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[iamliberalartsgt]

Hi, I’m Olivia!!

Hey y’all! My name is Olivia, and I am a freshman at Georgia Tech. I am from Birmingham, Alabama and majoring in Global Economics and Modern Languages within the Ivan Allen Liberal Arts College. I am involved in freshGA, For the Kids, and am a freshman representative. In addition, on a whim, I just applied to be a blogger for Ivan Allen because I was like “why not?”. Since I got chosen to blog, I wanted to make it fun and not at all about school because as college kids we do school 24/7 especially at Georgia Tech. Taking this into consideration, I am writing about what everyone loves most: food. Fair warning: I am sassy and sarcastic so buckle up for a fun ride through my freshman year. 

[iamliberalartsgt]

Summer Plans

This summer I am...drumroll please...STUDYING ABROAD! I'm taking part in Georgia Tech's Summer Oxford Program. For the first six weeks, we will be traveling all around Europe studying Art History and European Composers. We're going to visit Paris, Venice, Rome, Florence, Munich, Vienna, Prague, and Bruges, each for about three or four days. We'll be traveling by plane, train, and...yeah, automobile, I had to say it. There are fifty-five people in my travel group, and we're all packing into a bus, so we'll be great friends by the end of the thing. There are three travel groups, and we all travel to different countries for six weeks before meeting back up in Oxford for our second set of classes.

It will be fast, but we are going to be able to see all sorts of museums, culture, shops, foods, landscapes, art, architecture, concerts... It will be an exciting whirlwind of art and music and history, which I absolutely adore.

For the second six week of the twelve week program, we will be taking classes on Oxford University's campus in Oxford, England. Oxford. (Repeating Oxford like a million times because I still can't believe it.) We will have Georgia Tech professors teaching us in Westminster College (one of the dozens of colleges). I'm going to be taking Computational Media (CS 1315) and History of Medieval England. Every Georgia Tech student has to take some sort of Computer Science elective, so I get to learn how to code, which is kind of cool! It should be better than calculus, anyway. And I'm really looking forward to learning even more European history in the place that it, ya know, actually happened.

So far, we have had a week of sort-of preparatory classes for Art History and Music, complete with midterms and an impromptu jazz concert by music professors from across Atlanta. We've studied the Renaissance, learned about Michelangelo and Bramante and how much they hated and loved the Pope. We've discussed the symbolism is Bosch's crazy triptych and what exactly is so "off" about the Van Eyck altarpiece.

In Music, we've learned how symphonies are set up, how instruments interact to create both pleasant and unpleasant music. We have learned how to compare different compositions, how to identify genres, and how to hear and feel musical tension. I'm obviously way more into art, and am skeptical of Music classes due to years of forced elementary school classes. But as long as I don't have to listen to the same classical piece seven times in a row, I'm learning to appreciate the technical and compositional aspects of music a little more too.

I'm leaving for Paris on Tuesday, and I can't believe that either! People have asked repeatedly if I'm nervous, but I'm not. (Should I be? Yikes.) I've been to some of these cities before, and I'm excited about getting to know them better. Other places I will see for the first time, and I can't wait to get to know them, the people, the sights, and the food there better too. I know it's also a long trip, and I'm going to miss my family and friends so, so much. But I'm not going to be completely disconnected or anything! My goal is to blog every single day, and share the photos that I take in each place. So, sketchy wifi aside, I'm leaving, but I'll definitely still be around ~

~Lauren

[iamliberalartsgt]

(Another) Goodbye to Freshman Year

Hello again! I hope that everyone has had or is having an amazing end of their spring semester or school year, beginning of their summer, etc! I have officially finished my freshman year of college, which is crazy! I packed up and said goodbye to freshman dorm, roommate, dining halls...some parts of which were much more bittersweet than others.

I'll miss a lot of things about being a college freshman, of course. It's like being any kind of freshman. People look out for you and want to help you succeed. There are those who look down on you for being the babies, obviously; but there are still more people who consider you adorable and take you under their wings for the same reason. And then there are all of the other perks, like "free" food and coffee, like everyday. I forgot that Starbucks was a business and that normal people pay for it for awhile. And I'm not sure what not going to grab freebies from tabling events as often will be like. (Just kidding I'll probably still nab stuff who are we kidding.)

I'll also miss living right in the center of campus. I was definitely spoiled with the prime location of my dorm (Hopkins). I could just climb the hill to get to class or go get food. I could walk anywhere in about five to ten minutes, honestly. I'll also miss the fact that most of my friends and I all lived in the same two blocks, and that to "go out" we literally just walked downstairs. 

I’ll miss my Jane Austen class and being able to read my favorite novels for homework, which still seems like a dream. I’ll also miss the time between that class and my LMC seminar class, where I sat outside with friends and listened to whatever clubs or groups were tabling on the walkway while we ate lunch and did homework.

There are of course things that I won't miss, too (the shared bathroom situation, the inevitably messy tiny shoebox where we slept, etc.). But more importantly, though, there are even more things that I am looking forward to about when everyone is back on campus in the fall.

I'll get to see my friends, go to more Arts Ambassador meetings, and take new classes. I have a job and a project lined up and ready to go, and I'm so completely excited about both. I may join a sorority, and though rush terrifies me, the idea of having a house and another group of friendly faces on campus would be so sweet and invaluable. I'm going to live in a North Ave. apartment with my friends, and though it is a little farther away from campus, we can still walk everywhere. We have our own rooms, share two bathrooms, and there's a KITCHEN! I'm going to learn how to cook in between reading for my Medieval Lit class and studying Personality Theory. I'll also get to decorate four walls instead of just one, and it’s going to be beautiful.

I even can't wait to help the next round of freshmen. I have learned so much over the past year, the past three semesters, that I am more than happy and willing to share anything that I know and have learned with someone who needs it. I've already given some tips out to people who I can't wait to take under the now experienced non-freshman wing of my own.

I'll miss that being me, but I know that my own wings have not gone away. I still have my older friends, past professors, and the resources that I had and needed as a freshman. I don't, by any means, know everything; I know I'll still need help along the way too. But I have built my own little community here, and for that I am so very grateful. That's what being a freshman, or just being young, I think, is at least partially about. It grows as you do, and it never goes away.

So for you incoming freshman, reach out and get to know others. Join clubs, do things that you're interested in, try new things. Some things you try may suck, but guess what: you can quit them, or try again later. Take advantage of your benefits (like free coffee, I'm bitter can you tell) and don't forget about them. Be grateful and kind and optimistic. Do your best, but take care of yourselves and give yourself a break, too. The fall is just right around the corner.

Until then, LOL JK IF YOU THOUGHT I WAS GONE CHECK, OUT MY NEXT BLOG POST XOXO GOSSIP GIRL

Jk again, ~Lauren

[iamliberalartsgt]

Hello all! Long time no see—honestly too long, and for that, I apologize. (Not for the first time, but oh well. Life and school and all that, right?)

Anyway, not to beat a dead horse. 

I figured that I would share some exciting things that have been doing on in my life recently. Exciting things, cool things going on or that have happened, things I like and have found...etc. Kind of random. But what better way to share this hot modge-podge mess than...drumroll please...A BULLETED LIST! ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS!

On Pi Day I found one of the Georgia Tech scavenger hunt pies! They shared hints on Instagram all afternoon so after calculus class I ran/walked across Tech Green like a fool and got free pie so the run/walking was okay.

I’ve been able to take a bunch of naps recently.

BUT I’ve also found THE BEST COFFEE ON CAMPUS. THAT’S RIGHT. THE BEST. Two words: Architecture building. You’re welcome.

The most important calculation I did in my math class today was discovering that I will be able to have coffee every day for the rest of the semester with my remaining dining dollars. I drink plain coffee, $2 a cup. Six weeks, times seven days, times two dollars a day. BOOM. Take that calculus.

I’ve also found my go-to dining hall meal, which is MUCH less exciting but nonetheless important. I make a spinach salad (which is reliable) and then add whatever chicken there is on top! Oh and the sweet tea is good too. Not on the salad.

I’ve been consistently going to the barre pilates class at the CRC on Tuesday nights this semester, in addition to yoga, which I may have mentioned before I’m not really sure, but I really enjoy it, it’s super fun. (Longest sentence about pilates ever? Probably.)

Next year I’m living in the North Avenue Apartments with three of my friends and I could not be more excited! We didn’t get the particular building we wanted, but we took what we could get because, like registration (which is also coming up, JOY) it was basically a feeding frenzy. And our room is going to be so wonderful and happy and cute and I get to decorate ALL OF MY WALLS and I can’t wait.

When we all decided that we were going to room together, we all went on a cute and fun little adventure to Cabbagetown, near Little Five Points and Krogg Street. We took pictures and ate brunch...highly recommend the murals and the Carroll Street Cafe!

Over spring break a couple weeks after that (aka last week) I went home and actually got to...that’s right...SLEEP! The naps don’t cut it what can I say.

Over break I also got to read something NOT assigned for school! I grabbed The Circle by Dave Eggars, which is good but also really disturbing as it directly pertains to our media-driven world. Part of why I picked it is that Emma Watson is playing the main character in the movie adaptation that is coming out in a couple of months (I’m so excited, check out the trailer here and fangirl with me!)

I also got to spend a lot of time with my family, which I’ve missed. I hiked up a mountain with my brothers and went shopping and binge watched Big Little Lies with my mom. (Highly recommend by the way—especially the soundtrack. My favorite character is Chloe because she’s seven and has amazing music taste and calls Reese “woman” and is one thousand percent cooler than I’ll ever be.)

Now that school is back, I’ve been reading Emma by Jane Austen, my latest Major Authors book. Along with this, we watched part of Clueless (one of its many film adaptations...and one of my favorite movies ever) in class today, and I had a huge dumb smile on my face the entire time, I love it so much.

I was the Ivan Allen Social Media Highlight recently too! Peep the picture of me in front of the mural (above and on their Facebook page) talking about how much I love LMC 3226 here. (I have such cool friends ugh I love them.)

It’s spring finally and the weather is so lovely and everything is colorful and blooming :)

Today I had a meeting for the Oxford study abroad program that I will be going on with Georgia Tech this summer! We’re going to a ton of different countries, will see and learn so many wonderful new and exciting things. Our meeting today made it seem way more real. We actually got to meet people in our travel groups (I’m in group one!) and everyone was so nice and just as excited as I am. IT’S SO SOON AND I AM SO HAPPY!!! (Oh yeah, if you’re curious about the details, here’s the overview!)

I’ve been helping with various things at the Women’s Resource Center in preparation for the Women’s Leadership Conference this Saturday too! This event is going to be AMAZING; there are going to be three kickass speakers covering various sure to be empowering subjects, and then we ladies will all bond and eat breakfast, lunch, and dessert together. It’s sold out and I am over the moon, literally can’t wait.

Next weekend I’m going with my friend and his fraternity to formal at the beach! THE BEACH! So hype.

Before that, though, is...SHADOW DAY NUMBER TWO!!! I can’t wait to help with that too, and hopefully get to meet some more new little faces and talk about art and Georgia Tech and maybe persuade them to come to the greatest school ever next year :)

If you’re one of these lil faces...I’ll see you soon! And just know that this list is really nothing. It doesn’t completely represent my day, life...but it’s a snapshot. Reality is so much bigger. 

Not everything is good and sparkly and wonderful. Sometimes classes, days, and people suck. My work can be really hard and I can get pretty overwhelmed sometimes. But there is good in more places than these that stand out on a bulleted list. There is good everywhere. Especially here, and especially when you choose to see it.

Talk to you sooner rather than later, hopefully~

~Lauren

[iamliberalartsgt]

Each spring the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts recognizes an extraordinary graduate student, undergraduate student, and faculty member with an Ivan Allen, Jr., Legacy Award. These are beautiful Frabel glass sculptures. The awards also come with stipends of $1,000 each. The awards and the stipends are made possible by our generous supporters, Pamela and Stephen Hall. The awards will be formally presented at the Ivan Allen Day dinner and celebration on the evening of Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at the historic Academy of Medicine. A reception and buffet dinner at 5:30 p.m. will be followed by the awards program at 7 p.m. Award winners will also join the Halls for breakfast. The time and location of the breakfast will be announced to the winners.