A Day In The Life of...

Rob, Sophomore, Akron, Ohio
 
7:00 am  The day begins. Get dressed and cleaned up for the long day ahead.

7:30 am  Breakfast. Join a group of friends for breakfast in the Bar Fork—French toast and bacon (click here for sample daily menus).

7:45 am  Precalculus. Today, we discuss the practical applications of vectors in everyday life, including how to calculate how wind affects an airplane’s speed and direction.

9:15 am  All-school meeting in the Barn. We discuss weekend activities (including the trip to Denver to see a Rockies baseball game), current issues, and share a good laugh. The meeting is kicked off by an all-school sing-along of a Bob Dylan standard, and an insightful poem read by our English department chair.

9:50 am  Spanish III. We present individual study projects on Spanish celebrations—I explored the New Years’ celebrations of Ecuador.

11:20 am Western Civ: Today we hold a mock trial re-enacting the judgment of Socrates.

12:05 pm  Lunch. Back to the Bar Fork: none other than enchiladas. See some Sample Daily Menus.

12:35 pm  Chemistry. We study reactivity in the lab by comparing the intensity of small explosions

1:20 pm  British Literature. We discuss the modernist characteristics expressed in the short play, “Hedda Gabler.”

2:05 pm  Free period. Time for a round of Frisbee golf on the campus’ nine-hole course, and to fix up my mountain bike at the bike shop for the afternoon ride.

3:00 pm  Mountain biking. Today we ride time trials on our school-built trail network, right next to campus by the Crystal River.

5:25 pm   Rehearsal. Head to the Barn and learn Georgia on My Mind on piano for next week’s public concert.

6:00 pm  Wednesday night formal dinner. The guys don coats and ties, while the girls flaunt their beautiful dresses. I have a nice discussion with people I hadn’t known very well before. After dinner, we head to the Barn to listen to a speaker present on Nepalese porters.

7:45 pm  Study Hall. Check in at the dorm and begin two solid hours of study. We all either stay in our rooms or go to the computer lab to work

9:45 pm  Dorm jobs. After a short household job (this week I’m on the Recycling Crew), a little bit of down time.

10:30 pm  Return to my room and wind down after an eventful day.

11:00 pm  Lights-out time. Finally some rest!

YouJeong, Senior, Seoul, Korea

"When I tell people I am studying abroad, they often react, 'Don't you get lonely being away from home?' But with teachers who treat me as if I'm their daughter, classes in which I can always express my opinion, outdoor activities that make me feel so strong all the time... being at CRMS is like joining one big family. So when people ask me if I get lonely living overseas, I answer, 'No. I am always at home!'"

7:00 am Another day starts. I shower, collect my books, and head to the Bar Fork for some granola and vanilla yogurt. As I leave my dorm, I see beautiful Mt. Sopris. I cannot believe this is where I go to school!

7:45 am Calculus. A hard class to start the morning; however, my teacher often puts together group activities in order to make this subject accessible. Next, I head to Jazz Ensemble in the Barn. I have been playing classical piano for twelve years, but performing in a new genre with other talented students inspires me a lot.

9:10 am Household Job. Since I’m a Dorm Head, I meet with the other dorm heads and the Residential Life dean about next week’s interdorm apple-bobbing competition.

10:20 am  Free Period: I catch up on AP English Literature, reading Ralph Ellison’s classic The Invisible Man while listening to students playing guitar in the sun.

11:05 am  Physics. The most challenging class I’ve ever taken, but also my favorite class with my favorite teacher. Today, we discussed the kinetic energy of hydrogen atoms.

11:45 am  Lunch. The kitchen staff tries so hard to provide healthy food for us, with some fantastic homemade soups (today: chicken noodle). Click here for sample daily menus.

3:00 pm  Active. Somedays, I play Ultimate Frisbee—we’re practicing for our upcoming Denver tournament. Tuesdays and Thursdays, I help the drama director build sets for the upcoming Neil Simon all-school play. In other seasons, I do telemark skiing and intermediate rock-climbing.

6:00 pm  Dinner. As an International Student Head, I eat every now and then with the school’s international population—including students from Korea, Japan, Germany, Taiwan, Mexico, India and Costa Rica—to make sure everyone’s adjusting well to the CRMS experience, having fun, and feeling involved. In an upcoming all-school meeting, I’m very excited to hear a German student perfoming a native song, and a skit that an Indian student and Japanese student are planning together.

7:45 pm  Study Hall. Lots of work to do. I call my Calculus teacher to ask if it is okay for me to come and ask some questions. He is more than happy to help: CRMS faculty go above and beyond “office hours.”

11:00 pm  Lights out. I just described a normal CRMS day—but really, there’s no such thing as a normal day in CRMS. Every moment I’m here is an amazing experience!