Where did all the time go? If you’ve been following along on my journey, it seems like just yesterday that I started as a blogger with my first post detailing the end of my sophomore year. Well, my fall semester has come to a close, and with that, I am now a senior, which feels crazy. Let me recap my last week of my fall semester and junior year for you all:

This week included a LOT of studying for me. This semester I had 4 finals, as well as a few finals projects and presentations that were also completed throughout the last week of classes. My projects included a multimedia pop culture website that contained an audio podcast and blog posts, and a crisis communication case study of the FEMA response to Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. My respective group mates and I had been working on these projects for weeks leading up to the end of the semester, and it was very rewarding to present them to cap off the semester.

One of the more fun parts of my week was our annual Avion staff holiday party! This tradition always takes place at our last meeting of the fall semester, where we do a staff secret Santa, play Jackbox games, eat Christmas cookies, and celebrate our successful semester that we had! As an avid mac and cheese and Target fan, I loved the Trader Joe’s Mac and Cheese (from the brand new store in Daytona!!!) and Target Gift Card that I got in secret Santa.

Another fun way to destress from finals week was in the weather lab, where the student chapter of the American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association (AMS/NWA) on campus provided Raising Cane’s as a study snack! I loved getting to help organize this for everyone, and it was a resounding success!

Finals week just flew by this year, and come January 1, it will be my graduation year. But for now, you’ve still got a year more of blogs coming your way! I hope your end of the semester went smoothly, and that you are settling into a relaxing winter break.