Sunday, January 27, 2013

Making plans and "Making Movies...

This week marked the first meeting for our Student Organization of Latinos for this semester.

I am still in awe of how much we have grown as an organization and I'm sure that 20 years from now I will still be able to look back and remember some great moments.

This semester I am especially looking forward to an opportunity to bring some caliente (Spanish for "hot") music to the Rock. We have played before with the idea of bringing Latino performers to Rockhurst and it looks like this may be the year.

We've narrowed it down to a local Kansas City band named "Making Movies." They are the kind of band that you can find on a Saturday night playing at your favorite Crossroads district bar, but lately they have even been featured on the Spanish CNN channel.

Here is a sample of their music:


This is one of my favorite songs from them and you can bet it will be on the list of songs performed if we are successful at getting them here.

Hopefully we will be able to book them within the next few weeks so our students can enjoy a great local band.

Enjoy the song and have a great week! :)

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

New Classes, a little nostalgia and hot chocolate...

Well, after finishing up the first few days of full classes, I am quickly seeing that it is going to be a great last semester for me.

I am already finished with my Core and Major requirements so my schedule this semester is full of fun electives. I am taking a psychology course called Sex & Gender that will analyze how gender identification is perceived in today's world, another course on Anthropology which is great because our professor is so experienced in the field that I really feel like we're just watching the History Channel for an hour every day.

I'm also taking one of those intense half-semester courses. The classes are extremely long from 5:30 pm to 9:45 pm so I am really glad that my professor uses a lot of group discussions and videos to keep us engaged.   I'm also happy that I'm taking a Sociology class because I can already see that it's going to help me better understand other people.

Lastly, I am super stoked about taking an Acting class with Dr. Proctor. It's been four years since I've been on stage and it really feels like I'm coming home.

I'm starting to realize how fast these last few years have gone by and I get an incredible feeling to see new faces on campus because I just know that Rockhurst is going to help them grow as students, Christians, and real-world ready professionals.

Although I am a senior, it seems like Rockhurst has one more opportunity to offer me. For the past few days I have been hearing all about Gamma Phi Beta, a new sorority that is starting a chapter here and they are looking for recruits to help. One of their girls stopped me on the Quad to have some hot chocolate. I don't know if it was the hot chocolate on this bitter cold day or her hospitality that has won over my attention, but I definitely think I'll stop by their informational meeting next week. I've always thought about going Greek and this has just helped me realize that it's never too late to go after your dreams.