School

Hello all!

It’s been awhile since I’ve written but it’s that time of year again! Classes have gotten underway here at GW and all across the country. It’s very exciting being back on campus and with such a busy schedule I feel like I never left! I’m taking some very interesting classes and am looking forward to the rest of the semester academically.

We had tryouts for the GW Women’s Club Soccer team after the first week back and have added 9 new girls to the team. Our first game is this Sunday against the nationally ranked #1 team, Penn State. Unfortunately, I won’t be there but I hope the girls can kick some balls! It looks like we will have a great team this season, and for the first time EVER, GWWCS is going to Regionals! If we do well (the top 3), we automatically get a bid to nationals in Arizona! This could get crazy!!
Some political happenings around campus: David Plouffe, the chief Obama campaign manager, is speaking on campus on Monday, sponsored by the College Democrats. I will also be doing a campaign trip with them in October into Virginia to canvas for the important Governor’s race there (Go Deeds!). My home state is too having a gubernatorial race this November so hopefully I’ll get a chance to do some canvassing if I take a trip home. In other political news, First Lady Michelle Obama announced Friday that if GW students accumulate 100,000 hours of community service hours, she will be our commencement speaker!! As a senior, I am very, very excited, as are many people on campus, and I know I’m going to do my part to help us reach this goal!

I’m living off campus now in a wonderful apartment just blocks away from campus. I really like my roommates and we are enjoying the freedoms of non-GW housing. However, I have a few friends that live in South Hall (the newest residence hall on campus that is exclusively for seniors) and I must admit I am a bit jealous. Each student has a single bedroom and each unit has a washer and dryer! It is also brand new so it’s super clean. Plus, it’s only seniors living in the building so you know so many people there. I think if I hadn’t moved off campus I would have liked to live there.
I think that is really all I have time to write now but stay tuned– there’s always more to come!

Abby