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Michaele Antoine - 7th Floor - Business /
Leadership LLC
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Year
: Super Senior
Major
: International Business / Intercultural
Communication
Interests and Hobbies
: Going to the movies, Hanging out with my
wonderful N.E.R.Ds, Photography, Eating way too much and
exploring new places
Clubs or Organizations
: Elite Owl, National Residence Hall Honorary
Favorite Memory at FAU
: Being brought to my 1st RSA meeting and being
elected as Secretary/Treasurer |
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October... Already?!
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Things are well on the
Business/Leadership floor. I see my lovelies a little bit
less than usual these days, but that's because of the
ridiculous amount of work I've had to keep up with and
unfortunately, I have less time to play :/
However, I am super excited because I have a couple
of programs upcoming this week and next which were
specially planned to make my 7th floor N.E.R.D.S happy;
programs including our Skybox floor party and next week
is Hallway Bowling!! We'll also be decorating our floor
to get into the Halloween spirit this coming weekend so
that'll be several opportunities to hang out with my
favorites :]
Busy is the theme of the semester, but I am really
trying my best to enjoy every last drop of my
undergraduate juice. I'll be taking a practice GRE next
weekend which I am excited/nervous about... it just means
life after graduation is THAT much closer. It is scary,
but I've been talking to many people about my post
graduate education and experience and the future looks oh
so bright.
See you all next blog :D |
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Time Flies When You're Having Fun
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I honestly cannot believe we are already
into week 4 of classes! It has been such a blur, but I
suppose it's true what they say: time flies when you're
having fun!
Although, it has been time for me to start settling
into the swing of classes, I've actually started to have
tests this week and had my first quiz last week, so that
is always the true testament that Fall has arrived. I
went to the library with some of the Resident Assistants
on my staff (LLC RAs represent! ;) and it felt so
foreign! I hadn't been in the library in a bit, but it
definitely felt good to be productive and study with a
group of people. Hopefully, I will be adding in a couple
of hours a week into my schedule specifically for the
library; getting there is difficult but the feeling
afterward is well worth it. I've also been trying to take
care of my body by using the Rec Center more often which
is kind of like the library in the sense that, getting up
and getting there is the hardest part but once the work
out is over, I felt sooo good. Keeping the mind and body
in tune will definitely help me this semester.
As for my floor, the N.E.R.Ds are well. The
Leadership LLC is so close it's hard to keep them from
having too much fun and the Business LLC is just that:
ALL BUSINESS. They are having a good time and keeping
busy which is what they're here for. The Leadership LLC
was required to go to the Student Leadership Conference
this past weekend which was AMAZING. I was there
representing the Elite Owls (which you can look up on the
FAU website for more information
/sil/leadership/EliteOwls.php)
and saw many of my residents' lovely faces. The last
session by Dr. Don DiPaolo was especially inspirational
and thought provoking. It focused on what it takes to be
a leader and the changes people must make to emerge as
the best leader they can be. One of the quotes I took
away from the presenter went something like, 'It is never
too late to be the person you could have been' which
essentially was about working on being the best version
of yourself.
After the Community Council elections a couple of
weeks back, Vanessa & Gabriella from the Leadership
LLC won as President and Vice President of HPT and James
of the Business LLC was voted as Publicity chair, so I
was very excited that they were representing our 7th
floor so well. We also have our football and volleyball
(lead by my floor Presidents Morgan B. and Lauren!)
intramural teams practicing and getting ready to kick the
other teams' butts! All in all, the 7th floor is having a
good time and hopefully staying on top of their studies
simultaneously.September will be up quickly, so at this
point, studying, doing my jobs well and going with the
flow of the semester are top priorities. Graduate school
applications are on my mind, and I will soon be taking a
practice GRE to start that whole process which is nerve
wracking but very essential to getting into the school of
my choice. Cross your fingers for me!
Working hard to play hard is the motto of the
semester and so far the benefits are far outweighing the
work. :] |
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Blog #1:
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So far so good! It has been such a good
week thus far and I am in so excited to begin my 5th,
Super Senior here at FAU.
As a double majoring student in Intercultural
Communication and International Business, my course load
has never quite been the easiest, and this semester is no
exception. I ll also be taking the GRE and GMAT as well
as applying to graduate schools. So this semester will
definitely be a tough one, but one that I am determined
to get through. I have about 7 classes left until
graduation and am so excited about going out with a BANG
my last year here.
My outside commitments (as in anything besides
academics) have dwindled down this year, but I see myself
putting so much more effort into the ones I do have and
that is such an exciting feeling. If only I d been doing
this since the beginning! So, a piece of advice: don t
wait until your last year to make the most of it ;)
Anyway, being a Resident Assistant is obviously my
1st priority outside of academics and I have fallen in
love with it all over again this semester. My 7th floor s
N.E.R.Ds are everything a girl could ask for in residents
and have definitely given me the boost I needed to get
excited about a new year. My Business/Leadership
residents are already making moves; Lauren and Morgan
stepped up and became floor presidents and Stefon and
Vanessa have taken the lead in representing HPT within
our Community Council. All in all, they are well
representing our Business/Leadership LLC and taking the
lead! The residents of this LLC have really made me wish
I d joined a Living Learning Community when I first came
to college.
Things are looking awfully bright and I cannot wait
to see how Fall 2010 unfolds! |
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