Tonight we had a little SOI get-together in admissions to discuss important upcoming events like May 1st declaration day (deposit paid on or postmarked by May 1st only), financial aid awards letters (the majority have been sent off and should be received in the next 7-10 days), and the senior open house (this upcoming weekend--call for reservations). This is a busy season for students on all levels of education, from seniors graduating from high school and setting off to college to seniors graduating from college and heading off to the workaday world. In between are the rest of us, steadily pushing onward to another year through piles of paperwork and assignments that seem to grow bigger with each passing day. Only four more weeks and I'm home for the summer but in between now and then are 3 essays, a couple revisions, alpaca shawls, and one Brit Lit exam. Daunting, but the beautiful spring weather invigorates me. In Wisconsin we say "Forward!" (sorry, bad WI joke referencing the state motto)One of the best things about working in admissions--besides meeting all the wonderful prospective students of course--is the free food. Bryan fed us cake and ice cream as an incentive to come to tonight's meeting. I was going to show up anyway because of my work ethic and all but free food sweetens the deal, no pun intended.
Yesterday I spent a goodly portion of my time outdoors exploring Beloit on foot with my friends.
We walked around downtown and headed to a deserted school playground to swing and fool around on the zip line. It was a windswept school in the country. Stubbled fields of corn stretching as far as the eye could see. The wind tugged at my skirt and carried my spirits high. Afterwards my friend's visiting father drove us around Beloit to see other parts of the city beyond walking distance--for example Woodman's and Shopko. He took us out to dinner at Tilley's pizza, which is cheap and delicious. A local fave that more students should frequent. Last night was part two of the 24 hour Voodoo Barbie performance where the performers stay up together for 24 hours and give two shows. By the end they are terribly irritable and exhausted which makes for amusing situations. Students came to watch in full force. That's what Beloiters like--seeing folks make fools of themselves for the amusement of others. It's a great attitude, really carefree and unselfconscious.
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