Ladies and Gentlewomen, and Children of All College Ages!

Welcome to the show of the year: Converse: Insider, where we will be delving into campus life, events, communication, and socialization at the amazing school. There is a catch to this, however: you get to see it in the life of a first year student (insert dramatic music)!

Enough with the chit-chat, you’re here to read the blog, not read is description. My name is Alex B. (also known as MsPuppetMusicPerson), and I am a Music Therapy major here a Converse. Why, you ask, do I add a ‘b’ after ‘Alex’? Let me tell you this: I’m not the only Alex here, and adding the last initial makes life a little easier for you, me, and most likely the professors as well. The only other usefulness of adding the initial would be the fact if you combine my last initial with two other Alex’s initials, we’d be Alex B. M. W.!

Okay, I have a horrible funny bone. So please, bear with me as we experience this adventure together. We’ll make it, slowly but surely, to the end of May 2012. Now, on to the main event!

Today’s remaining post is dedicated to my SSS class, in which I have to answer a particular set of questions. Let’s have at it, shall we?

“1. Why did you decide to come to college? (After all, it's not exactly free...)
2. Why did you decide specifically to come to Converse? (Again with the "not free"...)
3. Why did you decide to study music in college at Converse? (I'm sensing a theme here...)
4. What’s one good idea or piece of advice that you can take away from our opening video?”

Hmm. This’ll be fun. Number one, why am I pursuing a “higher education”? Simple: My life is boring. I find enjoyment in learning new skills, knowledge, and facts about a wide variety of subjects. Since high school has ended, I need to continue this search for more knowledge by going to (you guessed it) college.

Number two: why Connie-Land? Honestly, I don’t know. It could be the home-like feel I get each time I walk onto campus. Or, it could be the fact that everyone always happens to have a very friendly smile on their face each and every time I see them. It could also be the fact that it was the closest school that offered my major. Maybe.

Three: music? Yes, music. And more specifically, Music Therapy. What is Music Therapy you ask? Go to the AMTA website and take a look, it’ll do a better job explaining than I can. I love helping people. Let me say that again: I love helping people, even if it’s something as simple as holding a door open for a rather large group of freshmen (which you’ll see me do often), or being a shoulder to cry on when needed. Music is my passion, and just knowing that I can use that passion to enhance another passion is simply mind-blowing.

Last but not least, number four. What do I get from that? The fear of obtaining diabetes in one sitting (I’m serious, family history does not look kindly at me). Also, I can easily compare it to Converse. You’re sitting there, asking yourself, “How in the world can this girl compare a candy wonderland to a college?!” Well, let me explain. If you look around the room in the video, there’s so much you can see, and even more you can’t see. In order to experience the full “Wonka” experience, you have to use imagination, creativity, and exploration to get the most out of your time. The same concept applies to our wonderful school; don’t hold back, and get yourself out there if you want the most of your time (and money, because hey, you’re paying $40,000 a year)!

So, that’s that. And for those who have asked, I will be setting up my oh-so-wonderful videos soon…. As soon as I can get my sock puppets. Yes, sock puppets.

That is all. So long, folks!