More Snow, Is that Possible?!?

So it’s snowing...what's new? In my four years in going to school in Wisconsin, I have never seen so much snow ever and I'm from Minnesota! The snow is just piling up everywhere, people don't even seem to know what to do with them selves and I don't blame them because even I'm having a hard time taking it all in. I will admit though, Ripon has never looked so beautiful and picturesque. This is by far the best winter that I have ever experienced. Yesterday my friend Trish and I decided to go on a little photography tour of the campus and we took pictures of some of the beauty that is the Ripon campus. Not only were we graced with snow, but we also had an ice storm that covered all the sidewalks and branches, giving the trees a pristine appearance. Now the campus may be pretty, but the condition of my car is far from that. I am so scared to go down to Storzer parking lot and see how much snow it is under. I'm really worried that I will not be able to move my car becuase it is stuck under so much snow. I'm really not looking forward to having to go down and have to move it. I predict that it will be a diffcult ordeal. I hope that everyone is staying warm, wherever you may be! Have a great Monday :-)

~Leila

Ring in the New Year!

Hi my name is Leila Keita and I am a Senior Communication and French major at Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin. I was born and raised in Northfield, Minnesota, a small college town located about 45 minutes from the Twin Cities. You may ask your self, how does a girl from a small college town in Minnesota, end up in an even smaller college town in Wisconsin? Let's just say I met a great admissions recruiter from Ripon and as they say, the rest is history! I have had thee best past 3 years of my life at Ripon and I can't wait to see what great things I have to look forward to during my senior year! I can't wait to graduate and start my life after college, but at the same time I'm already very emotional and sad about having to leave Ripon! I am the oldest of 3 siblings -- my little sister Mimi is 3 and a half, my brother Walid is 13, and my sister Madina is 16 -- and I hope to serve as a great example to them, hoping that they might all follow in my Ripon footsteps! I hope that my blog will serve as an eyewitness account of my Ripon experience and will allow all my readers to see how fun, academically challenging and unique Ripon is! Well, enough said, let the year begin!

Stay Tuned!

Leila.

P.S. My picture to the right is of two of my best Ripon friends, Pam and Trish! This picture was taken our freshman year at Springfest. When I look at it I can't believe so much time has already passed, we look so young!