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| A DAY IN THE LIFE Eric Hanson, Brunswick, Maine Wildlife Ecology, College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture |
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| 6:30 | The alarm clock blares and I hop out of bed. I hit the shower and then grab a quick bowl of cereal. | ||
| 7:00 | Off to the Maine Bound Adventure Center for a staff meeting with all the instructor staff. It’s a good bunch of people and a great way to start off my day. It gets me going. | ||
| 8:00 | Plant Taxonomy–my first class–over at Nutting Hall. This hall is home to us Wildlife Ecology majors. It has everything we need to survive, including vending machines for food, computers, and a lounge with nice couches for catching a quick snooze. | ||
| 9:30 | On to my second class, Wildlife Habitat Analysis, just up the hallway. This class is really interesting, because we discuss a variety of concepts and scientific studies. | ||
| 11:00 | Whew, class is done for the short-term so I meet up with my roommates for a sandwich at the Memorial Union Marketplace. The “Winslow” is my favorite, it’s a Chicken Caesar wrap with croutons. | ||
| 11:45 | Back to my on-campus apartment suite to get my paddling gear organized so I can get over to the Adventure Center. I’m teaching Introduction to Whitewater Kayaking this afternoon. | ||
| 1:00 | The whole kayaking class meets at the Maine Bound Adventure Center and then we head off to the nearby Kenduskeag River to work on river running skills. This is a great class and being able to teach it has really developed my skills as an instructor. | ||
| 5:00 | After class I hang up all my wet gear and head back to my apartment to whip up some dinner. |  |
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| 5:30 | After that, I’m off to the Fogler Library to work on some homework. I like working on the first floor because the big tables are great for sprawling out and getting work done. I have a big paper due next week and I need to work on the outline for it. | ||
| 7:00 | Time to pack up my work and walk over to the CCA for the Spring Maine Steiner’s concert. They’re the UMaine men’s a capella group (there’s a women’s group too, called Renaissance) and they’re very talented. They travel all over the country performing and give a great performance and for students the tickets are only ten bucks. | ||
| 8:45 | Back to my apartment to finish some other homework and relax a bit. My five roommates all arrive home and we hang out for a while. It’s a great way to finish off a busy day. | ||
| 11:55 | By this time I’m getting pretty tired so I’m headed to bed with a book and it won’t take me long to fall asleep… | ||