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Last weekend I was able to go to SIA at the Convention Center in Denver. SIA, which stands for SnowSports Industries America, is a convention where all the big name brands in the skiing and snowboarding industry gather in one place to show off all of their new gear. The event is not open to the public and is mainly attended by people who work in the industry, especially representatives from ski and snowboard shops looking for what to sell in their shops for the next season.

I love living in one of most educated cities in the nation. Last night I had the distinct pleasure of attending a public lecture for my Astronomy Class, with the guest speaker Dr. Daniel Baker the director of LASP (The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics). His talk focused on how our magnetosphere interacts with space weather using his data from his two observation satellites he help design and sent into the Van Allen belt. I am not a Physics major but I do love space.

Last year I came in as a freshman, choosing not to bring a TV or game system because I assumed that enough other people in the dorms would bring them. Well, I was correct. There were plenty of TV's and video games to go around. I got really good at FIFA, and to my pleasant surprise, Super Smash Bros.

While most people might disagree, I absolutely love it when it rains in Boulder. Because Boulder gets over 300 days of sun a year, it's kind of like a special treat when you have a rainy day. And tonight is no exception! All I want to do is curl up in bed with a blanket and some tea and watch a movie! But, unfortunately, that is not a life I can afford to live right now! Too much work to do! But I really don't mind, since I like all of the classes I'm taking this semester...which we've already been in for a month! Incredible!

This semester, along with the many activities I have previously participated in, I will be taking on the role as the Campus Marketing Manager for a company called Boundless.

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So, over Winter Break, my boyfriend, Steven, and I watched a lot of Netflix documentaries...a lot.  It’s a symptom of being burned out from a crazy semester and not having cable. But, even though we were watching a lot of television, we were learning even more. Our documentaries of choice? Forks Over Knives and Food, Inc. types. All of these documentaries had the same theme --- over processed food is killing us. After doing all this “research,” we decided that it was time for us to eat better.

In the Fall of 2013, I will be spending a semester in Istanbul Turkey. Needless to say I can't wait. 

This year, the Super Bowl was played against the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, as I'm sure most of you know. Since I am from the Bay Area, I naturally was cheering for the 49ers! The morning of the Super Bowl, my friends and I weren't exactly sure about what we were going to do. Some of them just wanted to watch it in Kappa, some wanted to skip it all together, but some of us wanted a real Super Bowl experience. Growing up, my parents always threw a big Super Bowl party.