A day in my life is quite different to most college students. I wake up early, go to bed early, and interact with some of the most wonderful people and neighbors, who are often older than I am! It is such a privilege to be able to interact with many of you on a daily basis. Never have I had more of an opportunity to interact with a variety of people than living here at OLWT. This blog post will describe a day in my life.
I wake up (often to the bouts of natural light that floods my room), eat breakfast consisting of eggs, a piece of toast with peanut butter and cinnamon, and a large cup of coffee. I then get ready for my day and am often out the door by 8:30 am. However, on the way, I ride the elevator and chat with those there. This is one of my favorite parts of the day – as I have the opportunity to talk with those I have met and others I have not. The elevator is where I first met my resident mentors (Tina and Marge) as well as many others.
During the day, I usually move from one place to another – either at school, work, or my internship. However, when I come back to OLWT I like to do my homework, exercise, or be with all of you! I talk to those in the lobby, in the hallway, or in The Crossings! I then make plans with those I have talked to, so that I can further get to know them. Simply sitting in the lobby has allowed me to make so many friends!
Finally, I like to end my day with talking with my neighbors or relaxing in my room. With Halloween and Thanksgiving coming up, I have loved decorating and participating in fall activities! For example, I have carved pumpkins, hung a (not so scary) skeleton banner across my door, sticky Halloween objects on my windows, apple picking, and of course pumpkin candles everywhere! I have also loved going to the OSU football games! For my next Porch Stories, I am going to ask all of you what some of your favorite Fall activities are!
So glad to read of your day. And so happy you are with us. Stay well. Andy