1) I feel frustrated trying to finish this blog and anxious to go home this weekend.

2) Intial observations of new environment- the scenery is just as nice as it is back home and there are alot of activities to do here.

3) Initial observations of classes- I thought classes were going to be really hard and i was nervous to start.

4) Observations i made about other students- Students here are very friendly and outgoing.

5) About your instructors- The instructors are open to help you and want you to succeed in everyway possible.

6) My biggest challenges academically this semester would be maitaining good study habits and trying to keep up with all the homework i have to do.

7) I don"t have anatomy this semester.

8) A few plesant events during my first few weeks were that i got to meet alot of new people and i went out and and got to know my way around NMU and the city itself.

9) I have good time management and force myself to do homework whenever i have free time instead of getting caught up in distractions.

10) I need to spend less time on being social and use more of that free time to read my assigned chapters.

11) To determine what to write done in lectures i usually write down what i think is important and what things i've learned during class that i have not heard of before.

12) The difference between active learning and passive learning is that actively taking notes on important information that you highlighted in your first read, ensures active involvement because it requires more mental and physical energy than merely reading the material or passively highlighting sentences with a hightlighter.

13) 2 quotes are: 1) "By midterms i had to lay on the bed to zip up my pants" this speaks to me because i want to strive to eat healthy and to not gain the freshman 15.
2) "I see kids get so hung up on grades that they miss everything else. College is more than a GPA" this speaks to me because i want to be able to balance a social life and to be able to study effectively.

14) 1 Goal for next week: i want to start early on my frist english essay and not wait till last minute.