Reunions

I started off my summer by working 80 hours from Thursday afternoon (May 28) through Tuesday morning (June 2). I learned several things:
1) Working two 40 hour weeks is a much better model than squeezing two weeks of work into one.
2) It is very tiring and not so much fun to work 80 hours straight.
3) People are unhappy when you run out of food at meals.
4) An older woman talked to me for a while and told me that Sonia Sotomayor wrote a 180-page thesis. She told me not to write a thesis that long because no one has the time/desire to read it.
5) Men who graduated in 1954 might ask if you carry a pair of sewing scissors; they probably don’t realize that you think it’s a sexist question.
6) I learned the expression: “Let’s high tail it out of this popsicle stand.” To be taken seriously, one should not use that expression.
7) White button down shirts always look good with bow-ties.

I was working in dining services coordinating the student workers for the 15th and 55th Reunions. We served dinners, lunches, breakfasts, set many tables, watched buffets, waited (tables and in general), and bused a lottt of tables. After Reunions, we worked at Baccalaureate day, Class Day, and Graduation. I ladled a lot of lemonade and trayed more cookies than I have ever seen in my life. It almost made me not want to eat cookies again (almost). I made friends with a large number of student center dining staff people.



Since being home from crazy-weekend, I’ve mostly been hanging out and preparing for Turkey/related travels. Danielle and I visited Awani for an early happy birthday, speaking of which… HAPPPY BIRTHDAY AWANI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll upload a picture later from my dying but faithful camera and self-timer.

I leave Friday noon-time for Crete. I’ll be there for a week before flying to Istanbul. I’ll post again from a gorgeous Greek island…
Til then,
Rebecca