Hey everyone, my name is Merideth. I'm from a town outside of Hartford, but most people hate living there. I'm a Psychology major with a Cognitive Science [the scientific study of how the mind works - a lot about intelligence, and how beings with intelligence act, behave and think], and I'm seeking another minor in Photography. I'm hoping to go through graduate school to get a PhD in Clinical Psychology with a focus on Abnormal Psychology. I want to be the psychologist that helps people with mental disorders relating to trauma or brain malfunctions. On top of English, I'm also taking Chem 1127, Psych 1100 and Stat 1100 this semester. I love reading, writing, drawing, taking pictures, eating, spending time with friends and working out. I usually can't find enough time for it all!
This summer, I worked at Subway. I've been there for over a year now, and I'll be going back over vacations to help out. I worked an average of 40 hours a week to help pay for school. I don't have one favorite book, but my favorite genre would be mystery/thriller/suspense books. I'm hoping I'll be able to read a lot more during the school year.
UConn was always my top choice for college, so I'm really very happy that I came here. I love everything about it.
And I'd have to agree with Emily... I LOVE fun colors. My favorite is blue, but she stole it. ;)
-Merideth

Hey my name is Emily. I am also from small town where it is more than likely that you will know most people you see on the street. I am an Allied Health Sciences major which really means that I want to be an occupation therapist but Uconn no longer has that program as an undergrad so allies health sciences is a broad foundation and then I hope to get a masters in occupational therapy. Usually after I explain this I get the question, "What is an occupational therapist?" Basically OT is a lot like Physical therapy but it is "the use if productive or creative activity in the treatment of rehabilitation of physically, cognitively, or emotionally disabled people" (American Heritage Dictionary). My mom always makes fun of me for it but I really enjoy working with the elderly and hope to continue that with my career. I also found out this summer that I really like working with kids as well through working at a kid's summer camp this past summer. The kids that I worked with were ages 3-5 for the most part and ages 5-12 on some occasions. My favorite book that I read this summer was A Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult.(There is no way to underline on this blog or at least on that I could find) In general I really like to read and so I am hoping that that remains true through out this course!  As of now, even though it has only been 6 days, I love Uconn and am really glad that I am here. 

oh and i like to post in bright colors!!

For ENG 1011

Well, we are supposed to each write an introduction about ourselves in this thing, so I'll start mine since I have nothing better to do at 11:00 on a wednesday evening. My name is Andrea and I'm from a very small town where you ussually always run into someone you know (in a good way). I am English, Irish, French, Italian, German, and Polish. I hope to become a nutrition major and eventually own my own practice after working in a hospital, since I find the whole blood and guts thing a bit interesting. The subject is something i've been looking into for a while though, so i hope it is what i really want to end up pursuing as a career insted of changing my major a million times. I want to have everything all figured out, but I guess that comes with time. I am pretty impatient. My favorite color is blue, i'm afraid of going down escalaters, and I strongly believe that Uconn should bring back trays into it's dining facilities. I did tae kwon do for about 5 years, until i gt my first job as a Barista in a coffee shop. After that i did take out in an italian resteraunt and loved it, and for a few weeks during the summer i hosted at IHOP as a second job for extra money. I am a people person and one of my favorite things to do is bake. So far I am not homesick at all. As an only child, it feels good to live away from home when you have to break your parents in for everything. They are truely the best though, and i feel so fortunate to have thier support , both emotionally and financially. One thing that really bothers me is when people consistently complain about something they have the power to change. I believe that if you want something done, then don't wait around for anyone to do it for you. My favorite subjects in highschool were History and English, except when we were studying Uncle Tom's Cabin and A Tale of Two Cities. I love to make everyone laugh or just happy in general.