Brescia Blog

Goodbye

Athena — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:34:06 +0000

Hey everyone! Exams are finally over and I am now back at home for the summer. I hope everything went well for every one of you. Sadly, this is my very last post of the year. I am really going to miss this, it was so much fun. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who has been reading the blog throughout the school year and express my sincere gratitude to all of the feedback and comments and to those of you who have come to talk to me personally; it really means a lot. So thank you. I wish you all the best and have a fantastic summer. This is it, signing off; goodbye.

Last Week of Blogging

Athena — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:23:08 +0000

Hey everyone! It’s sad to say, but this week is the very last week that I will be blogging for the year. I know that we are in the middle of exams right now, so I’ll keep this really short. I just thought that I would let you all know that my next post will be my last, so be sure to stay tuned!

The Student Prayer

Athena — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 02:43:53 +0000

Loving God be with me now, as I prepare for my exams.

Thank you for the many talents and gifts you have given me and for the opportunity of education.

Calm my nerves and anxiety, help me to remember all that I have studied, to express it clearly and to answer the questions the very best that I can.

Holy Spirit, sit with me in my exam – and always.

In Jesus’ name

Amen

Exams

Athena — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:37:21 +0000

Hey everyone! As of tomorrow, this week is the last week of exams. Just hang in there for one more week and the stress will be over. Seven more days of pulling out your hair, grinding your teeth and trying to stuff your mind full of information. It’s almost over! We will get through this last week together, just don’t give up – it is worth it in the end. Stay strong and stay tuned!

No More Classes!

Athena — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 03:34:37 +0000

Hey again! So I know this is kind of late, but I just wanted to celebrate the fact that there are no more classes! Yay! We’re almost done! But before we can start a much-needed summer break, we need to get through exams. So I wish all of you the best of luck and I’ll be sure to post some more next week. Stay tuned!

Floor Lounge Activities

Athena — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 03:31:02 +0000

Hey everyone! So this Thursday that just passed – on the last day of classes - Brescia residence had activities for all residents. I think it was meant as a sort of going-away party for all of us. So naturally, my friends and I went floor hopping; it was great!

Every floor had something different. On our floor, we got to decorate T-shirts! We used fabric dyes, buttons and anything that you can think of (our shirts are amazing by the way). It was our last stop of the night and we stayed there for the longest amount of time by far – like, past midnight – but before that, we watched a movie, played video games and had cake and cookies! All-in-all, it was really fun. I know for a fact that other people made it to this event. Did you manage to do all of the lounge activities? Let us know. Stay tuned!

Summer Job Hunting

Athena — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 03:32:14 +0000

Hey everyone! Since school’s almost over, it’s around this time that everyone is starting to look for summer employment. Usually we wait until June, when high school is out, and as a result, all of the good summer jobs are already taken by the university students. This time though, we are on the other end of that stick and we can get the good ones!

Has anyone tried handing out resumes yet? I find it a little hard to search for jobs right now because I’m hoping to find employment in Windsor. So, personally, I would have to wait until I get back from London. But any of you who are staying here for the summer should probably start looking now.

Sorry, this post is going to be pretty short because I’m in the middle of preparing for exams right now. But good luck to everyone and happy hunting! Stay tuned!

Last Stretch

Athena — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:08:33 +0000

Welcome back everyone! I hope you all had a great Easter. Now that we’re all back, I thought I should bring attention to the fact that we are already in April and school ends in a month. Can you believe it? Everything is going by so quickly! It seems as though we were just starting the year a little while ago, now the year is almost done.

We are on our last stretch and, as it happens, the weather is getting much nicer. I’m finding that all I want to do lately is go outside and spend some time in the sun. I can’t seem to be able to sit still! If you’re experiencing this as well, you’ll be able to agree that the last thing you want to do is study or do homework.

However, as much as we want to do anything but study, we need to stick it out for just another month. So don’t give up everybody, we can do this! A month will pass by so quickly, you won’t even realize it. Stay tuned!

Easter Bunny Poem

Athena — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 02:13:45 +0000

There’s a story quite funny,
About a toy bunny,
And the wonderful things
she can do;
Every bright Easter morning,
Without warning,
She colors eggs, red, green, or blue.

Some she covers with spots,
Some with
quaint little dots,
And some with strange mixed colors, too
– Red and
green, blue and yellow,
But each unlike his fellow
Are eggs of every
hue.

And it’s odd, as folks say,
That on no other day
In all of the
whole year through,
Does this wonderful bunny,
So busy and funny,
Color
eggs of every hue.

If this story you doubt
She will soon find you
out,
And what do you think she will do?
On the next Easter
morning
She’ll bring you without warning,
Those eggs of every hue.

This poem is one that I really love and love telling my little cousins. It’s a poem written by Josephine Todd, hope you like it. Stay tuned!

Fashion Show

Athena — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 03:35:45 +0000

Hey everyone! Yesterday I went to the Brescia fashion show called “Dress For Success”. It was a very interesting show. There was food and desserts available along with helpful tips on dressing for work and you only needed to pay a dollar to get in; of course, any further donations were greatly accepted and went to a good cause.

My friends and I went, hoping to pick up some fashion tips that we could apply to summer job interviews and later on in life when we have full-time jobs. And we did, however, we also got some great laughs along with it.

I don’t necessarily agree with everything they had to say on how to “dress for success” but there were definitely some good tips in there. Unfortunately, not all of the models followed these tips and that’s sort of where we got the great laughs from (like wearing a black bra with a white silk shirt).

I believe that we can all learn a thing or two from going to these events that Brescia hosts. Some of the things we may not agree with (which is normal, not everyone can agree on everything) but you will always leave with some information that actually stuck with you. These events are definitely worth going to, especially if you go in with an open mind. Stay tuned!