Financial Literacy

The second presentation that I attended today was on the topic of financial literacy.  I was not very interested when I first entered but she seemed to catch my attention a few minutes in.  She was talking about how it is very important to make a financial budget at some point in your life to track your earnings and spendings.  I found this very interesting because college kids are always looking for an opportunity to make more money and she explained that making a financial budget can help to save you money in places you didn't think of.  I will definitely put together a small financial budget now and see where I can be saving money.

Leadership Course

For my first IS Workshop today I attended a short presentation of the Leadership classes here at Wartburg and what it takes to make it your minor.  They explained you have to take 5 or 6 classes pertaining to this minor and that will constitute the proper credits you need.  I didn't really consider this as a minor before the presentation, but I am quite interested now.  I have always loved leading others while on the sports fields and now I could minor in the same matter.  It would help in a lot of aspects of life and it would surely look good on an application.  In the end I am very glad I chose to attend the presentation.

Dad

 My father has always been my best friend and role model in life, simple as that.  He coached me in all of my sports from the time I was just starting out until the time I reached high school.  He has always been for me after tough losses and always knew the right thing to say.  I remember my senior year in football, it was our quarter-final game against Regina and it was supposed to be a huge game for both teams.  We ended up losing and I separated my shoulder at the end of the third quarter and ended my high school football career on the bench with my jersey cut from my body.  It was so demoralizing watching my team lose and end our season as I sat helplessly in tears.  My dad instantly knew what to say to me after the game and in the months that followed with my rehab.  I will always be truly grateful for everything he has done for me and will never take it for granted.

Food

For this next blog I would like to address the food in the Mensa.  I am not a huge complainer when it comes to buffet style dinners, but it seems a lot of people here at Wartburg are.  I personally feel as if the Mensa has endless possibilities when it comes to great foods.  People do not realize that they need to get creative with their meals and try out all of the different food areas.  It is vitally important to mix food from the different areas to make a great meal.  For instance, the alfredo noodles and sauce from the pasta bar can be mixed with chicken from other sections on certain days.  This perfect combination results in the ever so delicious chicken alfredo entrée.  In the end, I honestly just wish people did not complain about the food so much because we have a great cafeteria here at Wartburg and people all across the nation are starving and are dying from malnutrition.

Social Media

Social media has entered an all-time high since I have entered college.  I am constantly meeting new friends and trying to follow them on Twitter or become friends with them on Facebook.  Social media has been nice to me and has not caused troubles, but others are not always so lucky.  Some people are torn apart by social media and that really bothers me.  It bothers me that Twitter and Facebook have become a way for people to make fun of others and hide behind a keyboard when saying hurtful things.  I am a fan of direct conversation between two people where all things are in the open.  Then if they need to fight it out they can and if they need to hug it out then they can do that too.  Fighting isn't always a bad thing, but that is a whole new subject and I am not getting started with that yet.  In the end, college has the ability to take social media to a whole new level, I just hope its for the better and not for the worse.

Stealing

Recently I came back to my dorm room to find my scooter stolen.  This has concerned me for many reasons and will keep me concerned for quite some time.  I am concerned because the thief could possibly have stolen more than just my scooter and I may just not realize it yet.  Also, it means someone has been sneaking around our room and that means they may be back in the future.  Hopefully I am just blowing this all out of proportion but this is college and I am not in my small hometown anymore.  In my hometown I did not worry about thieves and having things stolen but now I have to be aware that there is theft possibilities.  This is just another element of college that I will have to get used to and I need to get used to locking my door too.  Making the switch from a safe, small hometown to a large, less safe city will take some time but it is a necessity. 

Wartburg Facilities

The facilities here at Wartburg never cease to amaze me each and every day.  Coming from a 1A school, our facilities were never the best.  We did have a nice weight room and football field, but some other aspects of the school were less than admirable.  Here at Wartburg I am finding it difficult to find a single facility that is not up to par.  Not only are the facilities at par level, but most of them are above and beyond.  The football complex, for example, is incredibly modern and has features that some universities do not possess.  The W that features a pool, rock wall, weight room, and indoor track has to be one of the nicest indoor facilities in the nation.  Its easy for me to admit that the facilities here definitely influenced my decision and are one of the main reasons I will stay.

Sickness

The past few days I have noticed my throat has become more and more sore.  I have a history of getting strep throat and on numerous occasions I have gotten it quite bad.  I was never too worried about it in high school though because my classes were easy and my mother always took care of my doctor appointments.  Now I have to get a doctor appointment scheduled and take all the necessary steps and missing college classes is not a realistic option.  I feel safe to say that the next couple of days are going to be rather long and tiring, but I need to be a man about it and have a positive attitude.