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FIELD HOCKEY HALLOWEEN SCRIMMAGE

This is going to be a short post and I will update it as my teammates send me their pictures!

The field hockey team annually has a Halloween inter-squad scrimmage where we dress up and play in costume.  We get really intense for this!  Since we have a game on Halloween and need to prepare for the next few days, we had our Halloween Scrimmage on Wednesday night.

Just a quick glimpse of my costume with a few of the other girls on the team (photos courtesy of Olivia)...

GHOSTBUSTERS... with ME BEING ... THE STAY PUFT MARSHMALLOW MAN!
(Fun fact #1: My costume was completely homemade.)
(Fun fact #2: I had very little peripheral vision in my costume... made my life a little bit harder as we were playing!)
(Fun fact #3: I had a bag of marshmallows in the pouch on my stomach to give to my teammates when they did something really cool today!)

Other girls on the team & coaches costumes included: the cast of Scooby Doo, Mario Kart, Quidditch team from Harry Potter, Care Bears, and a white crayon.

Career Fair and Tea Time in Lore-El

A LOT has happened since I last posted but I'm just going to highlight 2 events.

The first is the Career Fair that happened last week.  This is when lots of companies come to campus to recruit for job positions.  This Career Fair was only opening to graduating seniors so I wasn't able to go and see what types of jobs are available.  I DID go to the luncheon prior to the Career Fair though!
L'Oreal USA (where I interned this summer) got an award for "Best Internship" experience through Stevens so the other intern and I went to show our support.  I was pretty excited to hear that they got the award from the Office of Career Development here at Stevens, because I really enjoyed working there this summer!

NEXT, Tea Time at Lore-El has begun.  Basically, there are monthly meetings where the women of Lore-El bring speakers to talk about different issues.  This particular session was about partying safely.  It was really interesting to hear everyone talk about this issue and have some hot tea in the process.

Anyways, I gotta run to class... Thermal Engineering.

Will post soon!

APOLOGIES!

As it always is, this is a VERY busy time of year!  I apologize it's been a week and a half since my last post!

Balancing school, sports, and clubs is always an interesting time management skill.  It is probably one of the biggest life lessons you can learn in college: time management!

Like I've briefly mentioned in previous posts, I'm excited for this school year.  I'm onto classes that are exclusively geared towards my major and things that really interest me.  It's a lot of work but I'm ready to make the commitment.

FIELD HOCKEY... the fun stuff! We had an away game at Nazareth College yesterday.  We left Friday night for a 6.5 hour bus ride up to our hotel to spend the night before our game on Saturday.  This was our first conference game of the season.  Conference games are SO important.  If we win, we not only get the honor of being named Conference Champions but we also get an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.  Field hockey has been a lot of fun so far this season and I'm excited to see what our team can do!

On to clubs and extracurriculars.... this morning I woke up early for my sorority to help volunteer at a flea market.  We were selling old stuff from the house so we can donate money for our foundation.

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Yo Quiero Taco Bell (part dos)

Last year we started a ritual and already we have kept it alive!

One day during the week when we have off from practice, a few of my teammates and I decide to go to Taco Bell in NYC.

You may be asking yourself WHY? Why go into NYC for Taco Bell? and WHY eat Taco Bell?

Well... it started last year.  The locker room is a hangout during the day where we can go and just relax.  Last year a few of the girls were ready to go to do lifting and saw a commercial for Taco Bell.  Naturally, the food looked delicious so a few of us decided to get some that evening.

Last week, my sister (Lauren) , Bill (aka Jill), Meow (aka Mallory), and I went into NYC and got Taco Bell and Pinkberry ice cream on the way back to the Path Station.

Needlesstosay, it was tasty.  After returning back to campus, we went to support the Women's Volleyball team at one of their games!  The only negative was that some of our friends were jealous that we didn't bring some food back for them... oops!

The link to LAST YEAR'S TACO BELL ADVENTURE CAN BE FOUND HERE !

Beginning of a new (school) year

Junior... yup, I'm a Junior now... it sounds so weird to say it!  I am beginning the bulk of my Mechanical Engineering curriculum from now on.

First, let me talk a little about my life outside of academia.

I am a peer mentor here (information about the program can be found at http://www.stevens.edu/provost/academics/undergraduate/asc/mentor.html ). Basically, my role is to help ease the transition for the freshmen into college.  I emailed them over the summer and actually got to meet them all face to face recently.  I tried my best to give them tips to succeed and answer any questions they may have had.

FIELD HOCKEY! After a hot preseason, the regular season has begun.  We've been working hard and hope that it shows during our games.  Currently, we're 2-0 on the season and hope to keep trucking along like we have been.  Last season was a very successful one and we are hoping to repeat it this season.  Read up more about the team at http://www.stevensducks.com/sports/fhockey/SeasonPreview.asp .

Lore-El.  Like I have mentioned in my previous posts, I am living in the Lore-El Center this year.  Located on frat row (aka Castle Point Terrace), it is the housing for the Women's Resource Center.  We have already begun brainstorming and planning for the women's events for this semester! It should be a good one!

ON TO SCHOOL...
This semester is the first where the majority of my classes are geared towards Mechanical Engineering.  We're only a week in but I can already tell you that it's going to be a challenging yet fulfilling semester.  The classes are difficult but the material seems to be classes I am going to really enjoy (which I am glad is the case or else I'd be worried about my choice in major!).

MOVE IN & PRESEASON

MOVE IN

Last semester I applied and was accepted to live in the Lore El Center which is the housing for the Women's Resource Center on campus.  A week ago I moved into my room which took forever! My room is great and I will upload pictures once my roommate moves in and whatnot.

PRESEASON

I just glanced at Julia's post and saw she wrote about preseason so I figured I'd jump on the bandwagon.  Preseason for field hockey this year has been rough! We've had a heat wave that has managed to perfectly align itself with the beginning of preseason.

I am a goalie so I'm sure you can imagine what it feels like to be in full equipment outside in the blistering heat.  If you can't picture it, take a look at all the equipment I put on everyday for practice...

Other than the heat, it has been tiring but wonderful.  I look forward to field hockey season all year and am very excited that it's begun! :)

We have a scrimmage tomorrow, so it'll be a good way to see how we stack up to other teams.

GO DUCKS!

The Bodies Exhibit

I went into the City yesterday and saw the Bodies Exhibit and let me tell you how COOL it was.

It's right next to South Street Seaport (a short walk from the Path station). What an educational and eye opening experience!

It is an exhibit where you can see the wonders of the body... (I'll leave it at that)

It shows exactly what the body looks like.... everything from arteries, veins, organs, muscle tissue, etc.

http://www.bodiesny.com/
I'm sure their website does a much better job than I could to explain what exactly it is.

If you have any interest in Bio or seeing how the body works, it is a MUST SEE!  I originally came into Stevens as a Biomedical Engineering major but have switched to Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Biomedical Engineering, so this was right up my alley.

 

KAYAKING ON THE HUDSON

Yes I did kayak on the Hudson today!

Unfortunately my the batteries in my camera died so I have no pictures :(

BUT IT WAS AWESOME!

The Hoboken Cove Boathouse offered 3 free days of kayaking and today was the last one.  After waiting for like 45 minutes, I was able to kayak in a little nook-type area on the Hudson River (a place safe enough where people couldn't float away and get lost).

Check out the Hoboken Cove Boathouse website for more information at http://www.hobokencoveboathouse.org/

Last Week

Summer has flown by like it always does...

This is my last week at L'Oreal for this summer.  Friday is my last day...
It was a great learning experience. I got so much out of it. I really didnt realize how beneficial the real work experience would be... to see engineering really applied out in the real world was so fantastic.

I encourage everyone to try and pursue an internship during their college career.  There really is no experience like work experience!

Anyways... so Friday is my last day at L'Oreal and then on Tuesday, PRESEASON FOR FIELD HOCKEY BEGINS!
(quick turnaround!)

As much as I LOVED working this summer, there is nothing like being in school. Yeah there may be more stress, but I really miss it!  Plus, the fact that field hockey will be in full swing soon is another added perk!

FUN FACT: On my 50 minute commute to and from L'Oreal everyday, I kept myself busy by keeping track of all the license plates that we passed (don't worry, I kept myself busy because I carpool and am NOT the driver ha).  We have 41 states listed... tell me you're not impressed!!

Did I Mention...

I saw Billy Joel and Elton John in concert on Thursday for their Face 2 Face tour!
I can't even tell you how good it was!

After seeing them play, it really makes me want to take a piano class (YES STEVENS OFFERS A PIANO CLASS AS AN ELECTIVE)!

I'll try to get some pictures from the concert and upload them for your enjoyment!