End of Septemeber in New England...

My first trip to New England this fall was pretty very productive even though it was very short. I was there from 9/23 until this morning. The weather was awesome... until Friday morning, then it seemed like I was in a tropical storm. For the most part, the trip was uneventful, a fire alarm at 1:30am on Thursday night reminded me if living in the dorms and when there was a fire drill or alarm. I have no idea what caused the alarm, but I do know that I was very tired Friday because of it.

This past weekend was full of watching games get rained out, speculating on what will happen in the MLB playoffs and trying to stay dry with some garbage weather. I got back from Boston this morning right in time for a few hours of work and then on to class. It should be a relatively peaceful this week back in the office and getting ready for heading to Costa Rica next weekend. This weekend is the Naples Prospective Student Reception. Below is the invitation, check it out~!

We invite you to come and learn more about Rollins College by joining members of the Admission staff, a Rollins professor and a current student for an informational reception. Come see why US News & World Report ranks Rollins #1 in the South!

Sunday, October 5, 2008
9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Hilton Naples
5111 Tamiami Trial North
Naples, FL 34103

Hosted by Rollins Admission Counselors:
Matt Moore ’06, ’09 MBA

Please R.S.V.P. online at
http://www.rollins.edu/admission/ReceptionRSVP.shtml
(This website is case sensitive)

Contact Matt Moore with any questions at
407-646-2161 or mlmoore@rollins.edu

I hope to see you all there on Sunday!

9/24 - 9/26 Schedule

Just wanted to put up my final schedule for the week.  I had one school to confirm and I'm all set for the week.  Be sure to come see me if I am visiting your school!

9/24/08
9am KUA
11am Proctor

9/25/08
11:40am Deerfield
2pm NMH

9/26/08
9am Wilbraham and Monson
11am St. Mark's
1:20pm Tabor

2008-2009 R-Journalists

Our new R-Journalists have started their blogging for the year, check out their summer blogs as well as keep checking back to see what they have been up to! This is a great way to learn more about different students and what they do on campus. Hope you enjoy!

R-Journalists

I leave for Boston tomorrow morning. If I am going to be at your school, come see me!

I am so excited for the office to start!!

anyone for a game of slapface??

Recruiting Green in SW Florida!!!

While I'm down here in Naples and Ft. Myers, I am lucky to drive my first hybrid car! Although I feel like people are looking at me weird as I drive along in my red Prius, I do think its quite cool and is full of cool technology. What I like most is something that I think will be coming soon to all cars and probably migrating along with our wallets to our cell phones. The key for the car does not need to be in the ignition or anywhere outside of my pocket to open the doors, turn the car on, or drive! It plays directly into one of my classes this semester: Managing Technology Globally. Studying what goes on in Japan, Korea, and Finland already, it will be really cool to see how things develop in the future. For learning more about this, check out my professors blog about the future of wireless, cashless, and paperless technology: www.futureofless.com.

My experience down here recruiting has been good! I have met a lot of kids at the college fairs and high school visits this week. I end my trip with the Collier County college fair tomorrow evening and head back to Orlando on Friday, come visit me at the fair! Also the first Discover Rollins for the year is Saturday, sign up here. On Tuesday I am heading up to NH and MA for some highschool visits.

9/24/08
9am KUA
11am Proctor

9/25/08
11:40am Deerfield
2pm NMH

9/26/08
11am St. Mark's
1:20pm Tabor

Check back as next week begins, because there could be some additions or changes to this list!

That's all for now!

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7 years later...

Well it has been about 7 years since I woke up to a message on my computer in my high school dorm room that called an emergency meeting of my school's peer counselors.  That day I spent in the Appleby College dining hall watching CNN almost non-stop.  What seemed like a mere work of fiction rather than a world changing event made my first last day of high school seem like one of the longest in my 17 years on Earth.  7 years on things seem to be almost back to normal.  Flying seems like a completely different experience, security level colors change like leaves and there is still a war in Iraq.  Here at Rollins, we inaugurated our 9/11 memorial which has something very unique to it: touchstones that are pieces of the World Trade Center, Pentagon and crash site of United Flight 93.  These were all obtained by Rollins graduates who generously donated these pieces so we can have this one of a kind monument.  I hope everyone today takes a moment to remember where they were 7 years ago.  I know although so many great things have happened in my life since 2001, it is still a day that I will never forget...

 

My First Week Of Travel: Latin America

This week has been very good! I have gotten a chance to meet a lot of students at every school that I visited! Many of which I hope will apply and eventually become students at Rollins. I have enjoyed visiting Buenos Aires, Panama, and now Quito very much. Now that the week is over, I have some time this weekend to relax. My next week of travel will not be in quite as exciting of a place as here, but I am still looking forward to my week of recruiting in Naples (Florida) starting 9/16. The one sad thing about going back home tomorrow is that I start classes on Monday. I have only 5 classes left to take for my MBA so I am excited that 2 of those begin now, leaving just 3 this spring! Finally I hope that hurricane Ike does not bother us too much in Florida.

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Arrival In Quito

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The Hub of the Americas!

My second stop was the so called "Hub of the Americas", Panama City, Panama. It was my second visit and a cool place to visit. One benefit of flying into Tocumen Airport is that I got to fly Copa Airlines. One of my Rollins professors, Dr. Pequeño or "profe" as we often called him, always told us in class that Copa was the greatest airline to fly to South America. The service was very good just as he always said!!

The nice thing about my phone is that I can take a picture of my plane right before I board!

The view from outside my hotel room. My hotel was right next to the Multiplaza Pacific which is a crazy big nice mall.

View from the International School of Panama as I was waiting for the students to arrive at my table!

Next stop and final stop: Quito, Ecuador

Argentina!!

For my first visit in Latin America I went to Buenos Aires. It is my first time there and it is definitely a place I have will get a chance to come back to!

It is a place that reminds me a lot more of Europe than of the rest of Latin America. I loved the food, the wine and the hospitality!

Next stop Panama!