Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a good holiday season. Mine was particularly busy, but I had a lot of fun. Right when I got back to Missouri, my friend and I decided to go to a St. Louis Blues versus Calgary hockey game. Although my beloved Blues lost, there was a lot of fighting and the two teams combined to score 9 goals. This excitement and intensity made the experience a lot of fun. A few days later I was lucky enough to also go to a Mizzou Tigers basketball game. Throughout the rest of my days in Missouri I was working, hanging out with friends, or spending time in St. Louis or Kansas City.
The day after Christmas, my mom and I went to see family near New Orleans, Louisiana. After a few days on the bayou, we went to their beach house in Pensacola. It was nice seeing my family and friends, and I never stop appreciating the nice weather in the South. Shortly after New Years, I found myself back in the Saint Louis airport on my flight back to Orlando. It all happened so fast and I had a lot of fun, but it’s good to be back.
The first three days of classes went very well. I think I am going to enjoy my professors and the material this semester. The only change to the schedule I had previously posted was a professor switch in Meteorology 201. I learned the first day of class that Barry was assigned to other duties and my new professor is Eicher. Here are some of my first impressions of my courses:
BA201- Hinebaugh is always energetic and a lot of fun. She has funny class rules, including singing “I’m a Little Teapot” if you are more than 5 minutes late. On Friday we were assigned to our companies (groups) and I am overall pleased with the members of the group.
PS142- I didn’t know what to expect from this class but so far it has been quite entertaining. Cabiac is loud and obnoxious, which makes the 8:15 course much more enjoyable. Although most people are taking Physics, I think I made the right choice by following more of my interests by taking Environmental Science.
I already had a lot to do this first weekend back. I took part in Volleyball during the dorm Olympics. My team lost in the first round but it was very close. I also got to attend another ERAU hockey game and basketball game. The hockey team BEAT the Florida Gators 6-5!!! It was an awesome game. I also made it out to the beach and swam in the chilly Atlantic. I have a few reading assignments to do to finish my weekend, but that is the extent of my homework. Thanks for reading, and let me know if I can help you with anything.
Until Next Time,
Mack
Well hello to all out there! Seems as though I was just finishing finals for last semester and here we are ready to start another. To start, I’ll share a little bit about myself since I am a new resident student to Riddle. My name is Josh Daily, and I am from the panhandle of Florida. It’s roughly a six hour drive from campus, which is perfect; not too close to home, but not too distant either. I was lucky enough to have an ERAU extended campus in my high school back home (Choctawhatchee Aviation Institute), so I was able to complete 18 credit hours of coursework for free while I was in high school. After high school, I attended Northwest Florida State College for last semester because unfortunately, I had to have surgery on my wrist forcing me to stay close to home. In any case, I am here now! I am an Air Traffic Management major here at the Daytona Beach campus. I aspire to work in the ATC world in some way, shape, or form.
Transitioning into living at college could not have gone smoother for me. I was really surprised at how well organized this whole operation is managed and run. I had heard some horror stories from upper-classmen about the strains of housing assignments, registration, and adjusting to life on campus. But honestly, the staff and students at Embry-Riddle are truly one of a kind. I was assigned to Doolittle residence hall, and it took me all of five minutes to receive my keys and paperwork. Before I knew it, I was all moved in! I have been happy living in the dorms so far, and everyone seems to be really friendly. From what I hear, Doolittle residents have some of the closest relationships due to the layout of the suites. Eight students share a common bathroom facility here, which might sound terrible, but it’s really not bad at all.
Anyhow, classes start tomorrow and I’m really looking forward to this semester! So far I have done nothing but goof around on campus and hang out with my newly found brethren of Doolittle’s 3rd East wing. Food here is pretty good so far, and the meal plan set-up is quite neat. Whether playing volleyball, tennis, or football, playing some Xbox in the room, or just simply walking around campus enjoying the weather here in Daytona, there seems to always be something going on. I’m sure I’ll find tons of other activities to do outside my studies to keep me occupied while on my downtime.