Beyond Class Activity 4: Funtown Splashtown Trip (Sep. 4)

UNE was offering free admission to Funtown Splashtown for the day, so my roommate and I signed up and went. It was really fun and since we got there relatively early, there weren’t super long lines and we ended up getting to ride everything we wanted to within the first hour and a half we were there. We got fries for lunch, and then decided to kill time at the little arcade until the van was ready to take us back. We played a few games and I actually won 1,000 tickets on one of the games. Overall it was a really fun experience and I would not have gone if UNE hadn’t provided free tickets and transportation.

Week 3 Reflection

9/11 – 9/17

During this week, the tennis club team had our first practice, and I had made my roommates sign up for the club with me, so we all went together. It was really fun and my roommates learned they actually enjoy playing tennis so it was a great thing for all of us to do together. During this week, homework began to get a little more intense, but still not anything I wasn’t used to, so it was still a relatively low stakes week. I went back home on Friday night to spend the weekend with my family and on Saturday the 17th, we went apple picking and my friend who still lives in my hometown came with me so it was nice to see her. She is doing online school, and it was interesting to compare our experiences with college and how it differs between online and in-person.

Week 5 Reflection

9/25 – 10/1

During this week, homework picked up quite a bit more, and I was getting a little bit overwhelmed. I had to prioritize what work I needed to do first, and make sure to give myself breaks in between my homework and studying because otherwise I wouldn’t get anything done. On the 27th, someone set the fire alarm off super late at night while I was doing homework and messed up my motivation after standing outside for half an hour. On the 30th, my mom came down to see me and we had dinner together and went to the “Free Money Game Show” event that was put on by the school. We didn’t win but we still had fun. On the 1st, my grandparents came down and we went to a craft fair at UNE. We went out to lunch at Run of the Mill after that, and then went to get some groceries for my dorm. It was nice to see them because I hadn’t for a couple weeks.

Week 9: Oct. 23-29

Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday of this week were pretty uneventful, but on Wednesday my roommates and I went to the Maine Mall in Portland since we didn’t have classes. We were looking for Halloween costumes and we didn’t end up finding anything, but we did get Boba and Japanese food from the food court. On Thursday we drove down to Boston for a Halloween party, and while the road trip was fun, the party wasn’t. We ended up going to a 24 hour iHOP which was actually the highlight of the night. The rest of the week/weekend didn’t have much going on.