Wow!!! Another school year has come to a start. I cannot believe how the summer flew by, but I think that is always the case. Being back on campus is awesome, but weird also. I am a senior now, so I am doing a lot of lasts. For example, last first day of school, last Italian Festival, last Mass of the Holy Spirit, last freshmen move-in. All of these events have become a part of my life and it’s weird to start having to say goodbye…and it’s only September. The upcoming months should be interesting.
Campus has changed quite a bit over the summer. New buildings are appearing and old ones are gone. The big change is the new student center, which looked like a skeleton when we left in May. It now looks real. That seems silly to say, but its amazing to see the transformation occurring. I watched them survey the ground sophomore year, and now I will be eating in a new cafeteria next semester. Scranton is also building a new sophomore dorm, which I think is an awesome idea. The housing lottery will not be as stressful this year for upcoming sophomores.
The crew team is also doing some rebuilding. We have relocated to Wilkes-Barre, where we now row with the Wilkes team. This is awesome for the team because in the upcoming year or so we will finally have a boat house, which is something that I did not think I would ever see. The school has purchased us a launch, which is so exciting because not only is it safer for us to be out on the water, it is also a very handy practice tool. With the new girls, the team totals 35 rowers, which is huge. The sport is growing in popularity and I see a great future for the team here.
Well, that was a short intro to the blogging. I will be writing once a week, and probably a lot more than this in blogs to come!