Summer So Far...

Hey Everyone!

So I just thought I would let you know what I’ve been up to the last few weeks. First of all, I’ve been working in the Admissions Office doing data entry, answering phones, and of course, giving tours! I got a great question the other day on a tour that I didn’t know the answer to, so I thought I would share it with you. The question was “Where did the name Stonehill come from?” My fellow tourguides helped me out though- it turns out that “Stone House Hill House” was the name of the original Ames family estate where Stonehill was founded, so when the Holy Cross Fathers created our college, they named the school “Stonehill”. I guess you learn something new everyday!

I also got to go home for Fourth of July weekend and see my family and friends. I drove back to PA on Friday, then came back to Stonehill on Sunday, so it was a whirlwind of a weekend! I got to have dinner with my friend Erin and catch up with all of the latest news from my old job at the movie theater, and the next day my family and I headed up to Nicholson (about 30 minutes away) for a family party. It was a combined July 4^th party/birthday party for my younger cousin. It was great to see him so excited while he was opening presents-he wanted to play with everything right away-he didn’t even want his cake! Check out a picture of me, my siblings, and my cousins, including Brian the birthday boy holding his brand new kite.

In the evenings after work I’ve been practicing my Hindi for India. I have to learn all of the characters before I go, so I have a solid start when I arrive! The language is set up by syllable, not letters, and the “alphabet” is organized by how your mouth moves when you pronounce the character-its tricky stuff! I also booked my flight-its 14 hours from JFK airport to Delhi. Preparing all of this stuff makes it seem so much more real, and I feel like the rest of my summer is going to fly by!

This past Monday, myself, my friends Matt and Tim (who are also working in Admissions) and Tim’s friend Lauren all went into Boston for a night out. We took the T (Boston’s subway) to the Arlington stop and headed to Fire and Ice Restaurant for college night. Its ten dollars for all you can eat, so it is definitely a great deal, and its really fun because you choose your raw food, the chefs cook it in front of you and they have great music playing the whole time. After dinner, we walked around Newbury Street where we enjoyed some Ben and Jerry’s Ice cream and played some video games in the Mac Store. It was great to get off of campus, have an excellent meal, and wander around the city for a little while! Take a look at some of the pictures from our night out: Matt and I on the T, everyone fooling around at Fire and Ice, plus a great picture of Newbury Street.

Hope you're enjoying the summer as much as I am!