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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

1. Affordable
2. Close to home
3. Has my major
4. Small class sizes

Cheryl is currently taking...

• Human Nutrition 210
• Honors History 152
• Psychology 100