Start.

In the interest of full disclosure, I need to admit that my main motivation for beginning this blog is because that prize money is much needed. But I've also started to think that this would be a great way to see for myself just how therapeutic writing can be. You see, I am a psych major, and I have heard many times about the research studies conducted to investigate whether journaling about emotional events can have a positive effect on health. So far, the results point to this being true. I can use all of the stress relief/positive energy that I can get, so I will try to focus on the less dollah-dollah-bills portion of my quest.

I guess I could introduce myself: I'm a second year student in the Psych B.A. Honours program. I'm originally from NY/NJ down in America, but I found my way to North Bay in 2005. I have two daughters (5 and 3) who are the smartest, cutest, funniest, most amazing kids (I'm not at all biased...).

So far, Nipissing University has been pretty close to what my family and friends experienced when they went to college/university (in America, they're kind of interchangeable). One of the nice things about Nipissing is that it's smaller than a lot of other schools. Sure, professors might not know your name in an Intro class, but you'll actually know what your professor looks like. I also feel really lucky because university is a lot more affordable in Canada than in the US. I know everyone complains about tuition, fees, etc. (sometimes rightfully so), but OSAP and the whole Canadian post-secondary education system are pretty darn great.

I thought that I would post some stuff about Nipissing that annoys me too, but I'll keep this as a glass-half-full post. Night!


Caffeinated beverages consumed today: 2
Parking tickets spotted on the walk back to my car: 0