First Post!

Hey everyone!

      I'm so excited that you've chosen to read my blog and learn about my experiences as a student here at Queens University of Charlotte! Let me first introduce myself: I'm Lauren. I'm a corporate communication major, a Queens ambassador, a telecounselor, philanthropy chair of Chi Omega, a roommate, girlfriend, daughter and student. Sounds like a lot to handle right? Well, I'm the kind of person who just can't live without chaos. I know that's the weirdest thing in the world but I just work so well with deadlines, hectic schedules, meetings and constantly being on the go!

      I've moved so many times in my life that I've really learned to adapt well to changes and new surroundings. (I've lived in Berlin, Alabama, North Carolina, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, and Stuttgart just in case you were wondering... :) )So for those of you who are worried about the transition to college or have never left home you don't need to worry. What makes Queens so special is that we are a family, the students, faculty and staff. What really let me know that I made the best choice is when my family and I drove into the Albright circle on move-in day. My mother and I had come to visit in February and everyone was so excited to talk to us and seemed generally interested in me, it felt so good! On move-in day, however, those same people I talked to were the ones who were running to me, who even opened my car door as we pulled in! They remembered me and I felt so special!

       Alright, well I hope you've gotten at least a good idea of my background and who I am. So I have exciting news for everyone! I took my Intro to Communication midterm last Tuesday and got a ....*drum-roll please*.... 92%! I'm really excited because I studied so much and even made my boyfriend suffer through me lecturing him on communication theories and vocabulary, etc. Speaking of my boyfriend, let me tell you about my two favorite people in the world, one being him, obviously. We met during my junior year of high school and flew to Charlotte together last summer to start college. We celebrated our two year anniversary last Monday! It was great, we got a heart shaped pizza from papa johns, watched RENT (my favorite musical, you should check it out!) and just hung out! My second favorite person ever, my roommate, Becky. We have gotten along SO well since the first time we met. I had called her on the phone over the summer and we talked a bit, but that was still nothing compared to how excited we were on move-in day! I actually saw her from across the residential quad, we both yelled and ran toward each other and gave each other big hugs!! I love her to death and I'm SO thankful that I didn't experience having a horror-story roommate! To be honest...which is ironic right about now....we both lied on our roommate matching forms. Maybe that's why we go so well together? It wasn't a big, horrible, bad lie though, we just wrote down that we're really quiet and very neat. So not true. Our room has been a work in progress since move-in day and we are the opposite of quiet.

                                             That's us on the left outside of the Library, where she works! I work as a telecounselor in admissions. I really enjoy my job! I get to call students and let them know about exciting events that are coming up here at Queens and answer any questions they have about the university! I get really excited when I call students I've met at Discover Queens or overnight stays! 

Well I'm definitely super sleepy (it's only 9:40, but I'm an old person and like my sleep :) ) I hope yall enjoyed my first blog, I can't wait to post more!!

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about Queens or if you have any questions about anything you've read in my blog! I'm eager to hear from yall!!!

Till' Next Time!

Lauren