As this semester draws to a close, I realize how much I love living in Ubuntu. I'm probably reiterating a lot of what you've heard already but it doesn't feel like a dorm over here. It feels like a home and a family. It feels so natural. I love that I can sit out in the kitchen to do my homework and I know everyone who comes in and they know me. And when I say I know them, I mean I know more than their name - we know what tests people have coming up and what groups they're involved in. When I came in at the beginning of the year I really only knew one person I was going to be living with, but now we've grown really close which is so exciting! Put a few of us together and we are guarenteed to spend most of the time laughing and joking. Sometimes as I'm walking to dinner with everyone, or chilling in the lobby, or [insert activity] I catch myself feeling like I'm in some movie montage of all the silly good times - you know the ones with the peppy feel-good dance-around-in-your socks music? It's been way better than I ever imagined.
So even though I'm kind of scared for my classes next semester, I've never been more excited about being able to return after a break! I'm excited to continue living with this group of people and for those in our community who weren't here this semester...KELSEY RETURNS!! Woo! I also hope that we can grow from this first semester and realize where we can do a better job, especially in regards to living simply. I know one thing we're working on is buying shower timers (they're like waterproof kitchen timers so no they won't shut the water off on us) so that we can be more aware of how long we're taking and work on setting our own PRs :)
Signing off for finals week. Peace to all this Christmas season!
Monday, December 14, 2009
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Andrea: Take a Wild Guess
Sunday was the Peace and Justice Christmas art auction, and it was absolutely wonderful! If you'd like to read more about that, go to: http://www.haitiwaterproject.com/have-a-peace-and-justice-christmas/
I don't want to simply reiterate what I said for the Haiti Water Project blog, but I would like to point out several ways our community worked together really well.
1) Christine and Jennifer were absolute heroes of navigating Marbeck stuff. When we got there I realized we needed easels for the art and I had no clue where to access them, they totally handled that mini crisis! They both did so much running around at the beginning; Christine made like 5 zillion last minute copies of things for me!
2) Jason Frey arranged and decorated the Gallery and it looked so nice! He and Shawn really helped me with getting everything set up on tables. The whole tone of the event was better because of their personal touches- you guys did a great job!
3) Kristen and Devon were my strategy rockstars: I was so frustrated with some of the auctioning logistics (christmas tree vs. ornaments!! ahh- spaz!) Maybe they didn't even notice they were doing it, but they were speaking SO enthusiastically at the event about the art, and explaining different ornaments to people; they were excited about the art and that got other people excited about it too.
4) Erin Weaver: you. rock. She was my insider informant for the music department: she got an add put in the Messiah bulletin. That was her idea in the first place, and it wouldn't have happened without her.
5) Judahchris- I don't know if you know this, but Judah actually made a table for the auction! Jennifer's brother bid on it ;) Seriously though, Judah's mobile attracted so many people's attention to the Gallery.
6) Ethan got like half of his friends over here to help make ornaments on Friday night- that was absolutely fantastic. It meant so much to me that people I barely knew came over here to help with the event!
7) Karla doesn't know this, but she's actually the one who inspired the layout of the bid sheets. She told me a while ago (when she was planning the CUP dinner) that having a nice sign up sheet made everything seem more put together... and she was so right! Several people commented on our snowflake forms. thanks for the idea, Karla!
So there you have it: Ubuntu in action. You guys have no idea how much your support and encouragement means to me. This event would NEVER have happened without you guys keeping me sane. I don't know if I've ever been prouder of our community. you guys rock, and i"m so thankful I live with you.
Also, Judah said that he wants to plan one every month, so... who wants to plan our "Peace and Justice January" event?!
I don't want to simply reiterate what I said for the Haiti Water Project blog, but I would like to point out several ways our community worked together really well.
1) Christine and Jennifer were absolute heroes of navigating Marbeck stuff. When we got there I realized we needed easels for the art and I had no clue where to access them, they totally handled that mini crisis! They both did so much running around at the beginning; Christine made like 5 zillion last minute copies of things for me!
2) Jason Frey arranged and decorated the Gallery and it looked so nice! He and Shawn really helped me with getting everything set up on tables. The whole tone of the event was better because of their personal touches- you guys did a great job!
3) Kristen and Devon were my strategy rockstars: I was so frustrated with some of the auctioning logistics (christmas tree vs. ornaments!! ahh- spaz!) Maybe they didn't even notice they were doing it, but they were speaking SO enthusiastically at the event about the art, and explaining different ornaments to people; they were excited about the art and that got other people excited about it too.
4) Erin Weaver: you. rock. She was my insider informant for the music department: she got an add put in the Messiah bulletin. That was her idea in the first place, and it wouldn't have happened without her.
5) Judahchris- I don't know if you know this, but Judah actually made a table for the auction! Jennifer's brother bid on it ;) Seriously though, Judah's mobile attracted so many people's attention to the Gallery.
6) Ethan got like half of his friends over here to help make ornaments on Friday night- that was absolutely fantastic. It meant so much to me that people I barely knew came over here to help with the event!
7) Karla doesn't know this, but she's actually the one who inspired the layout of the bid sheets. She told me a while ago (when she was planning the CUP dinner) that having a nice sign up sheet made everything seem more put together... and she was so right! Several people commented on our snowflake forms. thanks for the idea, Karla!
So there you have it: Ubuntu in action. You guys have no idea how much your support and encouragement means to me. This event would NEVER have happened without you guys keeping me sane. I don't know if I've ever been prouder of our community. you guys rock, and i"m so thankful I live with you.
Also, Judah said that he wants to plan one every month, so... who wants to plan our "Peace and Justice January" event?!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Andrea: blogging duty
I was so relieved when I saw that it was my week to be on blogging duty. I know what you're thinking, and no! It's not because I don't love cleaning the toilets and showers...
This week is so crazy for me. I have Capstone homework out the wazoo, all kinds of odds and ends of things for other classes, and the Peace and Justice Christmas auction (among other things) is this weekend. I've been feeling really nervous about the PJC auction because it got here quicker than I was expecting and now all the little details (that I'm SO good at anyway *roll my eyes*) need tied together. bla. I'm so thankful for all the Ubuntu support though- last night we had such a fun craft time and we made some really fun ornaments. I'm hoping tonight goes just as well.
In other news: I would love to have a hot cup of tea to hold in my frigid corpse-like hands right now. Unfortunately, at this moment, every single mug is dirty because everyone's week is just as busy as mine. I can't decide if I should take a break from homework long enough to wash all the dishes or not. Does it make me un-ubuntu if I wash only 1 mug? ...probably: ugh, the things we do for our addictions, aye? Dishes, here I come!!
This week is so crazy for me. I have Capstone homework out the wazoo, all kinds of odds and ends of things for other classes, and the Peace and Justice Christmas auction (among other things) is this weekend. I've been feeling really nervous about the PJC auction because it got here quicker than I was expecting and now all the little details (that I'm SO good at anyway *roll my eyes*) need tied together. bla. I'm so thankful for all the Ubuntu support though- last night we had such a fun craft time and we made some really fun ornaments. I'm hoping tonight goes just as well.
In other news: I would love to have a hot cup of tea to hold in my frigid corpse-like hands right now. Unfortunately, at this moment, every single mug is dirty because everyone's week is just as busy as mine. I can't decide if I should take a break from homework long enough to wash all the dishes or not. Does it make me un-ubuntu if I wash only 1 mug? ...probably: ugh, the things we do for our addictions, aye? Dishes, here I come!!
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