The days have flown by this week and my, what fun did we have! Let's just say that IEDPers can keep a secret. Shruti decided to organize a flashmob dance for one of our cohort member's birthday. She even made the remix and choreographed the dance. We had two great dance practices and they totally cheered us all up. As I've said, this semester is stressful for everyone. One cohort member mentioned how our faces have changed from last semester to match our stress levels. Yikes. So...on Thursday during our class with our cohort, we surprised the birthday woman with our flashmob! (You can hear us all laughing a lot because the music wasn't very loud.) Shruti also made cake for all of us winter birthdays. We all were feeling the IEDP-love. Here's the lovely video:
“We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.” – Paulo Coelho
The flashmob was definitely the highlight of the week, although we did also have free hot chocolate/coffee and insomnia cookies (the chocolate mint was sooo amazing!) on Thursday in GSE.
Spring semester is all about the group meetings. What makes meetings good? FOOD!! One group, we trade off who brings a snack and for another, we actually ordered pizza to the GSE building. However, it was a little hard to focus until it arrived. Also, getting a little goofy is a MUST during meetings and not letting stress get the best of you.
My exciting Valentine's weekend plans? Reading for class, working on my policy brief and dinner Saturday night with some cohort members.*Sigh* the life of a grad student taking a full course load...
“We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.” – Paulo Coelho
The flashmob was definitely the highlight of the week, although we did also have free hot chocolate/coffee and insomnia cookies (the chocolate mint was sooo amazing!) on Thursday in GSE.
Spring semester is all about the group meetings. What makes meetings good? FOOD!! One group, we trade off who brings a snack and for another, we actually ordered pizza to the GSE building. However, it was a little hard to focus until it arrived. Also, getting a little goofy is a MUST during meetings and not letting stress get the best of you.
My exciting Valentine's weekend plans? Reading for class, working on my policy brief and dinner Saturday night with some cohort members.*Sigh* the life of a grad student taking a full course load...
So awesome!!
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