Is it that time again?
I love the week right before school begins to get into full swing. There are so many new faces around the hallways and suddenly the institution isn’t silent and has that dull roar of voices in every hallway.
I’m excited about a few things. First of all, last week the Dean of the School of Trades, took me to visit the Rig Tech students where they were doing their fall-safety portion of their course on a practice mini-rig which was kind of rad.
Unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to actually chat with any of the students one on one since they were technically in class and busy giving their instructor a hard time (jokingly of course) for forgetting to put on his gloves. This was funny, because earlier he was telling all of the students to ensure they had full personal protective equipment on.
Next, I got a tour of their classroom where they get to simulate what it is like working on a real rig. Don’t even ask me to explain how or what it entails… but I took some cool pictures!
Other than the above, I’ve been busy with orientations, which has been really cool. I love speaking at orientations and I love it when I get a student stopping in the office saying “I heard you speak at my orientation, and I want to get involved…” It’s really neat to see new students so interested in what’s going on at NAITSA.
And of course, like all of you, I too have to get back into the groove of school as I pick up my textbooks and course-packs for semester. I’m taking what I think will be some very interesting classes. My classes this semester are: Quality Management, Immunology, Urinalysis, and Physiology. It should be a busy and fun semester. If you’re in any of those classes this semester, you should definitely send me an email or drop by the office. I’d love to find a few study-buddies (as lame as that may sound).
Last but not least, I’m also looking forward to NAITSA’s Pirate Party. Last year it was a blast and this year I can’t wait to grab a Value Village pirate outfit and have a few cold ones while going up and down the North Saskatchewan River listening to some wicked live music. Go buy tickets! They’re bound to sell out pretty quickly!
If you see me in the halls say hi, and don’t forget that my door is always open.
Cheers!
~Tess