Thanksgiving Break was a blast! Everyone was home for the holidays! Wednesday night I went to the Ranch with some friends and had a good ol' time dancing. Thursday I was with my relatives all day and did some late night Wal-mart shopping with my favorite girl cousins. Friday was a zoo. Shopping was insane! It was like a mad rush for everything, plus half the stuff on my list of things to get were already sold out! Friday and Saturday night I hung out with more friends that came home, and Sunday was dedicated to writing my 5 page nutrition class report and studying for my sociology midterm #3.
I am a little disappointed that I didn't get to see all my friends that came home for the holidays, but I'll get to see them all real soon. In fact, this is my last week of Autumn Quarter. Next week is FINALS!!
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Notes from Cheryl (11/16/05)
In my last blog I was stressing out about my chemistry test and scheduling for classes so I just wanted to let you all know that I did well on the test and I was able to schedule for the classes that I wanted without getting on any waitlist.
I really enjoyed my 3 day weekend thanks to Veteran's Day! I went out Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, so I was pretty exhausted by the end. Actually, I ended up calling it quits Saturday night around midnight cause the 4 1/2 hours of sleep that I got the night before was starting to catch up to me. Hehe. And by the way, I really enjoyed the lawn decorations in my yard when I woke up Sunday morning. If anybody is missing a "____ for School Board" or "____ for township trustee" sign, it was probably one of the many signs that was in my yard! I'm still trying to figure out which one(s) of my GREAT friends (haha) decided to do this to me, so if you know who it was, let me know!
Anyway...Do you know what week it is??? It's BEAT M!CH!G@N WEEK!!!! Columbus has some great events going on throughout the week. Check out http://www.ohiounion.com/bmw They have blood drives going on, a HUGE pillow fight, a "Wing the Wolverines" contest, a flag football tournament and more! But don't worry. Lima is participating in the Michigan Week fun. The Student Senate here at the Lima Campus is hosting a OSU/Michigan party on Saturday!
I really enjoyed my 3 day weekend thanks to Veteran's Day! I went out Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, so I was pretty exhausted by the end. Actually, I ended up calling it quits Saturday night around midnight cause the 4 1/2 hours of sleep that I got the night before was starting to catch up to me. Hehe. And by the way, I really enjoyed the lawn decorations in my yard when I woke up Sunday morning. If anybody is missing a "____ for School Board" or "____ for township trustee" sign, it was probably one of the many signs that was in my yard! I'm still trying to figure out which one(s) of my GREAT friends (haha) decided to do this to me, so if you know who it was, let me know!
Anyway...Do you know what week it is??? It's BEAT M!CH!G@N WEEK!!!! Columbus has some great events going on throughout the week. Check out http://www.ohiounion.com/bmw They have blood drives going on, a HUGE pillow fight, a "Wing the Wolverines" contest, a flag football tournament and more! But don't worry. Lima is participating in the Michigan Week fun. The Student Senate here at the Lima Campus is hosting a OSU/Michigan party on Saturday!
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Notes from Cheryl (11/9/05)
Today is a very nerve-wrecking day. I've decided to blog to try to reduce my stress. Haha. I have a Chemistry midterm in like an hour and I have all these equations and formulas getting all mixed up in my brain plus on the vocabulary terms.
Besides Chemistry being on my mind, I get to schedule for next quarter's classes tonight and I checked the course availability for the classes I want to take and I'm a little worried. One of the classes I want to take has only one seat left and another one only has like 3 seats left, so I might end up on the waiting list, which will suck.
This past weekend was awesome though. I went down to Columbus to tailgate. Cody, the other student who blogs, went down there too. It was tons of fun! I met up with some other former OSU Lima students.
Well, I unfortunately need to study some more. Hopefully it will turn out to be a good day and not a bad one. Bye!
Besides Chemistry being on my mind, I get to schedule for next quarter's classes tonight and I checked the course availability for the classes I want to take and I'm a little worried. One of the classes I want to take has only one seat left and another one only has like 3 seats left, so I might end up on the waiting list, which will suck.
This past weekend was awesome though. I went down to Columbus to tailgate. Cody, the other student who blogs, went down there too. It was tons of fun! I met up with some other former OSU Lima students.
Well, I unfortunately need to study some more. Hopefully it will turn out to be a good day and not a bad one. Bye!
Monday, November 07, 2005
Notes from Cody (11/07/05)
Greetings everyone,I'd like to start off by saying that this past weekend was one of the best times I've ever had. And believe it or not, it actually came because of school.
Somebody had the GREAT idea to give Lima students an opportunity to head to Columbus to tailgate for the OSU Vs. Illinois game. There were like 25 of us all together and the trip served as a great opportunity to get to know classmates and have a good time!
The trip there felt like it only took 5 minutes because we were having so much fun. Everything went very well plus transportation and food was free (which made it EVEN better...lol)
Before the game we attended the Ohio State Skull session which was mind-blowing. We joined thousands of fellow Buckeyes in St. Johns Arena and I got my first taste of live Ohio State marching band. It was like a massive pep rally but with an awesome band!
After the skull session we went to the Longaberger Alumni House and watched the game on a huge projector and had a good time.
The weekend was simply amazing! I met a lot of new people, made a lot of friends and came to appreciate Ohio State Lima even more. For a long time I thought that being at a regional campus sacrificed the experience, but this weekend made me realize that I was just overlooking opportunities and overlooking the fact that there are tons of cool people floating around this place!
By the way, in the picture I'm on the far right with my fist in the air...lol
Anyways, I must stop reminiscing and get back to my homework!
Thanks for stopping by!
Cody
Friday, November 04, 2005
Notes from Cody (11/4/05)
Wow, it’s been forever since I’ve managed to stop by and make an entry!
I’ve spent the past few weeks with my nose in a book but finally I found a chunk of free time, which is great!
My classes are going well, English 110 is proving to be pretty intensive but practice makes perfect, I guess...lol Right now we’re focusing on argumentative essays which makes for interesting subjects and also involves a lot of discussion.
My Math class is going well too, we’re approaching the midterm so I’m trying to step it up a notch and make sure that I really have a strong grasp on the information. I’m not all that worried though, the other tests and quizzes really stressed me out but now I know what to expect.
Psychology is going great, and I’m pretty confident in saying that it’s my favorite class. Professor Handley is an interesting guy, as are his lectures. We just found out Tuesday that we get to participate in a hypnotism experiment. I’m really looking forward to that. Hopefully I won’t bark like a dog or do something idiotic!
Choir is going well, we’re getting our pieces together well. We’ve recently busted out several Christmas songs that I love. One of the more interesting songs is called “Sleigh Bells,” it is similar to “Carol of the Bells” but it’s more dramatic. I’m really looking forward to our performances, I think we’re going to do great!
My last class, which ended Thursday is USAS. It was an easy, yet informative class. It’ll be nice to have some free time to get my work done early, instead of late at night...
Now that I have all of the “work” talk out of the way it’s time for the fun stuff! Tomorrow (Nov. 5) OSU Lima is sending busses full of students to the OSU vs. Illinois game to tailgate and have a good time! We also get to attend a Skull Session, which is like a large scale pep rally. I’m really excited, a few of my friends from class are going too so I don’t think it can get any better! I’m planning on taking my digital camera so if I get any good shots of the weekend I’ll post them so you can check them out!
Hopefully I’ll be in here more often now that I have a block of free time where my USAS class used to be.
And if you get a chance, add me on facebook!
Until next time,
Cody Dysert
I’ve spent the past few weeks with my nose in a book but finally I found a chunk of free time, which is great!
My classes are going well, English 110 is proving to be pretty intensive but practice makes perfect, I guess...lol Right now we’re focusing on argumentative essays which makes for interesting subjects and also involves a lot of discussion.
My Math class is going well too, we’re approaching the midterm so I’m trying to step it up a notch and make sure that I really have a strong grasp on the information. I’m not all that worried though, the other tests and quizzes really stressed me out but now I know what to expect.
Psychology is going great, and I’m pretty confident in saying that it’s my favorite class. Professor Handley is an interesting guy, as are his lectures. We just found out Tuesday that we get to participate in a hypnotism experiment. I’m really looking forward to that. Hopefully I won’t bark like a dog or do something idiotic!
Choir is going well, we’re getting our pieces together well. We’ve recently busted out several Christmas songs that I love. One of the more interesting songs is called “Sleigh Bells,” it is similar to “Carol of the Bells” but it’s more dramatic. I’m really looking forward to our performances, I think we’re going to do great!
My last class, which ended Thursday is USAS. It was an easy, yet informative class. It’ll be nice to have some free time to get my work done early, instead of late at night...
Now that I have all of the “work” talk out of the way it’s time for the fun stuff! Tomorrow (Nov. 5) OSU Lima is sending busses full of students to the OSU vs. Illinois game to tailgate and have a good time! We also get to attend a Skull Session, which is like a large scale pep rally. I’m really excited, a few of my friends from class are going too so I don’t think it can get any better! I’m planning on taking my digital camera so if I get any good shots of the weekend I’ll post them so you can check them out!
Hopefully I’ll be in here more often now that I have a block of free time where my USAS class used to be.
And if you get a chance, add me on facebook!
Until next time,
Cody Dysert
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Notes from Cheryl (10/26/2005)
Last week, Ohio State Lima hosted a college fair in the gymnasium. There were rows and rows of different colleges. Some of them I have never even heard of! As a student assistant, I helped out with the college fair. I blew up the balloons that you see in the picture and I also handed out a map that listed where each of the colleges' tables were located in the gym. I also made sure that the college representatives had water.
The college fair is very beneficial for high school students interested in going to college. I wish that I could have gone to this college fair when I was in high school. I could have talked to Ohio State, BGSU, Kent State, Bluffton, and many other colleges all in one night! And I could have picked up tons of information and even applications to these colleges. So make sure you don't miss next year's college fair!!
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Updated Profile of CHERYL!!!
Name: Cheryl Kay Dircksen
(I am the one on the right in the photo)
BASIC INFORMATION:
Hometown: Minster, Ohio
Birthdate: April 6th, 1986
Age: 19
Year in College: Sophomore
Major: Family and Consumer Science Education
Clubs: Buckeye Agricultural Society, Buckeye Scholars. Also Leaders in Family and Consumer Science Education (LFSCE), which is a club on main campus.
Jobs: Student Assistant for the OSU LIMA ADMISSIONS OFFICE!!! And a teacher at the Little Explorers' Discovery Center in Anna, Ohio.
FAVORITES....
Sports: OSU Football, Softball, Ultimate Frisbee
Hang Out Place: The Shack in Botkins, Angelodome Sports and Entertainment Complex (ASEC) with the 25 x 25 foot bedsheet screen and projector for watching movies and Buckeye games!
Music: Mostly country, but I'll listen to about anything.
Restaurant: Taco Bell, Arby's, Locker Room Pizza, Texas Roadhouse
OHIO STATE LIMA FAVORITES:
Place to Study: Commons
Professor: Nimps and Ackerman
Class: Honors Geography 200, Honors History 152
Memories:
1. Playing frisbee in the courtyard during lunch.
2. The interesting conversations on the honors biology field trip to the Columbus Zoo on the SHORT BUS!
3. Walking straight into a "no parking" sign in the sidewalk in Gettysburg during the honors history field trip and falling down. That was shortly after Nimps reminded us that "we are representing OSU, so don't do anything stupid."
4. Getting "lost" in the woods at Little Round Top in Gettysburg.
5. Playing Ultimate Frisbee with my honors history class instead of sitting through a lecture. Even Nimps, our professor, played! But watch out...he's a fast little man. Did you know that he was a gymnast???
I would love to talk to any prospective OSU students, so just feel free to leave a comment on the blog!
HAVE A FAB-U-LOUS DAY!!!
Notes from Cheryl (10/19/2005)
Well, this past weekend Ohio State played Michigan State...and I went to the game! The Director of Admissions, Beth Keehn, had two extra tickets so she graciously offered them to 
me. I decided to bring my foreign exchange friend, Silke, to the game because it would be an amazing experience for her. (She's from Switzerland, so she doesn't understand the whole football passion that we have here in Ohio. Haha)
Saturday morning I picked up Silke and drove to the OSU Lima campus to meet up with everyone that I was going to the game with. They included Beth (the Director of Admissions), Temple (an admission counselor), John Synder (Dean of OSU Lima), and some area high school admission counselors. We arrived on campus at 8:30AM and received a personal tour of Enarson Hall, which is the home of the Student Vistor Center. After Enarson Hall, we went to the President's Club brunch at the Ohio Union. The Ohio State cheerleaders did some cheers for us, Gene Smith (the athletic director) was the guest speaker, and the OSU Women's Glee Club sang Ohio State songs to us. Oh ya! And the food was EXTREMELY DELICIOUS! After filling up our tummies, we headed to the game. And of course....by the end of the game, my thoat was feelin' a bit scratchy from all my hard cheerin', especially during the 4th quarter when we came back and won! After the game, Silke and I met up with my friend Louie and we went out to eat and enjoyed life on the main campus.
me. I decided to bring my foreign exchange friend, Silke, to the game because it would be an amazing experience for her. (She's from Switzerland, so she doesn't understand the whole football passion that we have here in Ohio. Haha)Saturday morning I picked up Silke and drove to the OSU Lima campus to meet up with everyone that I was going to the game with. They included Beth (the Director of Admissions), Temple (an admission counselor), John Synder (Dean of OSU Lima), and some area high school admission counselors. We arrived on campus at 8:30AM and received a personal tour of Enarson Hall, which is the home of the Student Vistor Center. After Enarson Hall, we went to the President's Club brunch at the Ohio Union. The Ohio State cheerleaders did some cheers for us, Gene Smith (the athletic director) was the guest speaker, and the OSU Women's Glee Club sang Ohio State songs to us. Oh ya! And the food was EXTREMELY DELICIOUS! After filling up our tummies, we headed to the game. And of course....by the end of the game, my thoat was feelin' a bit scratchy from all my hard cheerin', especially during the 4th quarter when we came back and won! After the game, Silke and I met up with my friend Louie and we went out to eat and enjoyed life on the main campus.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Notes from Cheryl (10/12/2005)
It's OSU HOMECOMING WEEK so it's time to show your BUCKEYE SPIRIT!
I'm planning on going down to the main campus this weekend to attend the OSU Homecoming Parade and pep rally Friday night. And then Saturday is of course our time to kick some Michigan State butt. To learn more about what's going on during homecoming week, go to http://homecoming.osu.edu/ .
Classes are going great. I have a sociology quiz and a chem quiz every week, but tomorrow I will have my first big sociology exam and then Friday I will have my big Chem test too. Monday's Chem lab was really neat. We were mixing solutions and stuff all on a computer generated program. Heck! The program wouldn't even let me screw up when I accidentally hit the wrong chemical. So I guess in the near future, there will be no excuse to blow up the chem lab unless you know how to blow up a computer. Haha.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Notes from Cheryl (10/11/2005)
Well, Saturday night was horrible! I was all pumped up for the Penn State game...and then we lost. There went our chances for the national championship. We were soo devastated by the loss that we had to stick in the National Championship DVD to cheer us up.
But anyway...it's OSU HOMECOMING WEEK...and we're gonna BEAT MICHIGAN STATE!!!
* The picture is Troy Smith diving into the end zone for a touchdown during the second quarter against Penn State.
Monday, October 03, 2005
Notes from Cody (10/3/05)
I'm so glad classes have finally started! I can finally write about something school related because I'm officially a Buckeye and it's more fun than I ever imagined.
I'm taking 16 credit hours of class and so far they are pretty interesting! Although I have 8:00 classes every day (M - F), I think my schedule is going to be challenging and interesting!
This quarter I am taking Math 075, Psychology 100, English Composition 110, USAS, and Choir. All of my classes seem to be interesting at this point and I think I'm going to do well. Over all, I'm pretty happy with my schedule although I'm not very proud of my math course. But, it'll only help in the long run!
I'm very pleased with OSU - Lima so far, I've met several interesting people and I know there are plenty more out there that I will cross paths with in the near future!
Anyways, it's time for some homework and studying!
Take it easy!
Cody
I'm taking 16 credit hours of class and so far they are pretty interesting! Although I have 8:00 classes every day (M - F), I think my schedule is going to be challenging and interesting!
This quarter I am taking Math 075, Psychology 100, English Composition 110, USAS, and Choir. All of my classes seem to be interesting at this point and I think I'm going to do well. Over all, I'm pretty happy with my schedule although I'm not very proud of my math course. But, it'll only help in the long run!
I'm very pleased with OSU - Lima so far, I've met several interesting people and I know there are plenty more out there that I will cross paths with in the near future!
Anyways, it's time for some homework and studying!
Take it easy!
Cody
Notes from Cheryl (10/3/05)
Woo-hoo! I'm a sophomore now! Haha. Well, it looks like my summer vacation is over and its time to hit the books again. This autumn quarter I am taking Chemistry 101, Sociology 101, and Human Nutrition 313. Chem and Sociology are my GEC courses and Human Nutrition 313 is required for my major (Family and Consumer Sciences Education). This is what I think of my classes so far:
Chemistry 101 --Little nervous about this one. Chemistry definitely wasn't my "cup of tea" in high school. But Dr. Moseley does an excellent job explaining the math stuff by using a powerpoint presentation and then helping us work through problems in the chem book. The chem book also has the answers to the problems in the back of the book for the odd numbers. I just got my first chem quiz back and I got a 100%! Yah!
Sociology 101 --Very different. Never took this in high school. So far we are just covering the basic boring information like "what is sociology" and "what is culture", so I don't have an opinion on this course yet.
Human Nutrition 313 --I think it's going to be a pretty cool course. It might even be my favorite. It's about Food and Culture. Each week we will cover a culture (ex: Chinese, Japanese, Native American, Mexican, etc.) We will take notes on the culture and then a group brings in food from that culture and shares it with the class and does a little presentation. (hey! free lunch!) I will have to bring in some Native American cuisine sometime this quarter. We also have to evaluate an ethnic restaurant in the lima area. I've been assigned to a Chinese restuarant.
Chemistry 101 --Little nervous about this one. Chemistry definitely wasn't my "cup of tea" in high school. But Dr. Moseley does an excellent job explaining the math stuff by using a powerpoint presentation and then helping us work through problems in the chem book. The chem book also has the answers to the problems in the back of the book for the odd numbers. I just got my first chem quiz back and I got a 100%! Yah!
Sociology 101 --Very different. Never took this in high school. So far we are just covering the basic boring information like "what is sociology" and "what is culture", so I don't have an opinion on this course yet.
Human Nutrition 313 --I think it's going to be a pretty cool course. It might even be my favorite. It's about Food and Culture. Each week we will cover a culture (ex: Chinese, Japanese, Native American, Mexican, etc.) We will take notes on the culture and then a group brings in food from that culture and shares it with the class and does a little presentation. (hey! free lunch!) I will have to bring in some Native American cuisine sometime this quarter. We also have to evaluate an ethnic restaurant in the lima area. I've been assigned to a Chinese restuarant.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Summer Notes (9/14)
Wow, this has been the fastest summer of my life... It seems like yesterday that I was worrying about how I would survive the two week span between all of my friends leaving for school and Ohio State starting. But now it’s September 14th, and in one week it’s my turn to start using my brain again!
I’m pretty excited, although I still haven’t totally wrapped up financial stuff (which might be a bad thing). Student loans are intimidating and confusing to me, hopefully I’m not the only one! I’m hoping to better understand them this year so I can maybe make it easier on somebody else too.
I’m really looking forward to starting classes though. I’ve tried to read up on my weak areas and prep myself so I’m ready to use some of the stuff I’ve worked on this summer.
Oh, another thing that I’m really looking forward to is the Dean’s Convocation and Picnic! I’m really excited to meet some people and play some games. I’ll be at the hillbilly golf game, even though cornhole is my specialty. To be honest with you, I don’t even know what hillbilly golf is but I’m ready for it.
Anyways, it’s getting awfully late so I better hit the sheets!
If you read this find me at the picnic! At this point I believe I’m the only guy working the hillbilly golf station so I shouldn’t be too hard to find!
Cody
I’m pretty excited, although I still haven’t totally wrapped up financial stuff (which might be a bad thing). Student loans are intimidating and confusing to me, hopefully I’m not the only one! I’m hoping to better understand them this year so I can maybe make it easier on somebody else too.
I’m really looking forward to starting classes though. I’ve tried to read up on my weak areas and prep myself so I’m ready to use some of the stuff I’ve worked on this summer.
Oh, another thing that I’m really looking forward to is the Dean’s Convocation and Picnic! I’m really excited to meet some people and play some games. I’ll be at the hillbilly golf game, even though cornhole is my specialty. To be honest with you, I don’t even know what hillbilly golf is but I’m ready for it.
Anyways, it’s getting awfully late so I better hit the sheets!
If you read this find me at the picnic! At this point I believe I’m the only guy working the hillbilly golf station so I shouldn’t be too hard to find!
Cody
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Summer Notes (8/23)
Greetings everyone,
It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to post on here and I blame my summer job! I’m a summer helper at Ada High School, and with the first day of school closing in we are trying to get the place finished up so that Ada’s youth can study in a sanitary environment! My job was really easy for the first couple weeks but lately I’ve been coming home worn out. Oh well, it’s good money and it ends Thursday!
Now that work is almost over I’m really getting anxious about classes. I’m starting to get my financial stuff sorted out and finalized and I’m starting to meet new people! I owe a thanks to Facebook.com for linking me with so many people, I just wish OSU – Lima could be represented so I could meet some people that I’m going to see around campus.
If anybody is interested in starting a regional campus group let me know and we’ll get that worked out. It’s be nice for those of us who are studying at the Lima campus to be able to find each other!
Anyways, I’m sorry to be so short but it’s Fricker’s night!
Cody
It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to post on here and I blame my summer job! I’m a summer helper at Ada High School, and with the first day of school closing in we are trying to get the place finished up so that Ada’s youth can study in a sanitary environment! My job was really easy for the first couple weeks but lately I’ve been coming home worn out. Oh well, it’s good money and it ends Thursday!
Now that work is almost over I’m really getting anxious about classes. I’m starting to get my financial stuff sorted out and finalized and I’m starting to meet new people! I owe a thanks to Facebook.com for linking me with so many people, I just wish OSU – Lima could be represented so I could meet some people that I’m going to see around campus.
If anybody is interested in starting a regional campus group let me know and we’ll get that worked out. It’s be nice for those of us who are studying at the Lima campus to be able to find each other!
Anyways, I’m sorry to be so short but it’s Fricker’s night!
Cody
Saturday, July 23, 2005
Summer Notes (7/23)
Hey everyone,
I’m bored and I have some down time so I figured I’d stop in and make a new post.
It’s nice to actually have some down time, I’ve done a lot of traveling lately. I went to Kentucky for a few days for a family reunion which was a good time. There really wasn’t much to do but we made the best of it.
For fun we traveled down the mountain to Hazard, Kentucky. Hazard is an interesting town, I thought it was actually more interesting than it is. I thought that the Dukes of Hazard stemmed from this town but after I saw the movie I realized that the ‘real’ Hazard is in Georgia. Oh well, while we searched for 2 hours to find a Walmart, and I searched for Daisy Duke but unfortunately didn’t have any luck.
We also took a hike into the wilderness to look at my great, great grandparent’s house. It was 4 miles up hill with a really small overgrown trail but we made it. I learned that I’m defiantly not an outdoorsman on that trip. I have never encountered so many bugs in my life!
My second trip was a little more luxurious and exciting. My girlfriend’s family and I made the 1,200 mile drive to Charleston, South Carolina. This was my third trip to Charleston but I still love that city. I honestly can’t get enough of it! The only thing that I don’t like about it is the fact that it is a 13 hour drive. There were 5 of us crammed into a Ford Focus. It was like a clown car but it was worth every second.
Between shopping and swimming we visited an aquarium and we got to tour Fort Sumter. I highly recommend both for anybody traveling to Charleston. I spent way too much money but that’s why I work so hard! I took a whole week off of work so that was another bonus to all of this traveling.
Anyways, that’s all for now!
Cody
I’m bored and I have some down time so I figured I’d stop in and make a new post.
It’s nice to actually have some down time, I’ve done a lot of traveling lately. I went to Kentucky for a few days for a family reunion which was a good time. There really wasn’t much to do but we made the best of it.
For fun we traveled down the mountain to Hazard, Kentucky. Hazard is an interesting town, I thought it was actually more interesting than it is. I thought that the Dukes of Hazard stemmed from this town but after I saw the movie I realized that the ‘real’ Hazard is in Georgia. Oh well, while we searched for 2 hours to find a Walmart, and I searched for Daisy Duke but unfortunately didn’t have any luck.
We also took a hike into the wilderness to look at my great, great grandparent’s house. It was 4 miles up hill with a really small overgrown trail but we made it. I learned that I’m defiantly not an outdoorsman on that trip. I have never encountered so many bugs in my life!
My second trip was a little more luxurious and exciting. My girlfriend’s family and I made the 1,200 mile drive to Charleston, South Carolina. This was my third trip to Charleston but I still love that city. I honestly can’t get enough of it! The only thing that I don’t like about it is the fact that it is a 13 hour drive. There were 5 of us crammed into a Ford Focus. It was like a clown car but it was worth every second.
Between shopping and swimming we visited an aquarium and we got to tour Fort Sumter. I highly recommend both for anybody traveling to Charleston. I spent way too much money but that’s why I work so hard! I took a whole week off of work so that was another bonus to all of this traveling.
Anyways, that’s all for now!
Cody
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
About Cody
Hello everyone,
My name is Cody, and I will be attending the Ohio State University at Lima starting this coming fall. I’m fairly nervous about starting this crazy new chapter of my life but I’m anxious to get started and see if it’s really everything that it’s cracked up to be.
I’m attending Ohio State Lima because it is really close to home. I have lived in Ada, Ohio my entire life and I plan to spend a few more years here as well. Also, starting out at a regional campus saves money and I’m all about that!
I’m hoping that my posting here will be helpful to someone. I am an internet junkie so I will probably check this often. Feel free to leave comments, or email me if you have questions or concerns. I’m in the same boat as some of you so we can all share this experience.
I’m hoping to make this kind of interesting so that people will enjoy and actually read what I write. I just don’t want to write to myself!
Anyways, I must be going now because it's guitar time! See you soon!
Untill next time,
Cody
My name is Cody, and I will be attending the Ohio State University at Lima starting this coming fall. I’m fairly nervous about starting this crazy new chapter of my life but I’m anxious to get started and see if it’s really everything that it’s cracked up to be.
I’m attending Ohio State Lima because it is really close to home. I have lived in Ada, Ohio my entire life and I plan to spend a few more years here as well. Also, starting out at a regional campus saves money and I’m all about that!
I’m hoping that my posting here will be helpful to someone. I am an internet junkie so I will probably check this often. Feel free to leave comments, or email me if you have questions or concerns. I’m in the same boat as some of you so we can all share this experience.
I’m hoping to make this kind of interesting so that people will enjoy and actually read what I write. I just don’t want to write to myself!
Anyways, I must be going now because it's guitar time! See you soon!
Untill next time,
Cody
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Notes From Cheryl (6/4/05)
Well, I just took my psychology final on Thursday morning, so hopefully I did well. I'll probably start working on my take-home history final today or tomorrow. And then on Tuesday, I'll take my Human Nutrition final and turn in my honors history final to Mr. Nimps.
Now that the school year is almost over, I will be working full-time at the daycare center in Anna, Ohio. I have a lot of responsibilities this summer. I am school aged summer program coordinator. I have lots of fun-filled activities for each week. During finals week, the kids will be learing about NASA, Neil Armstrong, and the planets. They will build bottle rockets and launch them at the park and then at the end of the week they will visit the Neil Armstong Air and Space Museum.
In July, I am having a farm animals week. Many guest speakers will come in such as the pork queen and the dairy princess, and the kids will also have the opportunity to make homemade ice cream and butter.
I have spent about a month working on my lesson plans, and the Ohio State University Extension Office for Auglaize County has helped me tremedously. They have tons of curriculum kits for all ages that you can borrow. They have a rockets away kit, fishy science kits, bicycle safety kit, gardening kit, butterfly kit, nutrition kit, disability awareness kit, and much more. The Ohio State University Extension Offices have lots of resources that teachers can use to help create their lesson plans and I recommend people to go check it out.
Now that the school year is almost over, I will be working full-time at the daycare center in Anna, Ohio. I have a lot of responsibilities this summer. I am school aged summer program coordinator. I have lots of fun-filled activities for each week. During finals week, the kids will be learing about NASA, Neil Armstrong, and the planets. They will build bottle rockets and launch them at the park and then at the end of the week they will visit the Neil Armstong Air and Space Museum.
In July, I am having a farm animals week. Many guest speakers will come in such as the pork queen and the dairy princess, and the kids will also have the opportunity to make homemade ice cream and butter.
I have spent about a month working on my lesson plans, and the Ohio State University Extension Office for Auglaize County has helped me tremedously. They have tons of curriculum kits for all ages that you can borrow. They have a rockets away kit, fishy science kits, bicycle safety kit, gardening kit, butterfly kit, nutrition kit, disability awareness kit, and much more. The Ohio State University Extension Offices have lots of resources that teachers can use to help create their lesson plans and I recommend people to go check it out.
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Notes From Cheryl (6/1/05)
Well, it's the last week of regularly scheduled classes. Next week is final exams! We didn't have lecture today in Honors History. Instead, our class went out to the baseball field to play ultimate frisbee. It was sooo much fun, and we learned never to underestimate the power of our professor. Mr. Nimps can run, and he was pretty good. He made a few interceptions so it's a good thing he was on my team.
Our history class has done a lot of bonding (gettysburg trip and ultimate frisbee) and many friendships were made. It is my favorite class thus far. It's sad to realize that we only have one more day of class left because we all enjoy it soo much.
By the way, my team won. 25-23.
Our history class has done a lot of bonding (gettysburg trip and ultimate frisbee) and many friendships were made. It is my favorite class thus far. It's sad to realize that we only have one more day of class left because we all enjoy it soo much.
By the way, my team won. 25-23.
Monday, May 30, 2005
Notes from Cheryl (5/30/05)
WoW! The weekend went by soooo fast, yet it was soooo fun! I left Friday morning from the Lima campus and took a 10-hr van ride to Gettysburg. Matt and I had a contest to see who could stay up the longest. I won! Once we arrived at the hotel, we decided to go explore the town, so a couple of us students took off down the street. I was busy talking to the people behind me, so I didn’t see the "no parking" sign and WHAM! My head hit the pole and I fell. Yep…I definitely did a good job representing Ohio State Lima! Haha. After dinner, a few of us hung out at the indoor pool and hot tub. Later, Ann and I went for a walk around the hotel and ending up getting caught in the middle of an ice cube war amongst the little soccer boys staying at our hotel!
On Saturday morning, we headed to the museum around 10:00AM. We watched the electric map presentation at 10:30AM and then started our battlefield tour at 11:00AM. Our guide was very thorough and the tour ended up lasting 3 hours! At 2:00PM, we grabbed lunch and then met back at the hotel at 3:00PM. We then went back to the battlefield to visit Devil’s Den and Little Round Top. I was being a little dare-devilish at Devil’s Den by attempting to climb down a steep rock. Mr. Nimps got a little worried, but I made it all the way down without getting dirty or injured. Ha! After spending time at Devil’s Den, we went up to Little Round Top. Instead of driving up there, Ann, Amy, Cody, Jen, and I hiked through the woods to get there. At 5:30PM, a few of us went to St. Xavier’s Catholic mass. After church we picked up some old fashioned ice cream on our way back to the hotel. While the faculty went to Dobbins to celebrate Dr. Gilmore’s birthday, we students went out to eat and then played cards out by the pool with our cases of Mountain Dew and Dr. Pepper. The people over 21 sat on the balcony and laughed at us, but we didn’t care. We had a grand ol’ time!. We did some pretty crazy things though. For example, Matt jumped into the pool, clothes and all. Haha.
Sunday morning we packed up and left Getttyburg at 9:00AM and headed back to Ohio. We made a pit stop in Maryland to see the Sideling Hills, which was quite interesting. For the remainder of the ride home, everyone in my van was either sleeping or reading books while Mr. Nimps and I listened to the Reds vs the Pirates baseball game on the radio.
Throughout Honors History 152, I usually just sit in class and take notes and I rarely ever talk. The most Mr. Nimps can get out of me is a few words. After our 10 hour bus ride to Gettysburg, Mr. Nimps asked his wife, Dr. Gilmore, if she has ever met me before because he claims that he has just met me today too. Haha. Mr. Nimps learned a lot about me over the course of the weekend, so his opinions about me have definitely changed.
Well, I have lots to do today. I need to study pyschology, wirte two essays, and make it to a couple graduation parties!
On Saturday morning, we headed to the museum around 10:00AM. We watched the electric map presentation at 10:30AM and then started our battlefield tour at 11:00AM. Our guide was very thorough and the tour ended up lasting 3 hours! At 2:00PM, we grabbed lunch and then met back at the hotel at 3:00PM. We then went back to the battlefield to visit Devil’s Den and Little Round Top. I was being a little dare-devilish at Devil’s Den by attempting to climb down a steep rock. Mr. Nimps got a little worried, but I made it all the way down without getting dirty or injured. Ha! After spending time at Devil’s Den, we went up to Little Round Top. Instead of driving up there, Ann, Amy, Cody, Jen, and I hiked through the woods to get there. At 5:30PM, a few of us went to St. Xavier’s Catholic mass. After church we picked up some old fashioned ice cream on our way back to the hotel. While the faculty went to Dobbins to celebrate Dr. Gilmore’s birthday, we students went out to eat and then played cards out by the pool with our cases of Mountain Dew and Dr. Pepper. The people over 21 sat on the balcony and laughed at us, but we didn’t care. We had a grand ol’ time!. We did some pretty crazy things though. For example, Matt jumped into the pool, clothes and all. Haha.
Sunday morning we packed up and left Getttyburg at 9:00AM and headed back to Ohio. We made a pit stop in Maryland to see the Sideling Hills, which was quite interesting. For the remainder of the ride home, everyone in my van was either sleeping or reading books while Mr. Nimps and I listened to the Reds vs the Pirates baseball game on the radio.
Throughout Honors History 152, I usually just sit in class and take notes and I rarely ever talk. The most Mr. Nimps can get out of me is a few words. After our 10 hour bus ride to Gettysburg, Mr. Nimps asked his wife, Dr. Gilmore, if she has ever met me before because he claims that he has just met me today too. Haha. Mr. Nimps learned a lot about me over the course of the weekend, so his opinions about me have definitely changed.
Well, I have lots to do today. I need to study pyschology, wirte two essays, and make it to a couple graduation parties!
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Notes from Cheryl (5/26/05)
TOMORROW I LEAVE FOR GETTYSBURG!!
My honors history class is going to Gettysburg for Memorial Day Weekend, and I can't wait. There a lot of really cool people going on the trip, so it'll be a blast! Since it will be a 10 hour bus ride, I will most likely work on my course works that are due at the end of the quarter and also my lessons plans for the school age program at the daycare center this summer. I will return home on Sunday night, just in time to make it to some high school graduation parties.
My honors history class is going to Gettysburg for Memorial Day Weekend, and I can't wait. There a lot of really cool people going on the trip, so it'll be a blast! Since it will be a 10 hour bus ride, I will most likely work on my course works that are due at the end of the quarter and also my lessons plans for the school age program at the daycare center this summer. I will return home on Sunday night, just in time to make it to some high school graduation parties.
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Notes From Cheryl (5/17/05)
Today was Day One of Springfest 2005 on the Lima campus. I could hardly concentrate in Human Nutrition because all I could hear was the band playing out in the yard. After class, I went outside to where all the action was. Wild 93.9 was out in the yard, different clubs were selling different things, a Red Bull truck was out there giving out free drinks. I met up with some friends and we played corn toss and monkey bar golf and watched Matt and Jerod in the chicken wing eating contest. They lost, but they didn't care. They got a free lunch! Haha.
Later this evening, I went to visit my Grandpa's sister, Mary Ann, to interview her for my Oral History project for my Honors History class. She had some really interesting stories to tell so I think I'll have a good project to turn in. She gave me some really cool pictures.
Later this evening, I went to visit my Grandpa's sister, Mary Ann, to interview her for my Oral History project for my Honors History class. She had some really interesting stories to tell so I think I'll have a good project to turn in. She gave me some really cool pictures.
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Notes from Cheryl (5/14/05)
Today was ESP orientation for Autumn Quarter. I had to be at campus by 6:30AM, so it was a looong day. My responsibilities included escorting people to their Spanish and Math Placement Tests, getting ice for the drinks, giving the students and their guests a tour of the campus, and helping students schedule their classes. I really enjoyed the orientation. I got to meet some really cool imcoming freshmen, and I hope I get to know them better in the fall. I also saw one Minster person there, so I got to get ahold of him sometime to arrange car pooling for the autumn quarter since these gas prices are a pain right now.
Saturday, May 07, 2005
Notes from Cheryl (5/7/05)
Well, Thursday I took a 8AM midterm in Psychology 100. I studied really hard for it, so hopefully I did pretty good on it. After my Human Nutrition class, I went out to lunch with Daniel. He told me all about his trip to Chicago for art and other miscellaneous things. We could have sat in Taco Bell all afternoon, but we both had to get back to campus for our 1:30 class. After my 1:30 class (Honors History), I hurried to work at the Little Explorer's Discovery Center in Anna, Ohio. (It's a daycare.) After work, I went straight to my Junior Fair Board meeting. After the meeting, I hung out with my friends who are now home from college for the summer and we made plans for the weekend.
On Fridays I don't have classes, so I worked from 9AM to 6PM at the daycare center. Right now I am the 2 year old teacher. The kids were actually pretty good that day. It only took about 15-20 minutes to get 14 toddlers to sleep for naptime. That's a record! Usually it takes about an hour. In the afternoon, I took the toddlers outside since it was really nice and they got to drive tractors, cars, and tricycles up and down the sidewalk. They looked so cute in their little vehicles, especially with their little helmets on too.
On Fridays I don't have classes, so I worked from 9AM to 6PM at the daycare center. Right now I am the 2 year old teacher. The kids were actually pretty good that day. It only took about 15-20 minutes to get 14 toddlers to sleep for naptime. That's a record! Usually it takes about an hour. In the afternoon, I took the toddlers outside since it was really nice and they got to drive tractors, cars, and tricycles up and down the sidewalk. They looked so cute in their little vehicles, especially with their little helmets on too.
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Notes from Cheryl (5/03/05)
This past Sunday, May 1st, I went down to main campus to attend the College of Human Ecology "Celebration of Excellence" Banquet at the Ohio Union ballrooms. I got to sit with the other girls in my major and I got a chance to get to know them better. I was also able to talk to Dr. Dohner, the professor for my major. During the banquet, I received the Florence M. Rimoldi Scholarship for FCS Education majors. Yeah!
About Cheryl
Name: Cheryl
Age: 19
Rank: Freshman
Hometown: Minster, Ohio
Major: Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Goals: Teach home economics classes at a high school and/or middle school and be an FCCLA advisor
Job(s): Daycare Teacher at the Little Explorers' Discovery Center & a Student Assistant for the OSU-Lima Admissions Office
Some Reasons for choosing Ohio State Lima:
Age: 19
Rank: Freshman
Hometown: Minster, Ohio
Major: Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Goals: Teach home economics classes at a high school and/or middle school and be an FCCLA advisor
Job(s): Daycare Teacher at the Little Explorers' Discovery Center & a Student Assistant for the OSU-Lima Admissions Office
Some Reasons for choosing Ohio State Lima:
- Affordable
- Close to home
- Has my major
- Small class sizes
Cheryl is currently taking...
- Human Nutrition 210
- Honors History 152
- Psychology 100
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