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)