It’s the start of our shortest month, and I suspect that it will fly by even faster than January. Where is the slow-motion button? Things are moving too fast. But no matter how the days fly by, I am having a great time, probably the best semester yet! (besides Rome) So here is an update on what’s going down at WU.

International Events

What to do next?

Because of our successful International Dinner in the fall, our club has a decent bank of funds to put to good use this semester. Our main idea is an trip to Great Wolf Lodge and Kalahari Water Park in Sandusky. I will definately post some pictures of that trip. There is also talk of a Valentine’s Day fundraiser, a Spring Break trip, help with a Haiti Relief event, and an end of the year party. Our club is really getting things done!

Tennis Time

Every day I wake up in mild to moderate pain, but this is a good thing. Our fitness coach has been working our tails off, getting us prepared for match play. The women have their first match on Feb 13th at Kenyon. The men have a weekend tournament at Charleston. The season soon begins! Keep checking to find out our next match and try to come on over to watch a home game. Go Cavs!

Ski Club Seconds

New subheading! *excitement*. I was recently voted Ski Club secretary/treasurer, so this club has been bumped into my priorities list. Upcoming trip everyone! Don’t know what to do on the Tuesday of President’s Day break? Come with the club to 7 Springs, PA and have a day on the slopes to wind down before classes start again. Please contact our new president, alexanderbotsch@walsh.edu for more details.

In Other Walsh News . . .

I should really go to those

I am very behind on my school spirit. Walsh Basketball games are getting increasingly popular (as they should for our amazing teams) and yet I have not gone to more than one home game this year! Shameful. So don’t lead by my example and get out there to support our Cavs!

Lessons in dorm cooking

1. When making Ramen noodles, please remember to add water before nuking it in the microwave. Singed noodles, bad smells, and angry dorm-mates result in this mistake.

2. When cooking anything in the microwave, read the time instructions. Nobody will think you’re a cooking whiz when you burn popcorn, resulting in again, bad smells and angry dorm-mates.

3. Do NOT think that pulling the alarm at 4 am is a funny and innocent prank. It’s a good thing I don’t live in Menard, or else you would have seen one angry Canadian!

Travel Tips and Tangents

Fun times in Cleveland today, Cleveland ! Come on down to Clevelandtown everyone, this is where I went to my first semi-professional hockey game! I was super thrilled to find out that the Toronto Marlies were playing and thought it would be great to bring my Canadian gear. Not so much. Not only was I one of maybe 10 people cheering for the Marlies, we lost by a whopping 6-3. Not good times for Canada. But it still was fun. I took a fellow International student with me who had never seen a hockey game. He had lots of fun and even helped me root for my fellow Canadians. The stadium was around 3/4 full which surprised me because I hadn’t thought that hockey was a very popular sport around here.

After the game my group (12 of us) went to Brasa, a Brazilian BBQ restaurant just a few blocks away from the Q. Delicioso! The restaurant features servers going around with spits of meats of all kinds. So filling, though I question the pricey bill. I was still full when I woke up the next day, so I guess it was worth it. Here are some pictures of the game:

Inflatable Lake Erie Monster. Is there a legend behind this?

An Olympic player greeting the captains before the game.