Engage

En-gage
enˈgāj/
1. occupy, attract, or involve (someone's interest or attention).

2. participate or become involved in.

     Being involved in so many extra curricular activities has given me some good perspective on how to really feel like you're getting something out of whatever you're doing. I've decided to just shorten them down into a few simple statements (I mean come we're adults right we don't need mindless explanations)

-Don't be afraid to just walk up (facebook, follow on twitter etc...) a random person and start talking. Granted some people are cranky and will accept how awesome you are but no worries, there are plenty of other people out there.

-Don't be the person that doesn't participate. Like go beyond the standard that someone is setting. Like in this class for example, don't just write your 200 words and comment on 2 blogs and not look at anything involving this class until the due date. Read 5 or 6 people's blogs, gain some perspective and insight that maybe you woudn't have thought of, make some friends maybe.

-And finally, don't be one of those people who just sits there and complains all the time about anything and everything. (OK so I know that probably won't involve much with an online class but that is what I learn face to face.)


     Well that's my take on it. Hope you all have a great week and labor day weekend!!

Hi all!!

     Hey everyone my name is Sydney Reynolds. I graduated from Francis Howell North in St. Charles earlier in the year. I am planning on getting my BSE in instrumental music. So far I am involved in the Golden Eagles Marching Band, the wind symphony, and sigma alpha iota (<-music sorority).
     OK so I moved in here on the 18th (for marching band) and was about to practice my audition music for wind symphony. Little did I know that in the mess of helping my mother move the week before I had somehow misplaced my mouthpiece :O . Luckily for me I had already met the ONLY OTHER horn major at this school. He happily helped me out and lent me a mouthpiece and now I play with him in the symphony.
     I really want to make better grades in college than I did in high school so I'm hoping to stay on top of things. But in the midst of that I kind of hope I look sort of busy all of the time so that when I get my final grades they will all be good, but so also my little brother can get a little motivated to get some higher grades while he's still in high school.
     Hope you all are having a fairly easy week!