Albertus Zumba

I really enjoy working out.  Generally, I go to the gym and do the usual: treadmill, elliptical, cross trainer, rowing machine, stairmill, weights, etc.  There is one workout that I love most of all because I do not feel like I’m actually working out: ZUMBA!  It is a dance party that burns so many calories. 

Victoria Gravina, who graduated from Albertus and now works in the Admissions office, is a certified Zumba instructor and runs classes a couple times a week.  On Tuesday, we met for a quick Zumba party!  We danced and laughed for the half hour before I went to class.  Other students saw us in the dance room and decided to join, it was such a blast. I wore my new Polar watch which tracks your heart-rate and calories burned and in a half hour I burned 350 calories. Not bad, huh?!  If you are interested in joining the party and workout with us, we are meeting Friday (February 1) at 4:45 PM in the dance room!  Hope to see you there! J

Emily Matousek, myself, and Victoria Gravina after our dance party!

Semester Two

The final semester of my undergrad began a week ago and it is already speeding by. It is such a bittersweet feeling... I'm excited because I have worked for four years towards this degree that I will get in a 110 days (not that there is a countdown on my cell phone or anything!) but I have also spent the last four years of my life here. I have done a tremendous amount of growing up while I have been a student at AMC. Like I said, it is bittersweet. There are more chapters to be written, but it is kind of sad to finish this one.

On a more upbeat note, I love my classes this semester! I am taking five courses:

1. Psych of the Exceptional Child

2. Literary Criticism and Theory

3. Seminar in British and American Literature

4. Senior Humanities Seminar

5. Digital Photography

I am most excited for Digital Photography because it has always been a hobby of mine and now (finally!) I get to take a class that REALLY grabs my attention. Since freshman year, I have wanted to take a photography class but all of my required classes seemed to be scheduled for the same time. Our first assignment was to do a self portrait and to play with reflections, this is what I came up with.

Kind of fun, right? I was pretty excited when the idea came to mind.
 
I am also starting to tutor with Professor Tronsky again! Such a fun and positive experience.  The tutors work with his psychology class once a week.  I am also doing some private tutoring which will be a wonderful experience. I am really looking forward to work with all of these students.