Beth Wallace: Sweet Summertime

Unfortunately, I don't have the exciting summer plans that a lot of other students in the class seem to. I'm going to be going back to home sweet home, aka Eagan, MN. I'm going to be spending a LOT of my summer working. I work at The Commons on Marice, which is a senior assisted living community... or, in simpler terms, a fancy apartment building of sorts for the elderly. I'm a waitress in the dining room there. I've been working there for three years now, and although I'm not technically full-time, I usually work between 30-50 hours per week. I'm excited to go back because I love the residents and the people that I work with, but being on your feet for 8-12 hours every day can get old fast. Other than work, I plan to spend a lot of time with my friends, which will be way fun. I can't believe we get four months for summer - it's going to seem like such a long time but it'll be nice to be able to relax for that long.

A lot goes on at Coe over the summer. Firstly there are May terms, which many students participate in. Then there's science and math research that happens - the one I know the most about is physics research. I know they focus on glass and acoustics. I have a lot of friends that will be doing that. Then I know there's also the Upward Bound program, and a lot of other programs probably use the Coe campus, too.