Highlights of my NNU Academic Week

I feel that when looking for a college, the typical campus life is just as important, if not more so, than any other factors. Therefore…

Highlights of my NNU Academic Week:

Monday:
Mondays are crazy on our wing. Everybody ended up having busy class schedules at the same time, there are on campus as well as off campus jobs being worked, and homework to be done. This means that Mondays on good ol’ first north may not be incredibly exciting, but we still always manage to squeeze in a little bonding time before bed. One of my favorites is when we all shower at the same time, while playing a CD we are all familiar with. Group sing-along anyone?

Tuesday:
Tuesday nights the boys are allowed to come over. For some this means the one day a week there is actually an attempt made at a clean room. For others this means movie night. For Meghan (my roommate) and I this typically consists of games, coloring books, dance parties, or listening to our wonderfully talented friends serenade us with guitar. Also, Tuesdays make good workout days. Kelly (my neighbor) and I broke out the tape measure and discovered it takes precisely 29 laps around our floor to make a mile. We then proceeded to run circles through our hallway while blasting workout music from the bathroom and making a tally on someone’s whiteboard every time we completed a lap.

Wednesday:
Wednesday nights are my favorite. They mean Timeout! Timeout is a student led chapel. It’s usually a smaller group than morning chapel, and very sincere. It’s for sure the highlight of my week, every week. We spend extra time in worship, and it’s just so awesome! The rule of thumb amongst my group of friends is “Never miss timeout. Unless I’m puking or dying, bring me in on a stretcher.”

Thursday:
I am a big fan of The Office. Thursday nights for me revolve around 8pm Office parties at the Brickhouse. Regardless of what we’re busy doing, 8 pm is a time to drop everything and come together as a community to watch Michael Scott be the idiot we all know and love. There’s usually awesome music at the Brickhouse, and we have wing Bible study Thursday nights that I love…but let’s just face it-my night really does revolve around the office. :]

Friday:
Fridays are tricky to summarize because we have yet to do the same thing twice. Sporting events are a riot, and downtown Boise is always great. Everything school sanctioned has been a blast (TWIRP!, roller scamming, homecoming events, scavenger hunt!) But when those nights hit that we just aren’t feeling creative, we usually end up at the movie theater. Movies are only a dollar after midnight (which can be a little tricky with 2am curfew, but we make it work). We’ve also been known to bake muffins, play Apples to Apples, go salsa dancing, or “wing ding” (your wing goes on a giant date with another wing of the opposite gender). Really, Fridays are indescribable. They’re that bit of college that is never planned or organized, but is always a blast. It’s like good cooking-it doesn’t go by a recipe. It just happens, and turns out delectable!

Kaylee Bunn, Freshman
English Education & History Education
Eagle, ID