I hope everyone is having a great holiday season! I am having a great winter break. It is very nice to have some downtime, where I can do leisurely activities and catch up on sleep.
Here's the video to 'N Sync's "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays." I hadn't watched the music video for this song until this year, even though I hear the song every year. I think the video is funny, and I'm loving all of their frosted hair.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Sweet Home, Chicago
Well, I am back home in Chicago for a couple of days. Then I am off to Tucson until the 23rd for a pre-Christmas celebration. I am so glad it is finally winter break...even though it's only 20 degrees here! I got home around 4pm Chicago time, and I've already managed to squeeze in dinner with my parents, a little Christmas shopping, and time with some high school friends - a very productive day indeed.
Finals went well. They seemed to end really quickly, since I was done on Monday. I've never had so few written tests before (I only had three). I stayed in Bloomington until this afternoon because I wanted to spend some time with my friends and boyfriend before I skipped town for a couple of weeks. I just love the feeling of not having any more finals to worry about for a while!
Finals went well. They seemed to end really quickly, since I was done on Monday. I've never had so few written tests before (I only had three). I stayed in Bloomington until this afternoon because I wanted to spend some time with my friends and boyfriend before I skipped town for a couple of weeks. I just love the feeling of not having any more finals to worry about for a while!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
While I Should Be Writing A Paper...
I am pretty sure my Marketing Research (M303) final went well today. I love when I come out of a test feeling more confident than I thought I would.
Now I'm sitting in the Union computer lab about to start typing my final paper due tomorrow for my sales class. I have outlined the entire paper, and I feel that I know what I am going to say. It actually seems like it will be interesting to write. For one of the three sections, I will be creating a dialogue between a sorority member and a potential new member, where the sorority member uses the SPIN Selling model to persuade the potential new member to join her chapter. My professor wanted us to write about a real-life situation where the SPIN model could be applied, and he seemed enthusiastic when I told him my idea to write about rushing a Greek house. Within the final paper I also was asked to write a book review of a sales book we did not read in class, so I read You Can't Teach A Kid To Ride A Bike At A Seminar by David H. Sandler. Hopefully I have a little fun while writing tonight.
As of right now, I am feeling that I am ending my semester very well, and I will be getting a relatively high GPA. Going into my Database Marketing Final on Thursday, I have a 97.5% in the class. I assume the final will be very challenging, but it is nice to have a pretty big cushion. On the same note, I have a 97.7% in my Creativity & Communications class, but I am still waiting for three more projects to determine my final grade (that class does not have a written final exam). As long as I manage to do well on the final exams in Marketing Research and International Business, it is possible for me to have all A's and A-'s this semester. I hope I'm not going to jinx anything by writing about it!
Now I'm sitting in the Union computer lab about to start typing my final paper due tomorrow for my sales class. I have outlined the entire paper, and I feel that I know what I am going to say. It actually seems like it will be interesting to write. For one of the three sections, I will be creating a dialogue between a sorority member and a potential new member, where the sorority member uses the SPIN Selling model to persuade the potential new member to join her chapter. My professor wanted us to write about a real-life situation where the SPIN model could be applied, and he seemed enthusiastic when I told him my idea to write about rushing a Greek house. Within the final paper I also was asked to write a book review of a sales book we did not read in class, so I read You Can't Teach A Kid To Ride A Bike At A Seminar by David H. Sandler. Hopefully I have a little fun while writing tonight.
As of right now, I am feeling that I am ending my semester very well, and I will be getting a relatively high GPA. Going into my Database Marketing Final on Thursday, I have a 97.5% in the class. I assume the final will be very challenging, but it is nice to have a pretty big cushion. On the same note, I have a 97.7% in my Creativity & Communications class, but I am still waiting for three more projects to determine my final grade (that class does not have a written final exam). As long as I manage to do well on the final exams in Marketing Research and International Business, it is possible for me to have all A's and A-'s this semester. I hope I'm not going to jinx anything by writing about it!
Monday, December 7, 2009
The first snow calls for a new update
This is my first time trying to update my blog from my blackberry. I'm sorry if there are any blatant typos!
So big news- this morning I woke up to the first snow of the year. All five of my roommates were excited except for me. Since I'm from Chicago, I'm kinda over snowfall. I like having a white christmas, but not a white walk to class. On top of that, as I was walking to yoga just now, the shortcut I usually take through Woodlawn Field across from my house was closed for the rest of the semester. So now my walks to class will be longer I suppose.
This past weekend was 19 party, which went very well. I met girls from all over, and
enjoyed talking with and getting to know all of them. I hope they had fun and weren't too cold standing outside 19 separate houses! I remember loving 19 party because I was able to see all of the houses and get to know the personalities at each.
This week is my finals week. I'm done with the semester a week from today! How scary and weird to think about.
So big news- this morning I woke up to the first snow of the year. All five of my roommates were excited except for me. Since I'm from Chicago, I'm kinda over snowfall. I like having a white christmas, but not a white walk to class. On top of that, as I was walking to yoga just now, the shortcut I usually take through Woodlawn Field across from my house was closed for the rest of the semester. So now my walks to class will be longer I suppose.
This past weekend was 19 party, which went very well. I met girls from all over, and
enjoyed talking with and getting to know all of them. I hope they had fun and weren't too cold standing outside 19 separate houses! I remember loving 19 party because I was able to see all of the houses and get to know the personalities at each.
This week is my finals week. I'm done with the semester a week from today! How scary and weird to think about.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
The End-of-Semester Scurry
I am sitting in the Union computer lab right now, trying to work up the courage to complete my research paper for my International Business class. I find the topic incredibly interesting, yet it is getting late and my attention span has reduced significantly from a non-stop day.
For this paper, my team and I are analyzing a documentary created about Wal-Mart and its effects as a multinational. Specifically, our Professor is asking us to focus on cultural comparisons between China and the US.
While I was abroad, I took a class called International Human Resources Management, where I learned about several cultural philosophers. The most famous, Geert Hofstede, uses five dimensions for cultural comparisons. These five dimensions are widely analyzed internationally when a multinational corporation is considering opening an operation (subsidiary/joint venture) in a foreign country. Because I enjoy learning about culture and psychology, I think these cultural comparison theories are fascinating. I only wish I was not so sleepy!
When I drove back to Bloomington from Chicago on Sunday, it took nearly eight hours to complete the journey instead of the usual four. I feel that every year on the Sunday after Thanksgiving it inevitably rains, which causes long backups on a road that has more cars on it than usual anyway. Since I-65 has students travelling from/through Chicago on their way to Purdue, Ball State, IU, Miami of Ohio, and Butler all on the same stretch of road, the Sunday after Thanksgiving I easily consider the busiest travelling day of my year. It's almost comical how slow it takes to get from point A to point B on that day.
A happy thing that happened to me today was that my friend Heather and I went to dinner at Cracker Barrel off of highway 37. She is in my last class of the day on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and neither of us had plans for dinner so we decided to accompany each other and catch up. She and I were on the same Honors I-Core team last fall, and we talked about how busy the Honors I-Core students are right now as they finish up their last 36 hours before their final business plan reports and presentations are due. I hope it is going well for all of them! I know one of my sorority sisters has already asked me several questions about how my team completed certain tasks last year. I am glad I have been able to help.
I should get back to my report. Don't be too jealous, but I have a light at the end of my tunnel. Two weeks from tomorrow I will be in Tucson, Arizona escaping the cold!
For this paper, my team and I are analyzing a documentary created about Wal-Mart and its effects as a multinational. Specifically, our Professor is asking us to focus on cultural comparisons between China and the US.
While I was abroad, I took a class called International Human Resources Management, where I learned about several cultural philosophers. The most famous, Geert Hofstede, uses five dimensions for cultural comparisons. These five dimensions are widely analyzed internationally when a multinational corporation is considering opening an operation (subsidiary/joint venture) in a foreign country. Because I enjoy learning about culture and psychology, I think these cultural comparison theories are fascinating. I only wish I was not so sleepy!
When I drove back to Bloomington from Chicago on Sunday, it took nearly eight hours to complete the journey instead of the usual four. I feel that every year on the Sunday after Thanksgiving it inevitably rains, which causes long backups on a road that has more cars on it than usual anyway. Since I-65 has students travelling from/through Chicago on their way to Purdue, Ball State, IU, Miami of Ohio, and Butler all on the same stretch of road, the Sunday after Thanksgiving I easily consider the busiest travelling day of my year. It's almost comical how slow it takes to get from point A to point B on that day.
A happy thing that happened to me today was that my friend Heather and I went to dinner at Cracker Barrel off of highway 37. She is in my last class of the day on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and neither of us had plans for dinner so we decided to accompany each other and catch up. She and I were on the same Honors I-Core team last fall, and we talked about how busy the Honors I-Core students are right now as they finish up their last 36 hours before their final business plan reports and presentations are due. I hope it is going well for all of them! I know one of my sorority sisters has already asked me several questions about how my team completed certain tasks last year. I am glad I have been able to help.
I should get back to my report. Don't be too jealous, but I have a light at the end of my tunnel. Two weeks from tomorrow I will be in Tucson, Arizona escaping the cold!
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