College of Liberal Arts
University of Minnesota
Twin Cities Campus
101 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Mike's Blog
Summer is flying by...
I just finished watching the comedy, "Knocked Up" and feel exhausted from laughing throughout the entire movie. One of the perks of working for a movie theatre during the summer is seeing an unlimited amount of free movies, which I fully utilize. I was planning on working on campus throughout the summer, but decided to head back to my hometown after things didn’t pan out. Even though staying on campus for the summer would be a lot of fun, I am enjoying countless home cooked meals and hanging out with old friends.
Besides working and watching movies, my summer revolves around multiple games of basketball and soccer with friends, spending the hot summer days water skiing and wakeboarding and occasionally driving up to the Cities to finish moving stuff into my new apartment on the West Bank. Even though the West Bank is not known to be as ‘active’ as the East Bank, I am looking forward to the short walk between my apartment and my business & social science classes.
Around this time two years ago, I made my first campus visit to the U of M. I remember piling into Northrup Auditorium early in the morning and being welcomed (& woken up) by the University of Minnesota marching band. The most memorable part of my visit was the campus tour, where a bus took us through the entire East Bank and St. Paul Campus. It was at this moment that I realized the enormous size of the University of Minnesota. However, after visiting the dorms and learning how to create my own niche in this new environment, the excitement outweighed any apprehension. Everyone in the dorms had their doors open and seemed very friendly, which was a comforting feeling. Overall, the urban setting to such a lively campus was very appealing.
Hopefully your campus visit will leave a memorable impression as well!
June 13th, 2007