My other "hobby"

Hello!

I haven't been able to post in a while because I have been astronomically busy...but I finally have a few minutes to sit and think for a few minutes...

So one thing I haven't mentioned yet about myself is that I started my own babysitting service a year ago this September... 

It is my number one passion and my baby! I hope to make it a full fledged company after Christmas and then make it my main job once I graduate in May. Recently I have been doing a lot of background work (all of the stuff they don't tell you about when you dream of becoming an entrepreneur) and have been getting a lot of encouragement from the Tampa community as well as my UT community. 

One of my main creative outlets and support systems is the Entrepreneurship Club that I am a part of at UT. Our advisor, Dr K, is also one of my professors and couldn't be a better advisor! We are actually going to a convention hosted by the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization (CEO) in October. Its in Chicago...I've never been...I am beyond excited! 

I didn't have time to be a part of this club last year and missed the opportunity to go to the convention so I am absolutely ecstatic about attending this year! 

I hope to gain a lot of insight on how to start a business as a recent college grad, as well as networking with people from all over the country. 

My point to writing this post was not to point out just the Entrepreneurship Club but to highlight the fact that UT has so many clubs in all different fields. If you apply yourself to a club you can get such an enriching experience out of it and possibly even get a job, or connections for future opportunities. 

Take a look at this link http://www.ut.edu/studentengagement/ 

Click around to see what types of clubs and organizations UT offers! 

And if you don't see a club you might want to join....come start one! I have a friend who started a Car Club this semester ...he is organizing car shows for UT students and basically gathering all of the car fanatics on campus to share their hobby. 

Put your mind to it, and you can do it! 

I'll keep you posted how my new business is coming along and I'll post pictures after I go to the CEO conference! 

Adios! 

The Weekends

Hello!

As I am winding down my Sunday I figured I'd touch on the topic of what to do on the weekends in Tampa. I get a lot of questions about what there is to do on the weekends for students....and I always try to reassure people that there is plenty! A lot of campus get nicknamed "suitcase schools" because everyone leaves on the weekends to go home or somewhere else...thats definitely not the case at UT. 

We have so many options when it comes to entertainment and leisure...Off campus options within 30 minutes or less from campus...Lightening Games, Rays Games, Bucs Games, USF Bulls Games, Busch Gardens, Indoor Concerts, Outdoor Concerts, Indie Venues, Comedy Shows, Conventions, the State Fair Grounds, Beaches...Beaches...Beaches..., two malls, more restaurants than you can imagine, recreation areas, parks, Tampa Bay, numerous gym facilities... etc... On campus options... the pool, the park, the game room, UT sporting events, the McNiff Fitness Center, outdoor volleyball and basketball courts, the courtyard, free monthly movies and stand up comedians, at least 10 different dining venues, Student Productions events...etc...

For example last weekend we had a four day weekend, I went out to dinner, went to happy hour and my favorite restaurant/bar (its still strange to me that I'm 22 and am legal to go out), went to the beach (got really sunburned), babysat, watched a movie on campus, went to a friends pool party/house warming party, went to the gym on campus, went shopping at the International Plaza. 

This weekend  I went to our men's soccer game (the women's game got rained out), I went to a boxing class I take across the street at Punch for fitness, I went with about 10 friends to our one of our favorite places called Splitsville, its a bowling alley/bar (always a good time). My roommate is also at the Bucs game right now...I'm babysitting so I couldn't go, but I know a lot of students that went...

Next weekend I got 4 tickets to go to the Lightening game...we'll see what else I do next weekend!

I moved to Tampa from a small town on the east coast of Florida and knew I wanted to move to a small city where there was a lot more to offer in the way of entertainment and nightlife. I know I definitely found a city I love and plan on staying in Tampa after I graduate! 

Let me know if you have any questions about the Tampa area :)

Recycling, My Dorm, My 22nd Birthday etc...

Hello!!!

How is everyone on this wonderful Thursday, and the beginning of my 4 day weekend!!

This post is going to be a little on the random side :) 

First things first, HOW EXCITING IS IT THAT WE FINALLY GOT RECYCLING BINS ON CAMPUS!?! I noticed today the recycling bins made for cans and bottles outside quite a few buildings on campus. This is so exciting to me for a few reasons: for one a lot of my friends have been petitioning to get recycling to start on campus and now that it is finally happening it is nice to see their hard work paying off. Also, when I give tours a lot of people ask me about recycling and I feel so terrible telling prospective students we don't have recycling...BUT not anymore! 

UT...changing for the better one day at a time :)

So here are the pictures of my room this year...its finally all unpacked and looking good so I figured I would share them...this is an apartment on campus in ResCom:

This is our living room, this picture is being taken from the front door. We have a lot of people over throughout the week so its really nice to have a living room to use! 
This is our kitchen. I have 3 other roommates and we all cook most of the time. We all have meal plans but we love cooking on our own so its awesome to have a kitchen! 
This is our little dining room area. There is a sliding glass door right next to the table and it goes out to our porch which is also nice to use when its nice outside. 
This is my room! I always have the highest bed out of all of my roommates because I have the most stuff. There is more to the room but not much more, just a desk and a window. Its not very big but I have my own private room so thats all I care about! 

This is our vanity area. We have a lot of cabinet space and actually don't even end up using all of it which shows how much space we get when there are 4 girls sharing that area. The bathroom is just to the left of this vanity area and there is a toilet, shower and closet in there. 

 

And last but not least...my 22nd birthday was yesterday and it was great! I think its the most love I've ever received on a birthday...I'm not going to lie either...I enjoyed all the attention for the day! I think living in such a tight knight community helped too! My roommates had balloons in the living room for me, one of my best friends decorated our front door, I had happy birthday sung to me in 6 different languages at work, I got to go out to a fancy restaurant and then out for drinks with friends...it was a really great day! 

Well I think that is it for now! I am going to go to bed early, sleeping in laying by the pool and enjoying 4 days off of class!!

Happy Labor Day weekend! Be safe! 

First Week of Classes!

Hello!

I only have a few minutes to write a quick post, I'm in between classes right now. 

So I've been to 3 out of my 4 classes for this semester (I love being a senior and not having to take 6 classes!) and I LOVE all of my professors this year! It is so nice to be have the best professors on campus. I have 3 of the most popular professors on campus and they have all been at UT for a long time which is probably what I love them most. I usually dread starting a new semester and getting everything started but I'm pretty confident that this year I will be having an amazing Fall. 

All of my professors have worked, or still work in the fields they teach and you can tell they all LOVE teaching which will make the experience 100% worth it. Labor Economics, Survey of International Business, and Marketing Research aren't classes that are usually a walk in the park but I have a feeling they will all be worth my time!

I'll keep you posted on how the rest of my semester goes, and I hope you all had good luck like me and have great professors!