Marlene’s Blog

Well Spring has officially started March 20th. Beautiful Oregon just keeps on Raining! It seems that some days the sun is shining bright and the day is actually hot that I want ICE CREAM! But for now the weather is still cloudy,windy and rainy. It’s Spring break but it truly doesn’t feel like it yet, hopefully the weekend will be more exciting! A group of my friends and I are hoping to go to the coast this week. I want to go tomorrow because according to the weather it’s not suppose to rain. We’ll see what happens tomorrow !

Chemeketa is a very diverse college. People here all have different backgrounds and different ages as well. I have met people from all different places. For example, in my psychology class I had a woman that was 68 years old and she was there for self enrichment. Because people are different ages in classes it makes the learning experience unique. The learning experience is at another level. I personally enjoy a class that is diverse in age and race because other people can give you advice because they have lived longer. They explain their culture and ways of life. It’s great to meet and know people with another ethnic background than your ethnic background because we all have something to share to one another.

My family is very different from many families. I guess that’s what makes us special right? Anyways my immediate family consists of my dad, my mom, my older brother, and my younger sister. Yes, I am the middle child but I love it! From there we have two dogs a Rottweiler and lab mix which her name is Nika. Then there is Rambo who is a Doberman Pinscher. They keep us busy. Then we have my dads’ parents and brothers and sisters. My dad is the oldest of ten. So when we get together for Thanksgiving or Christmas the house is full. I enjoy that though I love big families because there is always something to do!