why we're awesome

Week 14:

One thing I was very nervous about coming into this program was meeting new people. It always takes me a long time to make friends and start hanging out and getting along with people. I don't know why, it's just the way I am.

Naturally, I was a little terrified going into a program where I really didn't know anyone. I had previously had classes with some people, and come in brief contacts with others, but I can safely say I didn't know anyone coming into this seminar. To my happy surprise however, I discovered that this group of people is AWESOME.

First of all, I don't think I've ever worked with a group that was so productive. Looking back, it's amazing to see how much we've accomplished this semester. We have an entire website nearly complete. We wrote the content (and edited it 4 billion times), we put it up on the page, and we did it well. We all seem to work really well together, and even when we've run into roadblocks everyone has done an awesome job of working through them. I think over the semester we've really learned to trust each other with things and have become a well-oiled machine.

Also, I never expected this group of people to be so much FUN. I can safely say I've made a lot of new friends this semester. When we're not working hard we're just sitting around talking about life, watching silly youtube videos, and just having a fun time. We also spend a lot of time hanging out outside of class, just playing games, watching movies, etc.

For me, it's just exciting that I get along with almost every single person in the group. They're people I want to continue hanging out with the in future, and people I'll really miss when they graduate. I know I've even tried to overlap my schedule with a few people for next semester.

As Laura said, it's almost like we're at summer camp. We've had such a good time and met so many friends it's hard to think of a time where we don't spend everyday together.