Olivia's Blog

  Hello, welcome back! I know Aggie told us to write about the book but if I am being 100% honest, I didn't really read the book. But I still loved the Power Points she made!  Yesterday I decided to surprise my brother at his wrestling match. He had no idea I was coming home. I turned my location off and had called him that day with some dumb excuse as to why I couldn't make it. But when I walked into the gym and saw him warming up, his excitement made it all worth it. I waited until he finished stretching to tap him on the shoulder. The look on his face with a huge smile made me so happy, this surprise was perfect. He immediately pulled me into one of those sweaty wrestling hugs that only siblings can get away with. Seeing him so fired up before his match made me even more excited. Plus, being able to watch him compete after that, knowing I got to be the unexpected motivation in the crowd, made cheering for him feel different, there was more meaning behind it. It reminded me ...

Hello, welcome back to my blog! This semester has been incredibly busy, as many of you know from my previous posts. Even with all the chaos, it’s been one of the most rewarding semesters yet. Full of growth, challenges, and memories that I’ll carry with me forever. As we head into the OAC Tournament this week, I’ve been reflecting on this year’s volleyball season. It’s hard to believe how far we’ve come since August. With half of the team being freshmen and a few transfers joining, including myself, we started out as a brand new group still figuring out who we were. Throughout the season, we faced our fair share of ups and downs, moments where we struggled to find our why, our energy spark, and that deep desire to compete for one another.  We had countless team talks and exercises to help us get back on track. Some days, things clicked perfectly and other days, it felt like we were still searching. But through all of it, I began to realize that my why wasn’t something I needed to f...

Hey guys, welcome back to my blog! Every so often, I catch myself thinking about how different life could look if I hadn’t decided to study communications in college. I always think about what if’s, and I realize how many directions my life could have gone. When I first got to college, I was studying criminal justice and forensics. Through high school I always enjoyed science, and I was really into solving crimes. I would watch shows and tik toks about many careers and was so excited. Once I got to school, I started to hate the work load and just what I was learning in general. I was clueless on what I would switch to, so I started to think about other things that I liked. This is how I came to be a social media and communications major. I’ve always loved connecting with people and finding creative things to do each day. Whether it’s through social media or everyday conversations, I find joy in understanding ideas that make people so creative. So that is how I realized that communicati...