Nic's NSE Experience

 I am excited for April because it is my birthday month and I am planning a trip home for my 21st. Also, it is starting to warm up here. I was not expecting it to be so hot in Colorado, but here in Grand Junction I am basically in a desert so the temperature is about what it is back home in Columbia it is just super dry. Lately it has been in the low 70s which is my favorite temperature. Also, I think this is the best time to snowboard before the snow completely melts in the mountains, so I am crossing my fingers that I will get the opportunity to do that because time is running out. Finals are also approaching fast so I am starting to study more and will hopefully be able to finish out the semester strong. Vaccines for COVID are finally becoming available in Colorado to everyone now too so I am hoping that I will be able to get mine in the coming weeks. 

 The rest of March has been kind of a blur of school work. I started doordashing as a job which has been good because I was having trouble finding a job in Grand Junction. I also was introduced to spike ball and have gotten a chance to play it with some friends a couple of times and that has been fun. I have been playing a good bit of volleyball too. It feels like I’m getting to the point of the semester where classes are getting pretty tough and have really picked up but I think I should be able to keep up I just have to stay focused. 

 This week has been pretty tough and it’s been hard to focus on school but I got to go to Estes National Park for a campus retreat over the weekend. It was a lot of fun because I got to meet new people and I was able to finally see a good bit of snow. There was probably about six inches of snow which was the most I have seen in a long time. I also had a final for one of my half semester classes and I am a little worried about it but hopefully I was able to do well.