W&M Choir Flashmob

I was enjoying dinner with the girls when all of a sudden people nearby started singing a Christmas carol. Then there were more. Then as we looked around there were people standing throughout the Marketplace singing. Then there were signs that explained it all - the William & Mary Choir was advertising their upcoming holiday concert. It was both awkward and fun.
Location: Marketplace, Campus Center, W&M

La Cigale et la fourmi

Last night I memorized this French poem by Jean de la Fontaine and practiced my presentation of it because I had to recite it in class this morning. I marked the inflections, pauses, and pronunciation trouble spots that I paid special attention to as I practiced. In true college student style, I printed the poem on notebook paper because I had run out of printer paper. 

The New View

It's gone! It's weird not having a big green box/water heater outside my window anymore. On the one hand, I like seeing what's going on outside...on the other, I miss the privacy it provided.
Location: Botetourt Complex, W&M

Flying Back to School

I love the view from the sky. I prefer a window seat that doesn't overlook the wing, but in this case it at least makes for an interesting picture.
Location: the airspace between Manchester, NH and Philadelphia, PA

Shopping with Carey

Carey and I did some Christmas shopping together today. Well, the f.y.e purchases are Christmas gifts for other people. I admit that the dvds and Vanilla Bean shower gel from Bath & Body Works are gifts for myself.  Bath & Body Works is just so irresistible and the dvds were only $2 a piece.
Location: Burlington, MA

View From my Window

Location: Plymouth Rd., Reading, MA

Thanksgiving Feast

The fam gathered at Shaunna's house for Thanksgiving this year. Everybody brought something delicious to share so again, I couldn't fit it all in one picture. Spending a few hours with my sister, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and friends after being away at school for months was wonderful.
Location: Sturbridge, MA

Golden Tickets

These are the boarding passes for the flights that finally got me home. I was supposed to fly out of Newport News, VA just after 1pm, stop for a layover in Philadelphia, and arrive in Manchester, NH around 5pm. When my Newport News flight was cancelled my options for getting home were limited. Finally, US Airways paid for a taxi to the Norfolk airport where I flew out at 7pm and eventually arrived in Manchester at 11pm. 

Thanksgiving Dinner Number 1

Tonight the Dupont/Botetourt Res Life staff had a potluck Thanksgiving dinner. There was so much good food, but I couldn't fit it all in one picture. It was a fun opportunity for our large staff to spend time together outside of staff meetings.
Location: Dupont - "the Pit", W&M

Hot Water?

I was surprised to see this outside my window when I opened the blinds today. This has been a big green box since the beginning of the semester, but not anymore. This is the temporary water heater that's been trying to provide hot showers for us while we waited for a replacement part for the usual water heater. Looks like it's time to say goodbye. 

Surprise Work Shift

I was all set to enjoy pizza and Tangled with the girls tonight, but just after we ordered pizza I got called into work. For some reason, I hadn't put my 5 hour shift on my calendar. So off to the Sadler Center I went, with a book that Rachel kindly let me borrow so I had something to do. Because my friends are awesome, Rachel, Min, and Athena brought me some pizza and kept me company for a while. 

Dinner at Professor Feldman's House

William & Mary professors are great - aside from being understanding, accommodating, and helpful they are interested in getting to know their students. Professor Feldman, my International Trade Theory professor, was nice enough to invite us to his house for dinner and tolerate our endless questions about the cool things in his home. It was a fun evening of pizza and getting to know my classmates and professor better. 

Hunger Banquet

Oxfam at William & Mary hosted a hunger banquet tonight at Sadler. A hunger banquet is an event designed by Oxfam America to model food distribution in the world and to educate participants about poverty and hunger in the world. In this picture, a few people from the low income group are eating their small portion of rice and water. Everyone in the club worked hard to pull off a great event this evening and I would say we succeeded.
Location: Tidewater B, Sadler Center, W&M

You Had to Be There

I was on my way to work when I noticed how pretty the clouds were with the moonlight on them. Unfortunately, they decided not to show up in the picture and you'll just have to take my word for it when I say that the moonlight created a cool pattern in the clouds. 

RAIN.

I worked at the games desk until 9pm tonight and I was about to leave with Poorna when we realized it was pouring. I had an umbrella with me, but it wouldn't have done much good and Poorna would have gotten soaked. We decided to kill some time at the Sadler Center while we waited for the rain to die down.