whew! where did november go?

How about that. Last month just flew by. Now it is December and there are only three weeks left of class. It's funny how the work-weeks seem to be never ending, but when you look back you cannot imagine how and a half months have come and go so fast. Craziness.

To put it in concise terms, November was craziness. It started out with me getting the cold that seems to infect everyone on campus. College fact: if one person gets sick, most people will get sick. That was followed by at least two weeks of papers and tests, papers and tests, papers and tests, etc.. Yes, that scene does seem quite unappealing, but it helps you remember why you are really here and how generally it feels pretty good to accomplish so much. Rewarding, I guess you would call it.

The week of academic rigor was followed by an amazing trip to Chicago with for a Model United Nations Conference. The conference was great. You always get to see the most ridiculous things (in a good way). This year Beloit College was South Africa and I was on a committee discussing an urban development program called UN Habitat. Our African block pulled a fast one on the European Union's draft resolution on the last night and to be frank - hell broke loose. You had delegations storming out and bashing on each other from across the room. You could think that sounds a little nerdy, if you are probably right, but I can tell you it was the best thing I have ever witnessed. Maybe not the best, but pretty close.

Thanksgiving break and back to school. The past week was tough, but that was rewarded by snow and a great weekend. There was so much going on and everyone was out and about. The night started by going to a concert in the basement of a fraternity to watch some friends' hip/hop group preform. That concert was proof that there is something special about the Beloit social scene. The fraternity was having a private pre-party that night for a big dance party that would be taking place later. The band wanted to preform one more time before break and the frat opened up the party to everyone on campus. It was great to have so many people you just get a kick out of in one room.

That was the weekend and now December. Yikes! Finals are coming up and the campus is going to be getting very serious and studious. There are worse things though. Personally, I can tell you that I am currently wishing for more time.