i went to go see STOMP with my grandmother tonight. I was awsome and funny. I reccommend that if you get a change to see blue man group and/or STOMP i recommend to go see it no matter the cost because you will get your money's worth. It is still beautifully cold and lovin it every moment. You won't see me without a smile on my face. Right now i am sitting by my window with the cold air blowing in and it feels so good. :)
- posted by Katie @ 10:15 PM

 
Still cold and i keeping on smiling everytime i walk out into it. I took a quiz today in biology and i really feel i got a good grade like a 15 or 16 out of 20. I guess i will see on thursday.
- posted by Katie @ 2:55 PM

 
I love the weather. LOVE IT. It is cold, chilly and windy. the trees are semi changing color. FALL is here. I am so excited for any snow and for the changing tree color.
- posted by Katie @ 8:22 PM

 
I haven't written in a while because nothing has happened and nothing seemed worth talking about. Yesterday night I went ice skating for the first time in about 5 to 6 years. I was shaky on the ice for the first go around but it became easier as I did it many more times. I finished about 1 o'clock in the morning. Then after getting back form the dorm I got my DVD's yeaaaaaaa!!! I was still energetic after skating so I watched sixth sense. Awesome movie if you haven't seen it you are missing out. So I final went to bed around 4 in the morning. So now it is today and I am pumped up. I spent a little time with my grandmother who lives in Athens also. In the time span of 4 days that is the most exciting weekend I have had here at OhioU.
- posted by Katie @ 1:37 PM

 
As i always do walking back to my dorm i think about things. Today i was walking and i kept stepping on dry brown leaves and it makes this cracking sound. It brought me back to my childhood in New York. I was in my backyard with hugh piles of leaves jumping and playing in them with my two big brothers. well that was pretty much my only thing i though about.
- posted by Katie @ 6:25 PM

 
As you see i haven't written for a while. Nothing has happened that i want to talk about. College is like a mountain it is a challenge to get to the top but when you get there you know you accomplished something to believe in. So i am at the base and i am still trying to get the flow of classes, what my professors are like and trying to find who i am and who i want to become.
I have never read so much in my life. The thing is it is ok to read but it is hard to find the right place not to be staring into space and daydreaming. I haven't found that spot but i am still looking. The library is to silent, and on the college green there are to many people walking by. As right now the only time and place i can actually study is in my dorm room between 8-12 on the weekend because my roommate sleeps in and i force myself to be quiet not to wake her. So it forces me not to type people, turn on the tv, play music, and clean my room. I have tried to get over to Ping (rec center) with kim but things have come up. We were going to try this weekend but it is parents weekend and her parents are coming in. I also saw Hal Holbrook he was good at what he does but i didn't understand most of the jokes so it was not that amusing and quite exhausing. Maybe people who understand Mark Twain will like him. Well ill try to write something tomorrow but i can't promise anything. BYE.
- posted by Katie @ 11:00 PM

 
Like my brother justin i don't know what to write. It has been raining today. And i went to my classes. I am the most exciting person you know. Right? Well maybe i will have something tomorrow.
- posted by Katie @ 7:32 PM

 
Well tonight i am going to see a midnight movie"Clueless". I also was happy today because i talked to my two best friends back home Kristy and Alisha(Or Alisha and Kristy) . I miss hanging out with them but i will be back sooner than later and we will eat FREEBIRDS(burrito place) until we bust.
- posted by Katie @ 8:18 PM

 
Nothing to post today. Nothing really happen. So maybe tomorrow will be more exciting.
- posted by Katie @ 8:47 PM

 
I have been procrastinating on reading learning strategies book because it is so slow. Well here is my first paper written at college:

Learning Disabilities

Have you ever had a hard time learning things? Maybe a simple change of learning style is in order. Maybe if the lessons were more visual or if you could use your hands you’d do better. There are many types of learning styles to process the given information. However, maybe your problems are more complex. Perhaps you have a learning disability. There are visual, auditory, spatial relationships, conceptual disorders, and memory disabilities. You may feel like your alone sometimes but, you’re not. In fact, “10% of the general populations are learning disabled” that are diagnosed.
The Visual Disability is many different things put together. With a visual disability individuals confuse their letters like “b for d, or p for q.” These types of people may make excuses for not reading for example they’re “tired, or their eyes hurt.” Some other characteristics of individuals with this type of disability are that they “re-read and skip lines, don’t copy questions or passages correctly, and lose their spot when reading.” Individuals with visual disability are people who are slow readers, and learners. They “often make mistakes” but with practice they can learn a way around it.
Another type of learning disability is that of the Auditory Disability. This is where you have trouble understanding what is being said at a normal speaking pace. Furthermore, when words are spoken they are not “able to distinguish where sounds are coming from.” Individuals who have auditory disability are very discouraged from joining and participating in activities.
The Spatial relationship is an individual that doesn’t have the “ability to judge spatial relationships.” For example, individual appear “clumsy and uncertain about directions and distances.” Also, they “bump into things and over- and under-reaches for things.” They have trouble with keeping organized, as well. Writing and mathematical assignments are the hardest to complete. An individual with this disability doesn’t judge relation to an object in his/her owns environment.
The Conceptual disorder is that an individual with this disability can’t see the “similar learning concepts.” For example, they understand “five plus three equals eight, but become confused when asked what three plus five equals.” It is very hard to memorize and organize thoughts in relation to problem solving. “Conceptual disorder may be part of a specific learning disability, rather than an isolated learning problem.”
The Memory disability is when a person forgets what is said. They have trouble “remembering the sequence of instruction, and can’t remember what was seen, heard, or shown.” These individuals have trouble speaking, and when they do the language tends to be weak. Also, they have a hard time with memorization of “facts, speeches, and rhymes.” So naturally, it is very hard and frustrating for the person to memorize information. When you try to memorize something you might repeat 50 to 100, times but with a person diagnosed with this disability might have to repeat something 1000 or more.
An individual has “his/her own profile of learning abilities and disabilities.” There is no specific type of learning disorders, each person must be “assessed and understood individually.” With a learning disability “students bring with them their own learning strengths, weaknesses and needs.” There are still many disabilities not being address in society. In time there will be better help and source to define learning disabilities for all individuals.

thanks for reading. see you later.
- posted by Katie @ 9:50 PM

 
I have been really stressing out today because unlike high school thing are done at a faster pace. I was given an assignment yesterday and it is due tomorrow. For anyone who knows me I am not a great writer, and if I have to write really well it takes me a week to do it. So I am writing an informative speech, about learning disabilities, which are mostly facts and more facts. I just spent 2 hours at the library, I am not saying that is bad, I just don't like libraries because all I want to do is yell, but I suppress that feeling while I am in there.

- posted by Katie @ 11:19 PM

 
I woke up to 50 degree weather, what a beautiful day it is. I had my first lab today it went well, but it is only the first week so i don't know what holds for the future. Hopefully it won't get to hot here but i am enjoying every minute of the weather as of right now.
- posted by Katie @ 8:15 AM

 
i had my first quiz today which was very scary last night. I memorized things not on the test which really stunk in the sense that what i had to remember i didn't know very much. What can i do? Just to better next time. Ok i have to thank my dad because i have been bothering him at work so often that he is probably pulling out his hair. But i guess he gets that because he decided to have kids.
On to the next week.

katie
- posted by Katie @ 7:33 PM

 
Well all i have been doing all today was study, study, study. I have been studing biology mostly and reading a chapter in learning strategies and still have to read a chapter in my speech book. I have my first quiz tomorrow in biology so i have been stressin' out it. So all day i have been in bajamas trying to relax and memorize some information. I guess i will see how much it payed off in a couple of days.

katie
- posted by Katie @ 7:40 PM

 
I love to see mountains around me, today the hills have green and some brownish orange trees which makes it always look pretty and peaceful. I was walking with kim my friend here and we saw 2 tours going on, for i guess prospect students. It was kinda wierd to be on the other side of what i did not do to long ago. I went to go see the band and they were AWSOME. We lost the game though. It was so hot here and sitting out in the sun i got sun burned. That's it.

katie
- posted by Katie @ 1:50 PM

 
Has any of you see the new prego commercial? I enjoy that commercial when it comes on because it looks so good to eat. My first week is done and i can breath for once. It was less stressful than i thought it was going to be. I think i put a high standard on what my expectations and desire i wanted in a college. With that standard i would be let down or not. I think i made the right choice of college for me. I walk this campus and i feel at home with the people and the community. I was going to class at 8 (eastern time) in the morning and it was cool out and i couldn't stop smiling on the inside.
I did a review session today for my quiz on monday in biology. The review went well, more than i expected. As i always do walking back to jefferson from porter i think about things. Today i was listening to some songs on my mp3 player. And thought how beautiful it is here. I also did my laundry for the first time, what an experience that was. It took me two hours to do Whites, Darks, and Towels. TWO HOURS!!! The thing was i couldn't study in there because i kept getting distracted. That is the end of my exciting day today. See y'all tomorrow.

katie
- posted by Katie @ 11:43 PM

 
Imagine you are are exhausted from walking up an down hills all day. It is the last hill you have to walk up and by the top I am breathing heavy. The person in front of you starts smoking walking up this hill. The smell of the cigarette flys down to you. Every where i go at Ohio U there is people smoking or are pounding the box or just lighting up. I don't understand the attraction to that. I don't see the sexy imagine that other people see.

I am addicted to JASON MRAZ my favorite song is "You and I Both." Well tomorrow is my day that i study, and do errand like laundry, visit my advisor, and eat over at my grandmother's house.

Also i speak to my parents more often then i did when i was home, does that mean i am homesick or just i have more freedom? More Freedom. Well nothing interesting here, first week is almost done here. OHHH my MOM will be so happy that i might (closer to yes) going to a football game.
GO OHIO UNIVERSITY!!!!!
BEAT MINNESOTA

katie

Remember the Men and Women of 9/11 and the people who lost their lives fighting over seas.
You all are in our hearts and prayers.
- posted by Katie @ 9:47 PM

 
Have you ever walk by freshly cut grass and smelled the air. I love that smell. Today i was walking back to the dorm from Porter and i could smell the air full of the grass. My classes went alright but it is just like high school just not as repeating as much. I might hit the ping this weekend with some friends and get buff. hahaha. yeah right. Well on to the fourth day of classes.

katie
- posted by Katie @ 9:18 PM

 
Nothing much to say but biology is cool but it is mostly lecture and public speaking let me see. My teacher is from china and has a thick chinese accent. But she seems very nice. I think college is going to be very hard for me because when things come they all come like homework and papers. That is it i am exhasted and it has only been the second day. Tomorrow i have learnig strategies and biology and child development. See y'all tomorrow.

katie
- posted by Katie @ 6:28 PM

 
My first classes were today. They were fine, i like the intro to child of development. Biology was fine but it will be a struggle for me to understand information later on in the class but I know i will kick it in the butt. Well i have biology again and public speaking tomorrow. I need a lot of luck for my public speaking class because i am not a great speaker infront of people i get kinda shakey.

katie
- posted by Katie @ 8:22 PM

 
Well it is another day and tomorrow is my first day of classes. Wish me luck. I am so happy because I made friends. You may think that is a dumb thing to be happy about but I am a very quiet and shy person. I don't just go up to someone and say "HI". Well I had a meeting yesterday and I sat next to a girl named Kim who is very cool. She lives down the hall and she is a person somewhat just like me in the sense that she doesn't party(like drink and smoke) and likes to be at home. Also I meet this girl who is two doors down named Ursula and she is just like Kim and I. Then we had a small meeting on our floor today, and after that we heard the President speak. Going to that ceremony I was walking with Kim, and Ursula, and we started talking. Then after the speech we went to the college green(which is the central place of the university) to see all these clubs, sports and so on. I learned that all three of us are going or leaning into some sort of education field as of right now.
Later on while we were looking at clubs, I was walking infront of this girl who had a bug on her and I tried to get it off her but didn't want her to think i was doing something wierd so Kim took it off. Her name was Allison. Allison has three roommates who all like to go out and party and she is not into all of that, so all four of us hit it off together. We all walk and talk about things we were doing like classes, when is the earlies class we had and so on and so forth. All us off went to dinner together and talk for an hour or so.
Now that I am back home in my dorm I am so happy that I have people I can talk to. All I am worried about is failing my class but all I can do is try my best. I will see tomorrow if my professors and classes are good or not.

katie
- posted by Katie @ 7:39 PM

 
hi everyone who is reading this. I just wanted to say that we had a floor meeting which was interesting. I did basically did nothing today except going to walmart to buy the last big things and the bank but other than that i did nothing. Tomorrow will be mixed feelings, i will have to say bye to my parents but it gives me a chance to spread my wings away from home and the comfort of that but i know i will do fine.

katie
- posted by Katie @ 7:29 PM

 
I was trying to go to sleep last night but i just couldn't. I thought about how my college provides a microfridge and a computer per two people but can't afford more comfortable beds. Then i was afraid i wouldn't get up at 6:30am for all the stuff i had to do. For example, get an i.d., sign-in for precollege orientation, make sure i got there on time to every building, take a placement test in math, listen to an advisor(who helps you pick out your classes, they sort of help but not much), then try to find open classes and sign-up. I didn't get to everything like getting a debit card changing my college from health and human services to the university college. I guess i will try to finish all to lose ends.
Furthermore, as of right now i am signed up for:
Prin. of biology
Intro to child development
Public speaking
Learning strategies

They might change in the next two to three days.

katie
- posted by Katie @ 5:48 PM

 
I just arrived at college and it is my first night here. I am quite excited to be here but also still nervous. I guess we will see if i survive.

katie
- posted by Katie @ 11:11 PM