You’d think, going off to college, that you’re going to be so busy with classes and being away from home that you won’t have any down time. And unless you’re taking 30 credits per semester, that probably won’t be the case. In fact, even someone taking 18 credits (the max, generally) finds themselves with downtime coming out of the wazoo. And it’s easy to just sit alone in your dorm room watching YouTube videos to fill the time, but is that really what you want to remember about your college experience? No. So listen up. Continue reading “The Surviving College Series: Part 4, keeping busy”
Month: June 2011
The Douche Face
The Surviving College Series: Part 3, dining halls
Food. The part of college some argue is more disturbing than the communal bathrooms. It’s pretty widely understood that college food is complete crap, and you’re probably going to gain a whole bunch of weight. Yay!
Or not. If you’re careful, you can avoid both the freshman fifteen and extreme indigestion while still remaining within your meal plan. Continue reading “The Surviving College Series: Part 3, dining halls”
These Folk: An Experiment in Crepes
The Surviving College Series: Part 2, dorms
Chances are, if this is your first year of college, you’ll be living in a dorm. It’s also likely that you’ll have to use a communal bathroom and not have easy access to a kitchen or other regular comforts. And that’s probably going to suck. I’m not here to lie to you and tell you that living in a dorm is a great experience in community and blah blah blah. Dorms will slowly suck the life out of you if you don’t know how to handle them. Continue reading “The Surviving College Series: Part 2, dorms”
Crepes Outtakes
Sorry for the late video. I was cooking all day and editing for These Folk, and this is all I could get to you. BUT. I did post a video on my allotted day, so… I think I should get props. Alright. Time for bed. I have a physical and then an allergy shot tomorrow morning. Yay.