Monday, February 27, 2006

Recruitment party

I heard that I was accepted to graduate school while at a conference thing in Bosnia back in 2004. So when the department started sending invitations for a 'recruitment weekend' to be held here at Penn State, I mostly ignored the emails. This time, however, I am getting to experience the wonderful thing called "recruitment" first hand. Earlier today, a colleague and I gave a campus tour to all the newly accepted students. Or, rather, HE gave the tour and I drank my coffee and chain-smoked while trying to fake interest. Penn State is a great school but, honestly, it has one of the uglier university campuses I've seen. I spent the rest of the day cleaning up my room and looking up cocktail recipes as in less than an hour my roommate and I are hosting the highlight of the visit: Da Recruitment Party. From brief conversations with the prospective students, I gathered that they are all excited that the party is hosted by two East European women. We, East Europeans, have a reputation that we 'drink like fishes', you know. So...what are we to do other than try not to disappoint. Pictures will follow shortly.