Month: October 2016

Columbus To Do List: Part 1

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For the Columbus to Do List Part One, I chose the ice cream and dessert category. I chose that category because I love eating desserts. Every time I go out for meal, I always make sure I have enough room in my stomach to fill it with dessert. So naturally, it was hard to turn down eating dessert for school assignment. Because of this reason, I was excited to explore around Columbus and to see what the local dessert shops had to offer.

The first place I went was Graeter’s Ice Cream in Worthington. I went all the way up to Worthington because I was trying to get my watch fixed, and as I walking away from the watch shop, I ran into one of the Graeter’s ice cream shops. So I made a pit-stop at Graeter’s. I ordered a scoop of black cherry, but then they said an additional scoop costed only 50 cents more, so I get an additional scoops of black cherry (I should have choose a different flavor though). The ice cream was very good. This was not the first time that I had been to a Graeter’s, the first time I went to Graeter’s was visiting The Ohio State University for the first time back in high school. But it was my first time going to that one store. Their price is fairly reasonable, and I would definitely stop by at Graeter’s if I have a chance. Below is a picture of my ice cream in a cup on the checkout counter.

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The second place I went was Pistachia Vera in German Village. I took a bus to German Village over fall break. I like the store’s contemporary theme for interior design, and they also have wide variety of dessert. I had four of my favorite types of dessert- macarons (buckeye, pistachio, toasted coconut, and coco nib) with an iced green tea. The macarons were delicious. I would definitely recommend my friends to go check it out if they are in German Village, and I would most certainly revisit that place if I go to German Village again. Below is a photo of macarons and tea I got from the store.

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The third place I visited was Kittie Cake’s in German Village. Kittie Cake is located literally two blocks down from Pistachia Vera, so it was convenient to be able to complete two out of five of this list easily. The way the shop operated was very interesting to me. Kittie Cake’s doesn’t have a menu, the pastries they make are different every day. The time I arrived at the shop there were only one type of dessert left: Kittie O, which is basically a larger version of Oreo cookie. I had one Kittie O, which was not bad, but honestly I was a little disappointed in variety of dessert they offer. Below is a pictures of the Kittie O.

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The fourth place I went was Jeni’s in Short North. I heard Jeni’s reputation before (including its price) thanks to OSU for advertising for them. I had a darkest chocolate with wild berry lavender in a cup, they also give a small piece of waffle with the ice cream. The ice cream was very good. I guess I pay for the quality of the ice cream. I would recommend my friends to try it, but I doubt I would go back again in a near future. Below is a picture of my ice cream (I forgot to take the pictures before I had a couple scoop of wild berry).

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The last place I visited for the to do list was 39 Below Frozen Yogurt shop in downtown. The shop is a self-service frozen yogurt shop and price by weight. Since right now is autumn season, the shop offers of Apple pie and Pumpkin flavor frozen yogurt. I had samples of the special flavor and went for the Apple pie. For the topping I put crushed Reese’s, crushed Oreo, and coconut. It was very good; I love the sweet taste of Apple Pie frozen yogurt! I would definitely be revisiting this place if I’m around that area of downtown. Below is a picture of the store

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Through completing this list, I discovered that Columbus offers a wide-range of desserts. Some I recommend others pay a visit to. My favorite store would be the Graeter’s ice cream store. This assignment in its nature was fun because I got to do some field trips to eat dessert in the city. As I was walking in German village, that lost feeling of comfort of walking in the city had returned to me (Been living in a suburb for past 6 years), so I would definitely love to revisit that area again. For people doing this list next year, I can say I had fun doing this homework!

Mentor Meeting Assingment

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For the mentor meeting assignment, I interviewed my mentor Melissa Sutton. She is a sophomore majoring in civil engineering. In the academic category, I asked her the question “What has been your most challenging major class? What advice do you have to get through it successfully?” She told me that Physics 1250 and 1251 was her hardest class. It had a lot of concepts she had a hard time mastering. Her advice on successfully cruising through was going to office hours and getting help. She also suggested getting to know the TA more so he/she can recognize individual’s weakness and strength so TA can give more precise help on subject. Plus, make a “To Do List” so I can always remember what I need to work on without having risk the possibilities of forgetting it. The second category was involvement, in which I asked her “What type of volunteer hours, internships, etc. have you done since you have been a student at OSU? How did you first get involved with them?” She said that she hasn’t had any internships yet, but over the summer she took classes at OSU and she had two jobs (one at Lake Shore, and the other at Outlets in Columbus), plus this fall break she will be shadowing an architect. She said that she has volunteered for events hosted by ENR and a club called Women in Engineering. Furthermore, she also helped out for her mother in teaching art classes to elementary students. She got involved with those events because of her program she is in, along with family connection. Regarding ENR Scholars category, I asked her the third question, which is “What advice do you have for making the most of the ENR program?” Her response was common yet true: Attend as much events as you can. She likes the idea of knowing that she can contribute to something, to make a difference through participating those events. She like to sum up the involvement with this phrase “You get what you put into it”. Next category is careers, I picked the question “What do you plan to do with your major after graduation (enter workforce, graduate/professional school, travel, etc.)?” She told me she has an important decision to make; choosing between civil engineering or architecture, and with that decision comes two different outcomes after graduation. If she chooses architecture, she will go straight to graduate school. Because architecture is a pre-professional degree, so graduate school is required. If she stays with civil engineering, she will get a job related with her major, and if the companies pay her to get a graduate degree, she will then attend graduate school. The last category is miscellaneous, I picked the question: “How do you balance academics and involvement? Do you have any tips?” Her answer sort of builds off the academic category. She gave me advices on make “To Do List” to remind ourselves assignments need to be completed. Budget time carefully and wisely for major assignment, exams and quizzes. And most importantly, be able to make wise decisions regarding whether to do work or have some leisure.

 

The assignment with my mentor show me that college (especially at the Ohio State University) offers endless form of resources and opportunities. Whether I let this time period to flow right by or use it as a spring board to sling shot me where I wanted for my post-collegiate career is up to me and only me, on how I use this as a resource. There are many people and facilities that are there to help me succeed in overall form, be that in academics, social, or networking, all I need to do is to go to them and ask for their advice because those resources will not actively come to me. Right now, I have been taking advantage of office hours, math and physics lab, and evening tutoring sessions, and it has been a great help to me academically! Being as involved as I can in the ENR helps me meet new people in a diverse background with diverse goal, career wise or life wise. I can also be someone with unique traits or talents. In conclusion, having this mentor meeting, I have great confidence that I will be successful as a student in the Ohio State University.