So, I was an Orientation Leader for Village 1 East 5 for this year's frosh week and finally I've received some pictures from frosh week that I can post here on the blog.
The week started of with move-in day when we got to help all the first-year students move into residence. As you can imagine, it didn't take long for the day to get extremely tiring. I got to hang out near the house that I was assigned to - Village 1 East 5. The first picture here is of all the residents of East 5, including the Don - Brad (the dude on the ground wearing a black t-shirt). Brad was an awesome guy, his residents are lucky to have him. The first day I got to hang out with him and we figured out what the agenda was like for the rest of orientation week. He was very helpful whenever possible with all the events that took place, it was great getting to meet him.
Overall, Orientation week was a great experience. I got the chance to work with some amazing people, specially all the other leaders that were in my region. They are all loads of fun to hang out with and extremely friendly. There is never a dull moment when you are with these people, they seem to have all these wierd traditions and games that seem wierd at first, but when approached with an open-mind, they actually lots of fun! The picture on the right here is of all the leaders that were in charge of the East region of residences. All us leaders were in our formal gear and looking quite dashing. What can I say, we were definitely a good looking bunch.
Some of the events that were planned for the first-years were Black & Gold Day (when we took the newcomers to watch our football team play againts University of Toronto) and The Carnival (when everyone spent the day outside enjoying different carnival activities and a free barbeque). The picture here on the left is with the residents of East 5 before the football game. Look at how hyped up everyone is! This group was awesome, they all got along extremely well, and were very enthusiastic throughout the whole week. I'm really glad to have had to gotten to know them.
The picture here on the right is that from the carnival of people from different regions play tug-of-war. It was great fun! East actually won the tug-of-war event. You can see how hard we were all trying from the expressions on our faces. If only I was putting in this much effort whenever I have to study! Then you can also see Brad there in the pic, him along with everyone else was putting in a 110%. Good job boys and girls, you all have made East very proud (and strong)!
Finally, as the week was approacing to an end, there was the Monte Carlo Night (a.k.a Casino Night) and ofcourse the famous Waterloo Toga Party! I couldn't find any decent pictures from the toga party, but here's a picture of me with a few of my residents at Monte Carlo Night.
So that's the what happened during Orientation week. It was loads of fun and a great experience. But sometimes I feel bad for all the first-years. They all come in so enthusiastic and excited, and then once school starts, they realize that life is not as easy as they knew it to be. Some have never lived on their own, some are from different countries, and some are simply clueless as to what to expect. It's quite the shock. But we all survive some how.
Thats enough for now, I've got to get back to my last assignment of the term - concurrency - which is due in 2 days.
Cheers!
