I shouldve started this earlier

I should’ve started this earlier If I had to explain what Junior years been like so far. Id say this picture is quite accurate: (NASA/Wallops Flight Facility/Chris Perry) Its pretty much felt that way since the beginning of this semester, which explains my lack of blogging (not that thats unusual or anything) Since Im a visual person, I drew this little photo to explain my work this semster. So essentially, Ive been hit hard with a lot of work all the sudden, and its terrible. Ask my roommates, Im pretty sure they dont actually see me at all in our room since Ive been going to sleep after them and waking up before them to get all my work done. You know that thing that they say where learning at MIT is like a firehose? Well, this semester I can definitely attest to that. My course load is intense this semester (most course 2 peeps Ive told give me a crazy look when I tell them): 2.006: Thermal-Fluids Engineering II- Notoriously a challenging class at MIT, 2.006 is all about modeling fluid flow and heat/mass systems. That all being said, I do really enjoy the content of the class. But you should probably ask me how I feel about it once Ive taken the first exam 2.008: Design and Manufacturing II- A class about different methods of manufacturing products on a larger scale. In order to gain some valuable experience manufacturing products, we get to design and manufacture plastic yoyos in this class! Definitely one of the coolest project classes at MIT. Ill be sure to make a post about this later (: 2.671: Go Forth and Measure- A class about how to measure things. Which is actually more difficult than you think it might be! Its a great class because it teaches you how to measure physical variables accurately. Because it is a communication intensive class (CI), this class is infamous for taking a lot of time to do the work (but like I said, its useful work). CMS.350: 21st Century Journalism- This HASS class stuck out to me because I enjoy blogging. Its all about how journalism works, and weve read some really interesting published pieces. Im also taking it with fellow blogger Michael C., which is pretty cool. These classes are all tough, but I take some consolation in the fact that I didnt consciously pick these classes out this semester. Im locked into these because I wont be here in the Spring (more on that below!). Academics aside, I think Ive had difficulties adjusting this semester because Im getting used to some big changes in my life. The first change that Ive made this semester is that I decided to change my home. I moved out of Maseeh and into my sorority house which is across the river in Boston. There were a lot of factors that influenced my decision, but I think it was the right choice for me. Ive really enjoyed coming home to an actual house, instead of a dorm room. I ALSO LOVE GETTING UP EARLY (never though Id say that). Living in Maseeh, I pretty much just rolled out of bed 15 minutes before class and got there right on time. Its awesome being able to get to class a little earlier in the mornings and having time to decompress before lecture starts. The best thing I think though is living around my sisters. Its so nice to have so many people looking out for you, even when you dont want to inconvience anyone to tell them about all your worries. Last week, when I was having a terrible week, one of my sisters Jess left me a card on my desk telling me that I could make it through this. Sometimes its the little things in life that help you through it all. Another big thing thats going on is that Im currently acting EIC of Technique, the yearbook and design club at MIT. Each year, we make the beautiful yearbook that encapsulates the life of students at MIT. Its a big job, but someones got to do it. Im planning on blogging about this in the future, so I wont talk about it too much. But our actual EIC decided to take a semester to go do some field work, so because Im next in the order of positions, Ive assumed her responsibilities. Its been eating up a lot of my time, so its a good thing I like everyone in that club :P Im also super thankful that last years EIC, Aki, is still around to help me through all the panic moments! The last HUGE change that I have in my life right now is that Im going to be studying abroad in Cambridge University with Natnael in the Spring :) Its a wonderful opportunity, and Im so excited to get to explore England/Europe! Im very jealous of all my friends there now since Ive awkwardly been getting all the emails about meetups but so happy that theyll be able to help orient me to campus once I get there (and help me move in, right guys?). That being said I do still have a semester here and knowing I have one less semester here has inspired this YOLO attitude in me, which is a little scary since I dont have much time now. But maybe that just means Ill have more wonderful blogs :P Anyways, more posts to come soon about some other things that Ive been up to recently :) Heres hoping that I dont fall of the edge of the blogosphere this year!