First day back home

So after being up in Vermont at St. Mike's since August 22 (we moved in on the 23rd), I made a long trip back yesterday for homecoming at my school and arrived in Thompson, CT shortly after 10 last night and decided to make a visit to the homecoming dance last night to see some of my old friends and it was awesome. Then today, there was the actual homecoming at my high school and I got to see even more friends, people who didn't go to the dance or that I didn't see last night. Anyways, coming back to see my friends and family has been so much fun, but I still miss college. This is my actual home, but St. Mike's has become my home away from home and I've spent so much time there recently that it feels weird to get away from it all. I am so happy to be home, though, and am excited to see what the rest of the weekend has in store for me.

-@timnotscott
#twinning

Finally Home

Well, after about a month and a half at smc, I'm finally back home for the long weekend. It's great to be back, I've missed my family, friends, and my dogs so much! But I know that as soon as I'm back at smc, I'll feel at home again because that's how smc makes you feel.

That's all for now, just wanted to check in quickly.

~Scott

www.smcvt.edu

Long awaited break

After being up at St. Mike's for almost 2 months now, it's finally time for me to go home for a visit, and it is bittersweet. I get to see all of my friends back home and get to see my family and my dogs (who I've been saying I miss since I got up here) and now I'm making the long trip back to Connecticut with my friends from Champlain. This weekend is homecoming at my old high school and I'm going back to get my yearbook and catch up with friends. This weekend is bittersweet though because though I'm going home to see all of my old friends, I know that means coming back will be all that much harder. However, I got several hours ahead of me and I'm happy to be making the trip back to ct with my friends from last year

-@timnotscott
#twinning

Another cool college photo

I figured I should post more of the pictures that I have taken around campus because why take them if you can't share them? So here's another picture that I took last week at the bus stop in front of Ryan dorm

-@timnotscott
#twinning

Just another positive of college

So Scott and I decided that now since we got the app for this blog, we can now post pictures so I wanted to post a photo of one of the many nice views we have here on St. Mike's campus


I think this photo is amazing because of how it's just one of those things you don't always get to see everyday.

-@timnotscott

#twinning

Making Up For Old Posts

So since I missed a few posts being busy, I decided that I am going to post a little bit more often, so that things like that do not happen again, and also because it's kind of fun. So anyway, while taking a break from an essay that I am writing right now, I went onto YouTube (like I normally do) and decided to type in smcvt to see what comes up. I found this page, made by Saint Mikes, which looks like it could be something helpful to those of you who are looking at colleges and maybe don't know what to think about the college, and this page looks like it could answer a lot of questions.

http://www.youtube.com/user/saintmichaels

Also, if there are questions that cannot be found, you could always look on the website and possibly mail someone if you still cannot find what you are looking for.

http://www.smcvt.edu

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Have a good day,

~Scott

A Perk of SMC

So I just downloaded the app for my phone so I can blog without my computer, and I just wanted to show a perk of going to SMC. That is Lake Champlain, and going to it like I did about a month ago at night allows you to take pics like this. That's pretty cool.

~Scott

Busy Busy Busy

Hey all,

I know I always use this excuse, but I have been really busy again, so that is why I haven't posted in a little while. Basically, as the midterm has been nearing, my classes have been giving out a lot of homework so that we can move faster and finish off the semester strong. Not only do I have this homework and these classes, though, but I also have fire classes, as Tim has said. This past Saturday, we had our first practical for the classes, where we put on our gear a ton and took off our gear a ton, and then we put on our air tanks and did that over and over again so that we would get the hang of it. Though it was tiring and hot, I really enjoyed it. I am looking forward to the fire department more than anything. I also have been working hard at DREAM to make sure that my mentee enjoys going to DREAM, and I signed up to become a van driver so that I can drive the kids back and forth and switch off with the other mentors so that they do not all have to do it weekly. So I have been really busy.

The good thing is that I can relax this weekend. It is a long weekend, and for the first time since I got up here, I am going home for the weekend to see my family and friends and my dogs. I have missed everyone back home a ton, and while I feel at home up here, it's a relief knowing I will see my actual family. I have missed my three dogs so much, and can't wait to go home and pet all of them and play with them all. I talk to my parents on the phone almost nightly, but I really can't wait to get home and actually see them. I'm also going to go back to my old school this weekend for homecoming, so I will get to see all of my old friends from back home and get my yearbook. I really cannot wait for this weekend, and these past two weeks have been dragging on because I have wanted to go home so badly.

                                                       I can't wait to see these dogs

And I can't wait to see these awesome people, my parents (This picture is like five years old, but it's all I could find).

Well, that's all for now. I'll try to write sooner that usual next time.

~Scott

Sorry for the wait

Sorry about not making a blog post in a while. I have been meaning to find time to make a post, however, I have been so busy with school work and the volunteer activities that I have decided to become a part of. Scott and I both decided to join two programs, DREAM and the Saint Michael's Fire and Rescue (but we only do the firefighting). In case you were wondering, DREAM is a MOVE (mobilization of volunteer efforts) group which focuses on giving children mentors who will be there for them for their time at Saint Mike's. Each Friday, we meet with our mentees and have some cool activity and on Wednesdays we have our meetings, so for those two days I have been swamped and Thursday nights I have a 6:30-9:30 class for firefighting and then son Saturdays I have an 8:30-4:30 firefighting practical, so I get tired and have been putting off blog posts for a while and I apologize. Anyways, because I used my volunteer groups as an excuse to not have made a post in a while, I figure that I should talk more about the MOVE program and maybe the programs I'm involved with. Basically, the MOVE program is a volunteer program that puts out several events every week and gives us plenty of opportunities to do unique and fun volunteer opportunities. One of the really big events that they have that fills up very fast is Correctional Volleyball and it's where you go down to one of the local jails and you play volleyball with the inmates who have been given the privilege to play because they have been behaving well. There are plenty of other fun activities too! I know that I want to sign up for a lot of them, but I just don't have the time for them all! But if you ever get the chance, signing up for a volunteer opportunity is one of the most rewarding things you could possibly do.

The fire department here at St. Mike's is not connected to the school, it's just affiliated with it but a good amount of students sign up to work there. There are two programs within it, there's fire fighting and there's rescue, and each of the departments within has special classes where the students can go in order to become a part of the program. I don't know exactly what the schedule is for the students who are doing the rescue training is, but I know that with the fire department, there is definitely a lot of time that has to be put in and it's not always easy, but that in the end, when I am able to become a part of the team, it's going to be worth all of the time I put in now.

So basically, I just wanted to apologize for not writing a post in a while, I'll try to write more often from now on. If you want to look up more on the MOVE program of the Fire Department, the links to read more will be below.

-@Timnotscott

#twinning

http://www.smcvt.edu/Experience/Service-and-Activism/MOVE.aspx   (MOVE)
http://www.smfronline.org/  (SMFR)

Been A While

Hey everyone,

Sorry that it's been so long since I posted. I was sick this past week and have had a ton of work to do. I have already gotten signed up with several programs at the school now. On this upcoming Monday, I am playing correctional volleyball with Tim and our friend Jake, and two people who we don't know. This is where we go and play volleyball with inmates in jail, and I heard that it always fills up fast, so as soon as I saw it we had to sign up. I also have been accepted as a DREAM mentor, meaning that every Friday I, along with a big group of other kids, go and mentor young kids. We have only met one Friday so far, but it seems like this will be fun. On the 27th, I also start classes for the Fire Team here at St. Mike's so that I can eventually become a firefighter, which I am really excited about. This past month (almost) has flown by so fast. I really miss my home a lot at times, but my friends keep me happy. I make sure that I talk to my parents on the phone several times a week, and I call my grandparents and my aunt also. The one thing that really gets to me is that I cannot see my dogs. I have three dogs (two lab mixes who are brothers and a beagle, all rescues). Every day that I was home this summer, I just laid down with my dogs all day, but knowing that I cannot do that until I go home this next month and knowing that it will only be for a few days hurts. At the same time, though, it is all worth it for how much I enjoy St. Mike's. Well that pretty much sums up everything I have to say in this post.

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Thanks for reading! ~Scott

Thinking about home

I had always thought that one of the hardest parts of college would be having to go away from home and leaving everyone behind, but I figured I would miss my parents a lot and thought that it would be hard to live without having my parents there at every second. Saint Mike's, however, made that transition easier than I thought it would be. Everyone makes me feel at home, and though you realize you have a lot more freedoms, you don't necessarily have to act on them. Anyways, when always thinking about how much I would miss home, I figured I could call my parents or text them or find a way to talk to them all the time. I do call them several times a week normally and I text them almost everyday, just to check in and see how everyone is doing and tell them how much I miss them and love them (they are my parents after all). Anyway, it seemed as if it was going well and it still is, but then I realized that it's not just me that I have to worry about, it's also my parents missing me. They always bragged about having an "empty nest" and said that they wanted to move everything of mine and throw everything out and clean our room once we left. Each time I talked to my parents, they seemed to be handling us being gone well, and I think they are. However, I received a bag of items I left at home today. Some of our family friends were visiting their son up here and since they live down the road from us, they agreed to bring up some of our items. In the bag, there were our baseball gloves, electric razors, CDs, and there was a mini notepad. I figured the notepad must have just been left there from the school year, but once I got back to my room and unpacked the backpack, I saw a note that said "Hi guys! www.jrgaudion.blogspot.com -Dad". Once I saw this, I thought what could this possibly be? So I immediately checked out what it was that my dad wanted me to see. He has been writing a blog as well saying how difficult it has been for him trying to do everything he thought he would once he had the open nest. At the bottom of each post, he writes "I miss them," and that makes me think about how much I miss him too. I will be going home for a weekend in October for homecoming at my high school, but I realized it's not only me who is missing people. It's important to keep in contact with your parents when you go off to college because like someone once told me, it's not just you who is moving on with your life, when your parents have you, they agree to someday let go and let you go on and do your own thing and go off to college, and it's a big sacrifice to them. So I figured I would write this post as a thank you to my parents and to end it as though my dad ends his.

I miss them.

-@Timnotscott

#Twinning

note: if you would like to read my dad's blog, here is the link --> http://www.jrgaudion.blogspot.com/

Getting into the groove of things

Hey everyone! Sorry it's been a while since we've blogged, we've been plagued by colds! I had one this whole past week and Scott has one now but not to worry because even through the sickness, I was still able to enjoy having a lot of fun. The past week and now this week have both been going smoothly. I've gotten into the swing of things with my classes and this past weekend was the highlighter dance to welcome everybody back to campus and it was awesome! (picture on side is not actually from SMC dance, sorry) There were highlighters everywhere and good music, which makes two of the best things combined together. They are still working very hard here to make sure we are all comfortable. Also, tonight, I went to Sloane to have dinner for the first time. That's the fancy dining place up on north campus. It was amazing! You get to get away from the normal cafeteria food and sit down and have a 3 course meal brought to you. I had clam chowdah, chicken parm, and cake for desert and it made me feel so great to be able to get away from the everyday caf food, which is still good, don't get me wrong, it's just nice to change it up once in a while. But yeah, sorry about the lateness with this post. Remember to follow me on twitter @Timnotscott and add me on Facebook or ask me questions on formspring (link found on first post)

-@Timnotscott

#Twinning

Week two!

So the second week is finally underway here at SMC and I am feeling nice and comfortable here. The classes aren't necessarily easy, but there's so much help available at any time and now I'm more into the groove of things here. Also, there are so many events every weekend and during the week here and so many good ways of making friends here. This has probably been the best transition to a new school that I've ever had and I can say that I truly Like St. Mike's (like those cool nifty caribeaners say). I'm so glad that I chose to attend this school and even though the weeks can seem long sometimes, the past week went by fairly quickly so the transition is going pretty nicely.

Also, feel free to leave comments on here, just click the leave comment on this post or leave a comment on the blog. Also, feel free to tweet at me or follow me on twitter or if you have a question my formspring is always available. All links are in my first post. Thanks for reading!

-@Timnotscott

#Twinning

Apple picking!

So today I decided to do the freshman apple picking because it was something to do and it was one of the most fun activities I've done here so far. We went to an apple orchard and picked apples. That alone is always fun and was a great experience in itself. However, you have to add to the mix the great cause that it was for. We ended up donating hundreds and hundreds of apples to the Chittenden food shelter. It was a blast. The faces that the workers there had as we brought in apples alone made it worth it, but then we were told that these apples would feed thousands for several weeks. It was my first experience with MOVE (mobilization of volunteer efforts) at SMC, but no doubt it will not be my last.

-@Timnotscott
#Twinning

Hey Everyone!

So I'm Scott. I also go to Saint Michael's College with my twin brother, Tim, (yes we are roommates) and I am a Journalism major. My goal after college is to hopefully get a job as a sports broadcaster, hopefully with a company such as NESN or ESPN. Anyway, today at 12:05 I officially finished my first week of classes at St. Mikes. I'm not gonna lie, it was difficult at times, but hey, I didn't think that college was going to be easy. The thing that I think is the most important is time management. I take two classes a day, back to back each day, from times ranging from 9:45-12:05 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays I go to classes from 1:15-4:30. I have so much free time. The best thing that I think I have done this week in terms of my work is going to the library. I went every day this week when I had reading to do. It is a place where it is quiet and I can just sit and relax and get work done without distractions. In terms of overall importance, I think the best thing to do is to go out and meet people. Make sure that the people have something in common with you, though, because you don't wanna be doing something that you don't actually want to do. Well, that's all for now. I'll write something later on.

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Thanks

-Scott

Hi, nice to meet you

Hi, my name is Tim and I attend Saint Michael's College In Colchester, VT. This blog is for me and my brother and I'm interested in becoming a blogger for Saint Mike's so we decided to make a blog together. I also figured, with today being the first day of my college career, it should also be the first day of this blog. The title of this blog is #Twinning and in case you couldn't figure it out yet, Scott and I are identical twins... BOOM how about that for a blast of awesomeness. Anyways, I figured my first post would be about this past weekend. It was our orientation weekend and I was super nervous for what may be in my near future. I woke up early the day of move in and only knew the kids I went to POW with, which would happen to be the best choice of things to do at St. Mike's so far. I already had a lot of friends coming into the college and most of them are on my floor. That's pretty awesome. That immediately took some of my nerves away, but it was still all new to me. I was leaving all of my friends and my home and my family. That's not an easy thing to do, but so far, everyone here is so welcoming and nice and I already feel right at home. It's just a good transition. On top of that, orientation was amazing! Everyone worked hard to make us feel welcome and there were so many activities that, between team building and just meeting others, allowed me to meet all kinds of awesome nice people. That's why I like Saint Mike's so much, everyone puts in so much effort to make you feel comfortable. That's the kind of place I want to spend my next four years.
All that I wanted from this first post was to introduce myself and let you know a little about me. Got any more questions? I'll be happy to help if I can. Hit me up on twitter: @Timnotscott or on formspring at http://www.formspring.me/Timnotscott or add me on Facebook, my name is Tim Gaudion

-Tim
#Twinning