So September is the beginning of a new school year, which for me means going back to work. So I'm here and I'm getting  prepared for the school year and working on setting up the computer lab that I manage and its more work than people might think. The first few days were a little rough because they were calling me to pass out student programs for the first week, when I could have been getting my computer lab ready for use. Plus, I had to get ready to conduct a workshop to introduce teachers to our lab policies and procedures as well as any new software applications we are using and take them through each one. And now that I am done getting organized and almost finished setting up, I feel better and can't wait to see what this year has in store for me. Hopefully good things will come.

Now I can barely believe it is the 9th week of the Summer II quarter!!! OMG, boy does time fly by. This quarter has been going so great and I have surprised myself, granted that I am taking an Accounting course and a Statistics class, but I have been doing great and am looking forward to keeping my grades up. I just wonder now what the Fall quarter courses will bring, I'm hoping it will go as smooth as this quarter.

My little sister just got her GED and I'm so excited because even though she did not finish high school, she's on track and now she's getting ready to start her courses for Medical Office Technology at West Side Technical Institute. I'm so proud of her!!! Given, she just gave birth to my niece in March and just turned 19 in Aug. So I'm excited for her and am glad that she now has her head on straight. Me and my older sister have been doing what we can so that she starts her first quarter off right, and what better way than to take her shopping for new clothes and supplies!!! What girl doesn't like to go SHOPPING??!!! It was great, and we had fun, just the sisters (plus the baby, who also got new clothes). So my weekend consisted mostly of shopping, shopping and shopping. Oh yeah!

Wow. Time sure flies! So I surprised myself this quarter due to the fact that this Humanities class was surely to be a disaster but I pulled through and managed to do very well. I thought that I was going to leave that class with not a single thing learned, but reflecting on all the work and thinking that we had to do, it made me see literature in a new light and realize the many ways one can interpret different kinds of literature. Thanks Dr. Sgarlata!

Accounting 300 was a blast and the instructor taught in a way that was sure to help me retain the information. Thanks Mr. Knutsen!

English 325 was also a great class. We learned how to compose proposals and we worked on a project in which our purpose was to create letters and send them out to different companies, asking for donations to help a not-for-profit organization based in Chicago. It was a rewarding experience. Thanks Ms. Meador!

Well, I enjoyed this quarter and now I'm moving up to the 400 level courses! Ay Ay Ay! I have two quarters left!!! Oh yeah!!! Lets just see how smoothly these courses move along.

Hope you're all having a wonderful experience here at Robert Morris College.

Adios!