Sunday, August 30, 2009
Orientation Complete! The Grind Begins...
Orientation ended with a bang! The majority of the Class of 2011 loaded onto buses and trekked out to a summer camp on the shore of Lake Wasco. The Johnson Outdoor Experience (JOE) was led by the enthusiasm of second-year students that have returned from their internships. The Class of 2010 did a great job of facilitating an important bonding experience for our class. I fully intend on returning to JOE next year as a facilitator! Call me corny, but I actually am quite motivated by teambuilding activities. Crossing fictitious acid rivers, falling into each other's arms, and putting together skits is actually quite fun, and it helped our class work out some of the jitters as we begin classes.
My two favorite parts of JOE: getting to know my core team and free time. My core team is amazing! I couldn't be happier. It is the perfect blend of personalities, backgrounds, and we already work well together. JOE facilitated time for us to get to know each other, explore strengths and weaknesses, and develop a plan of action to handle our group projects in Marketing and Accounting. I do want to accomplish all of the tasks that they give us as a group efficiently. Even more so, I am looking forward to getting to know my small team through dinners and Nintendo Wii evenings! (Hopefully my team is excited -- I enjoy healthy cooking.) Also at JOE, there was free time built into the schedule. I enjoyed many great conversations in a rocking chair on the lake, roasting marshmallows, and even a bit of rowdy athletic jaunts. I had so much fun all night; I never found my bed or tent! I ended up crashing on a couch and waking up early to enjoy quiet time on the lake. What a great weekend!
Now...onto planning for the week. We have our first two quizzes this week and our first paper. I feel the tension every time I enter Sage Hall. As everyone has advised, the Core is tough. We will all get through it! My next blog topic will discuss this further. But for now, first things first - health, happiness, and an Econ quiz!
Let the games begin.
My two favorite parts of JOE: getting to know my core team and free time. My core team is amazing! I couldn't be happier. It is the perfect blend of personalities, backgrounds, and we already work well together. JOE facilitated time for us to get to know each other, explore strengths and weaknesses, and develop a plan of action to handle our group projects in Marketing and Accounting. I do want to accomplish all of the tasks that they give us as a group efficiently. Even more so, I am looking forward to getting to know my small team through dinners and Nintendo Wii evenings! (Hopefully my team is excited -- I enjoy healthy cooking.) Also at JOE, there was free time built into the schedule. I enjoyed many great conversations in a rocking chair on the lake, roasting marshmallows, and even a bit of rowdy athletic jaunts. I had so much fun all night; I never found my bed or tent! I ended up crashing on a couch and waking up early to enjoy quiet time on the lake. What a great weekend!
Now...onto planning for the week. We have our first two quizzes this week and our first paper. I feel the tension every time I enter Sage Hall. As everyone has advised, the Core is tough. We will all get through it! My next blog topic will discuss this further. But for now, first things first - health, happiness, and an Econ quiz!
Let the games begin.
# posted by Kima McCoy @ 3:39 PM 