Kaitlyn in St. Croix

Another week closer to midterms! This week we had a Resource Pop Up Fair so I was happy to see more people. Coming from such a large school and seeing so many faces everyday to seeing the same few people is certainly an interesting experience. I also miss having reliable trasnportation and being around many restaraunts. Nonetheless, my weekend was very exciting! On Friday, we had a large movie night (the girls in my suite and the suite across the hall). We watched Lady Bird, a coming of age movie about a highschool girl who had issues with her mother. I enjoy living in the dorms because we get to go to one another's suites and hang out all the time. On Saturday, we woke up bright and early and headed out to the thrift shop. Suprisingly, we were all able to find some items. The shop wasn't very big but I would say there was a decent selection of clothing. I got a orange button down shirt, two piece tan set, some scarves, and a black purse all for only $12. We will definitely b

No class on Monday made the week fly by! Some of my classes were cancelled for some reason this week, so this was a pretty chill week. I had one of my first major assignments, which was a group powerpoint presentation on a research topic. We presented via zoom and everything went geat! On Friday, I went out to a local lounge in Christiansted, my friends and I did karaoke. Well they did all the singing and I was there to laugh and cheer them on. I also experienced Point Udall and got to see shooting stars for the first time. Point Udall is the easternmost part of the United States. I was totally convincved shooting stars was something that only occured in movies. On Saturday morning, everyone went zip lining, but I stayed in for some much needed sleep. I love how the university offers so many events and activities. I know its not the same because of Covid, but they try to make sure we still are having fun. Classes are going great so far. I miss football like crazy, both UofSC footb

 All I could think about all week was the long, relaxing weekend ahead. On Friday night, we had a movie night in one of my friend's suites. They wanted to watch Twilight and I had never seen it, so we watched them all. Surprisingly, I enjoyed them a lot! I generally stick to two movie genres: comedy and romance. I need to branch out and watch other movies because I'm sure I miss so many great movies. On Saturday, I was finally able to take pictures for Instagram, after being here almost a month. This was my way of letting friends and family I haven't spoke too that I'm doing just fine.  On Sunday, I went to the beach and had a relaxing evening. Monday was the Island Tour sponsored by the university. We started our morning learning a cultural dance. I was lost for a while, but eventually caught the hang of the dance and had fun. We toured a local farm and learned lots of neat information about their crops and processing. After lunch, we got to give beer to the beer drink