In the Beginning

 
It's true.  "What's true?" you might ask. Well, CMU now has a student blog.  I'm not sure how we survived without it all these years, but here it is.
     I’m David, and I am a second year student at CMU.  Which basically means that I'm not as nervous as last year and that I have everything figured out this time round.  (Right...!)





     Thinking back to my first day here this semester, I'll admit it was chaotic. I am so lucky that one of my friends from grade school has joined me at CMU this year.  On the morning of September 7th he was much more prepared than I was.  As in I hadn't really packed much.  We got what was important (like my friends' humongous boom box).  But we arrived mid-afternoon and it was from there that the chaos really started:  navigating the overflowing parking lot and dragging in box after musty box of things my mother had thrown in the vehicle right before we left (do I really need last years' notes?)  The first order of business (naturally) was signing up for the Camp Arnes Retreat, and then it was people, talking to housing, course registrations, more people...you get the idea.
     The first week was where I could meet my profs and all the first years, enjoy the good weather, take in all the welcome events as possible and in general enjoy the good life before those pesky assignments start getting in the way.
    In a few days, I'll blog a bit about the retreat.  In the meantime -- have a good one!