my perception of how I view myself and the world constantly swirl around in [...]

Finally the leaves are starting to change colors and all I can think about is hiking and apple picking. It’s getting to be sweater weather and that’s always awesome too. My mind seems to be focused more on the beauty of the season and fun with friends lately :p Already we’re halfway through the semester [...]

Well I must say I had a very magical Tuesday. This was the day of my exam for my Asian Traditions class, and man was it a doozy. I had heard that the exam was going to be hard, I studied a little, and went to bed very late the night before, awesome preparation. At [...]

So far I’ve had two exams in which I’ve totally DOMINATED! Everyone says that Junior year is supposed to be your hardest year, so far I haven’t had too big of a problem. Maybe these are some of the reasons it might be difficult….. 1) Living off campus for the first time. This may be hard in [...]

My Art History exam is already coming up this Friday. :/ I’m a little apprehensive about it but most of the stuff we have learned about is art pieces and buildings in antiquity. I’ve seen all of these  already in most of my Classical civilization classes. I find it so amazing how many parallels there [...]

I happen to live in an apartment with my best friends. It is amazing every day to be around them, so much so that my school work tends to take a back seat sometimes. I read for a little while but then the laughter of my roommates beckons me away from my studies. Everyone  has [...]

Every time I hear this question I want to scream. I’m a Classics major and A) people don’t usually know what it even is and B) they have no idea what you can do with one. So to all those Philosophy, English and Religion majors, I feel your pain. Unless you’re going into a highly [...]

I find myself asking this question every week…usually starting Sunday. Living on campus Rebecca Black’s “It’s Friday” would be blasting out of the dorms at the end of every week. It was one of the best feelings every time I walked outside and it was Friday. The music would start from all corners of campus, [...]

A Brief and True Report of the Peoples That Inhabit Our Classrooms You know those people. Those people in your classes who you dread having a group discussion with. They always sit in the front, raise their hand first, interrupt other students and seem to “know-it-all.” Today, I was a sandwich; an Oreo cookie of pretentious, blasphemous [...]

One if the things I enjoy about living off campus is having a kitchen. It’s so nice to be able to walk right downstairs and cook whatever you want. I was with my housemates last night looking through one of the most amazing cook books I have ever seen. All the recipes looked so delicious [...]

I recently came back to UVM for my Junior year. This is also the first year where I haven’t lived on campus and I have to say the change is pretty radical. Based on my first impression this is what it’s like… 1) Downtown Burlington is very LOUD. No matter what time of the day [...]

Yesterday and today were two of the most beautiful days at UVM I’ve seen for months. When its warm the entire campus seems to come out of hibernation, life is breathed back into every student. Everyone is outside long boarding, playing frisbee, children are inexplicably running and laughing around campus. I can never get over [...]

It’s only been a few days since I’ve come back from spring break in Los Angeles, California. I went on Alternative Spring Break through UVM and I flew with a group of eight other students to volunteer on local organic farms. It was the most amazing experience! Sunny skies and beautiful farms for nine days [...]

I can’t even wrap my head around the fact that I am leaving for California in 2 days! All I can focus on is my history of the Near East exam which is going to be my most difficult. If only 3 people had built Mesopotamia, there would much less names to remember but alas, that is [...]

Midterms are  coming up and I have to say I’m not sure how I feel about it. The only class I dread is Geology, because I heard the tests are really hard. But enough about exams. What I’m really looking forward to is alternative spring break. I’m going to Los Angeles California!!!!!!!!!! I’m really excited, [...]

Yay me I’m terrible with technology! These are all my blogs that haven’t been showing up on my home page, enjoy! Apartment Hunting for Next Year- November 15, 2010 For the past couple of weeks I’ve been looking for apartments to live in for next year. It is so important to START EARLY! They go pretty fast [...]

Its the second week of school and it already feels like I’ve been here for over a month. It’s strange how it can never feel like you truly leave. Winter break was fun, even though I just worked the whole time Each new semester seems to bring about new challenges to face and obstacles [...]

This weekend is Halloween and the air is buzzing with excitement. Personally this is my first year being at school for Halloween because last year I had a rugby game away and was not able to participate. This year I plan to be one of three blind mice and a Greek Goddess (Can you tell [...]

It’s getting closer to winter and all I want to do is hold on to the beauty of fall. Granted, we’ve had a lot of rain for the past couple of weeks it’s nonetheless been very beautiful. One thing I learned to get this year: a rain jacket. It took my about 10 times to [...]

A few weeks have passed since I last bogged and I am happy to report that I am beginning to get back into the swing of things finally. About a month into school you realize a trend: teachers give exams around the same time. I found that I had multiple exams in a short amount [...]

Here I am again now as a second year student! It’s exciting the second year because you already know people from last year. What’s different this year is that I’m on athletic campus a.k.a one of the best places to be in. So far I’ve been so busy, new classes, new people, you name it. [...]

The year is drawing to an end, so what have I learned so far from being here? Well there are definetly a few things… 1) Getting to know your professors is more valuable than you think . If you make an effort to try to get to know your professor they’ll be more forgiving if you miss [...]

I remain undecided about my major but my minor is studio art. I favor my drawing class right now because I like sketching and painting more than using shapes and abstraction. Right now we are working with figures, drawing from models in class with different mediums. So far we’ve used charcoal, pastel, and ink. My [...]

It’s spring time and the sun is shining upon glorious UVM, everyone is outside, laughing, playing games and all that jazz. Who wants to go to class? NOBODY. This is the time when the temptation to skip class grows faster than the budding trees. Remember what you came here for? EDUCATION. Skipping out on class means [...]

It’s the Spring semester and we are finally coming up on spring break! Now is seriously the time in school when nobody wants to do ANY school work. You get that sort of blahhh… feeling and it takes so much to get some work done. It’s important to stay strong though! Personally I’ve got the [...]

It’s January and the new semester has been underway for about a week now. What a week! Firstly, all my class have totally changed times and I’m in some new art classes. Thankfully I only have to wake up early twice a week now, instead of everyday. Some surprises I’ve encountered is my reservations about [...]

One of the biggest issues in college is managing your finances. Oh jeez. You hear this so much but figure you’ll be fine with it. I thought the same thing. It honestly is hard to keep track of what you’re spending because you don’t have your family monitoring how you spend your cash. Make sure [...]

Now is the time of the year when classes are winding down and its time to take the dreaded final exams. In my opinion, final exam week is not that bad. Why? A) Chances are you won’t have an exam in EVERY class; you’ll probably have a paper or another sort of evaluation. B) We [...]

One of the biggest things you hear in college is: time management. At first I didn’t take this too seriously and thought, ” Well, I could handle high school just fine so why not college?” A) College, for me, is more difficult than high school because you basically have to teach yourself most of the [...]

My name is Alyssa Peteani and I’m from Rutland, Vermont. I like sports, art, being outside and music. Currently my major is undeclared and I’m in the college of Arts and Sciences. So far school is quite different than how I thought it would be and some of these points will be good tips for [...]