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As summer comes to a close, I have learned the best way to relax is to take work off for the last week before school starts. I moved home for the summer thinking I would have tons of time to catch up with friends, but with everyone working or living on campus during the summer, I've found it increasingly more difficult to stay connected. In the last week, I've had about 25 coffee dates with friends back at home. I don't know if I can handle anymore coffee!

Most people won't admit it, but I'm so excited to move back to campus. After a summer of everyone being busy, I'll get to be busy with my friends! I'm moving into an apartment in Dinkytown this year, so it's going to be a whole other experience after dorm life. I'll actually have to cook! Keeping up with my studies should be a little easier because I have my own room and can concentrate without distractions. I made honors this year, so my grades are my priority.

I'm the membership officer for the University of Minnesota Women's Lacrosse Club, so I've had so much fun getting to know incoming freshmen. I'm hoping I can run into a few of them at Thursday's College Day for Welcome Week! Everyone seems so eager to get going on classes, which is refreshing because I think I'm one of the few sophomores excited to start my homework. Since I've just declared my strategic communications major, I'm starting in on some of my major classes this fall semester! I honestly cannot wait to start my first paper....I'm sure I'll eat my words within the next month.

As summer comes to a close, I have learned the best way to relax is to take work off for the last week before school starts. I moved home for the summer thinking I would have tons of time to catch up with friends, but with everyone working or living on campus during the summer, I've found it increasingly more difficult to stay connected. In the last week, I've had about 25 coffee dates with friends back at home. I don't know if I can handle anymore coffee!

Most people won't admit it, but I'm so excited to move back to campus. After a summer of everyone being busy, I'll get to be busy with my friends! I'm moving into an apartment in Dinkytown this year, so it's going to be a whole other experience after dorm life. I'll actually have to cook! Keeping up with my studies should be a little easier because I have my own room and can concentrate without distractions. I made honors this year, so my grades are my priority.

I'm the membership officer for the University of Minnesota Women's Lacrosse Club, so I've had so much fun getting to know incoming freshmen. I'm hoping I can run into a few of them at Thursday's College Day for Welcome Week! Everyone seems so eager to get going on classes, which is refreshing because I think I'm one of the few sophomores excited to start my homework. Since I've just declared my strategic communications major, I'm starting in on some of my major classes this fall semester! I honestly cannot wait to start my first paper....I'm sure I'll eat my words within the next month.

Miami to Saint Louis, Saint Louis to Columbus, and now I am finally back in the Twin Cites. This summer I had the privilege of interning for Abercrombie and Fitch.

I sit here and contemplate my first summer home. Everyone warned me it would be a bit different, and they were right.

Since I’ve last blogged, I’ve been to Italy and back! I got home 2 weeks ago from a May Term study abroad session in Florence, Italy. I’m still adjusting back to life here, but it was an amazing experience.

I sit here having completed my last final, and I cannot believe I find myself in this position. My roommate and I are both moving out today; ironic because we moved in together and we are leaving together. But I must stop, because I can feel the tears welling up.

I remember when I was a senior in high school how scary and enormous the decision of which college to go to felt. I was so nervous about making a wrong decision. I decided just before the May deadline, and wanted to come to the University of Minnesota, and it has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

Hey everyone. Hope this blog finds you guys having a great morning, day, and or night. I just wanted to stop by and let you all know that, yes, it is true, we did win the intramural basketball champion.