End of the first semester

I made it throught the first semester at Monmouth. There were a lot of things to adjust to and it was a lot of hard work. Next semester there will still be things to get used to and adjust to like new teachers and new classes.

Race Conference

On Thursday we went to a race conference. I thought it was interesting, but I did not expect it to last as long as it did. There were not many people there.

Adjusting to College

Adjusting to college has been pretty hard. Everything changed at once. You had to make new friends, you weren't in a familiar setting, and for a lot of people you're no longer living at home. In the beginning this adjustment was really hard for me because the second week of school my grandma died. This was hard because I didn't have my family with me and I had to miss class to go to the funeral. The week after this was pretty rough; things were getting really stressful. After this things started to get better. I met a good group of friends. Things are still pretty stressful and theres still more adjusting to do but its better than it was.

Guest Speaker 2

Three women came in to talk about alcohol and other substances. The first two women talked about Monmouth's policies on alcohol. This was helpful because they explained a lot of important things that many people did not know before. Some things they explained were the good samaritan practice, and how Monmouth deals with underage drinking. The third woman had a whole presentation set up and this was also helpful because it gave us some facts about alcohol and drugs.

Guest Speaker: Shawn

I thought Shawn's visit was good. He showed us how to create blogs and edit them. He was very helpful and he seemed like he knew what he was talking about. He explained things clearly and he was easy to understand. His presentation was helpful because this is something that can be used for not only this class but other classes too.