Summer is slowly slipping away. With the high being a chilling 45 degrees, this is something that takes me awhile to get used to each year. Fall in Michigan is beautiful don’t get me wrong, however the sorts of activities I like are much more enjoyable in the warm weather.
At Western a good portion of students go home for the summer. However if you want to stay through out the year there are options both on and off campus. I stayed in French hall last year on the tenzing floor for transfer students. The lease for my room was up after spring classes, so I subleased an apartment off campus for the summer.

How did I spend my beautiful summer days?

Have you ever been to this magical place called Disney? I was lucky enough to go to Walt Disney World with my family right after spring classes were released. That was the first time returning to Florida in years. This was such a great experience to be able to share with my six younger siblings. While at Disney I learned about a college programs & paid internships that they offer to students. This is something I’ve been considering for the fall of 2013.
However after all that craziness I returned to Kalamazoo for the summer. I was working two jobs, and opted out of taking classes. Though working as a student ambassador, and peer leader for the Seita program I still had time to attend some pretty awesome festivals. Some shows I went to include: This world is ours tour, spring awakening music festival, mayhem, electric forest, and mad decent block party. How did you spend your summer?
Over & Out

Lizz (My bestie from WMU) & I on our way to Electric Forest!

Hey Broncos! Getting back in to the swing of things after the weekend can be pretty difficult at times. I had the first exam of the year in my math class today! It wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be; now I just have to wait in anticipation for my teacher to post the grades on e-learning. I was really nervous about my math class at the beginning of the semester due to the fact that we only have 50 minute classes, and my class size is pushing 300 students. However working with my teacher assistant during our math lab on Fridays and attending the review sessions that he provided prior to our exam defiantly eased my worries about the class. Some fellow peers in my class may need additional help so they can also choose to go to the professors’ office hours. On campus each professor is required to have office hours. During these slots they have open time for students to come in and ask questions or review any material as needed. Reflecting over the semester so far I really can’t believe how much time has already flew by! It seems like last week everyone was just arriving back from their summer festivities and preparing to take on a new semester. Believe it or not we are almost at the half way point of fall classes! I have my scuba diving course that only runs for a half of a semester, therefore in two weeks I will be a certified scuba diver. Ahh so excited!
Until next time -Tam

From snorkeling to scuba diving in six weeks!