Earth Fest Facebook Album.

I don't want to overload my blog with photos (not that I haven't already), but as a follow-up from my last post about Earth Fest, check out these photos! It was a great day, and I hope to see a bunch of you prospective students there next year!

EARTH FEST 2012

Photos from Free Cone Day

So, I was working on this awesome video with footage from Free Cone Day that I was going to make into a cool clip to share here! But unfortunately, I ran into some technical difficulties, but I didn't want this day to go un-shared, so here goes.

Every year in Burlington occurs the awesomeness that is Ben and Jerry's Free Cone Day! It's their way of saying "thanks" for the patronage, and people gladly line up around the block to say "you're welcome"; sometimes more than once (which isn't even frowned upon). Check out the photos:

Taken from Rite Aid around the corner.

Tons of servers.

Coffee, Coffee BuzzBuzzBuzz!

My friends Tarah and Dan.

Self-explanatory. ;p

If I can figure out the video in the near future, I'll give this post an update. Otherwise, I can't wait to go again next year!

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Trevor Hall at Higher Ground

For sure, one of the highlights of pursuing higher education in the Burlington area is Higher Ground. Saint Mike's students frequent this venue for musicians such as, for example, Cas Haley and Trevor Hall. Last night I saw them, and it was my first experience at Higher Ground! It was great; five friends and I piled into a four-door sedan (it's a short drive), and after an awesome show we hit up a nearby Burger King for veggie burgers and fries. Definitely my idea of a Sunday night ;)

Here are some photos! Also, I highly recommend checking out both of these artists (not to plug, they just rock!).

Friends...

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Cas Haley...

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The crowd...

Trevor Hall...

Encore...

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Just Because I Can.

Ah, Sunday mornings. Perfect for getting up early, grabbing coffee and a bagel in Alliot, getting some work done and having the rest of the day free to relax with friends. Unfortunately, I took some pictures while skiing at Smuggs yesterday that I just HAD to share with the world, so I guess the "getting work done" thing will have to wait a while. At least I got some coffee!

Taken from the Madonna II lift (it looks cold, but was pretty warm; 0C, 32F).

Picture of Sterling Peak from Madonna II lift.

Ski the east!

Pictures from Break

So, I didn't learn any guitar (although I totally gave it a shot... for about 20 min).

But otherwise, my first-ever college break was a great time to catch up with friends and family, be lazy and do some skiing (mostly the lazy and skiing parts). I got to train with the Lab Mtn Ski Team (my team from age 8-17) and do a slalom race at Gore Mtn in the Adirondacks (where, by the way, I discovered my USSA points had been reset to 990 from my year abroad; I then DNF'ed and DSQ'ed Sat. and Sun., respectively). It was good to get the jitters out, and this weekend I'm doing a slalom at Snow Ridge near Rome, NY (where I'll hopefully put 2 runs together and get rid of some points).

So now that break is coming to an end, here are a few pictures from my last few weeks at home!

Syracuse, NY; my hometown. Shot from 3rd floor of UO in Armory Sq.

Shackham Rd., Morgan Hill State Forest. On the way to Lab.

Labrador Mtn., my home hill.

Clubbing at Lava (at the Turning Stone Casino in Rome, NY) on 18+ night.

Letter from one of my SMC friends, Sophie.

My dog, Marcy.

 It's been fun, but I can't wait to get back to SMC next week!

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Cool Stuff on Campus: The Shack

This week is Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week and students at SMC have been observing it in a few different ways, including an Oxfam Hunger Banquet, fasting, canned food collecting, vigils and The Shack.

The Shack is set up in the lawn outside the academic buildings, and students can sign up to stay in it for various amounts of time; both throughout the day and overnight. Last night, my Shack Buddies and I took on the challenge, and stayed in the shack from 8pm to 8am (except myself, I have a bad cough and was having trouble in the cold so I went back to my dorm around 1am; but it was cool while it lasted!). We had some visitors, including Father Brian, who came over to say hi and asked if we knew what day yesterday was (the Feast of St. Edmund). Anyway, it was a cool experience and *hopefully* was helpful in raising awareness of the fight against Hunger and Homelessness!

Here are some pictures!

Fellow Shack-Buddies Sophie, Emily and Kelly.  

Brendan playing the Ukulele. 

One big, happy Shack family!

Photo Credit goes to Brianna Coughlin.

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Pictures from D.C!

Hey guys, here are some of my favorite pics from D.C! I've been kinda swamped since I got back, but expect an informational post on the trip this week. Enjoy!

Prof. Greg Delanty wearing my sunglasses.

Sleeping friends. 

Protesting in the street.

In front of the White House.

Polar bear with sign "Keystone XL: Game over for my arctic home".

More protesters.

Me and my friend Lauren in front of the White House!

So these are just a few, I promise more to follow/a more detailed post on the entire event and weekend!

Thanks for reading! 

The Semester in Photos (Thus Far).

It's crazy to think that we're already about half-way through the first semester; I took my first-ever midterm last week! Time's been flying by, and in honor of these past 8 weeks or so, here are some random snapshots from around campus since my first day here...

A shot of the freshman quad from Joyce (the hall in the picture is Lyons). 

"Chill" license plate. 

Church Street. 

A picture of St. Ed's from the courtyard. 

Planking on the steps of Joyce.

Flyer for the Slutwalk (click for details) that happened this past Sept. in Burlington.

"This is our story" written in SMC's awesome word garden.

"To Kill a Mockingbird" in Polish. I saw it on some board in St. Ed's. =)