University of New England: Jessica Oliveira

Hey guys! Sorry its been awhile. I had a nice relaxing spring break last week Didnt do anything exciting, actually spent a good deal of it doing schoolwork.. I got most of my classroom observations done for my education class and spent a good few days getting my presentation together for environmental. But at the same time, It was great just to be home and hang out with all of my good friends.
Last Monday, yet again, we all went to the Cheesecake factory to celebrate MY BIRTYDAY!! :-D OMG!!! I freakin LOVE that place. Those of you who have never been HAVE to make a trip to Boston, Providence, or I believe there's one in NY, and GO TRY IT!!!!!

This is the yummy strawberry cheesecake they gave me!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!! SOO GOOD!! :D

Me and my birthday cake!!! :-P

Then we had a good time shopping at the Providence Place Mall. My good friend Jarryd got me a tiara at Claires and had me wear it all around the mall.. Good times.

Yeah, Im so silly. :-P

I came back to campus around 7:30 on Sunday night and then jumped right back into crazy mode Monday morning at 8AM!!! Mondays usually suck too cause I have my usual 3 classes and then a chem lab from 2-5.. ugh... chem labs can be soo long!!!! Tuesday I gave a big presentation in environmental issues, Wednesdays are also long with my night class from 6:30-8:45ish and tonight I have a chem exam at 6:30..... Its just been nonstop!!!! So I greatly apologize to those who have left a comment and Ive taken forever to answer them!!!

Aysha had a question if freshmen were allowed to bring there cars. We ARE allowed to have our cars as freshmen.. its pretty sweet. Its about $75 to get a parking permit but I think it's worth it. You can purchase a permit online at www.thepermitstore.com and type in the schools name and go from there and they'll mail to you before you move here.

I also had another question from Jaime asking if UNE gave us a 'what to bring list'. They do send you a list but its very basic. There are number of things that many students overlook when they're packing. Don't forget to pack some office supplies (stapler, tape, paperclips), extra batteries, hangers, medicine (tylenol, motrin for those stressful days). Spoil yourself and pack lots of food and snacks too!! One of the things I never packed was bowls. Make sure you bring bowls and silverware for the nights you dont feel like walking to the cafeteria and are in the mood for easy mac instead. And with dishes you'll need dish soap and a sponge!!
Luckily, if you do forget something, wal-mart and target is 15 minutes away.

Anyways, I have class in 20 mins, so I need to get going and study some more chem for tonight so I can succeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Im looking forward to the end of this long week and go hiking on Saturday in the White Mountains with the outing club. Should be loads of fun. Anyways, Have a good one!! :D

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For those of you who were just accepted to the University of New England, Congratulations!!!! And for those who haven't heard anything yet, be patient! Your letter will come soon!! About a year ago, I remember waiting anxiously for UNE's letter. I had heard from every other school I applied to except for the one I really wanted to go to the most. I was told that I would get a reply within 2-3 weeks and it had been 4-5 weeks with no letter!! I was worried. A week later I finally got a letter saying that I was accepted!! I was so thrilled!!!
Now that I am here, I have to say that I am very happy to be here. Although college can be more demanding and crazy at times, overall, I have had a GREAT time and have met many great friends who I love soo much. We have had the best times together, hanging at the beach in the summer, climbing trees around campus, going on random hiking trips, sledding, ice skating, playing in the snow, and just hanging out watching movies and playing video games (I freaking love mario kart!!)

Last night, I had promised Joanne that I would help out with the online chat about the student life and I greatly apologize for not signing on!!!! (If anyone has any questions about life at UNE or anything else feel free to leave a comment!! :-) I was going to sign on but my lovely friends set me up!!!!! Since my birthday is on Monday, March 12th, which happens to be on the week of spring break and we all won't be together, my wonderful boyfriend Anthony (I love you!!!) got all of our friends together and planned a surprise birthday party for me last night!!! They even got me cake!!! ( I LOVE CAKE!) And we all just hung out in my room and ate cake. Oh, but what fun it was!! You know when your with a bunch of your friends and all you do is laugh and be silly; yeah, thats what we kinda did. It was a great time being with everyone... so
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR A GREAT SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU ALL!! :D
And Thank you Anthony for putting it together.. I love you!!

Spring break is only 3 days away!!! I think its time for a little break. School has picked up a bit... more work and less playtime.. :-( Boo. But now we have a week to relax and not worry too much!! Im excited to go back to my lovely home in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. The only plans I really have is to hang out with my other great friends from home whom I also love very much!!! We'll probably be going out to the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate my 19th year of life on Monday.. :-) Im excited.. I love life here but I do miss my home. I havent been there since January!!!
I hope everyone else has a great spring break and to all those who are in their last few months of their senior year of high school.. enjoy the last few months cause they will fly!!!! (I cant even believe Im almost done with my first year of college!!!!) And good luck to all those applying to UNE!!

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