Meet Morgan

Hi Friends!

Here is a little bit more about me and where I came from. I came to William woods from a small town of Monmouth Beach in the state of New Jersey. Our small town has a few cute shops and restaurants, a yoga place, an elementary school and a church in the middle. Our town is right off the ocean and Is very tiny, around 2 miles wide. In the summer time it is so much fun to be able to ride bikes to the beach and to go to dinner. I have not always lived here as I moved to this town when I was going into the 4^th grade. I love how tight knit the community is and how everyone knows everyone. I love my neighborhood, as we have the parties together.

Valentine's Day 2018

Hey Guys! How was your Valentine’s Day? Did you go out with that special person in your life? Did you rock the single life on that oh so happy day? Or did you do something different? If so you should definitely leave something in the comments!

Room Tour (2018)

Last year I gave ya’ll a tour of the room Aly and I shared. We are roommates again this year but it isn’t just us. Here at William Woods one of the buildings has four quad rooms. These rooms have a living room, 2 bedrooms, and 2 bathrooms all attached. Jennah and Victoria live in the other bedroom so the four of us have a sort of mini apartment. We decorated the front door with Washi Tape and the decorations our CA’s made for us, these cute little dinosaurs!

Life as a WWU Keeper

Keeper [key-purr] noun

                1. A student who is enrolled in ­­­­­­­­­­­­­Horse Management Practicum I or II, whose main duties involve taking care of the horses at WWU along with other students in the class.

                2. An absent roommate who smells like horse all the time.

Also see: #keeperlife

Major Highlight: Accounting

Although I mostly talk about horses and my Equestrian Science classes, I am also majoring in Accounting. When most people hear the word “accounting”, they think of math equations, lots of numbers, men in fancy suits and dollar bills. In reality, accounting is simply the method for keeping track of what happens in a business. Yes, there is math and a lot of numbers involved, but the math portion is just addition, subtraction, division and multiplication. Personally, I am not a fan of math or numbers, but I took an accounting class at a community college and fell in love. There is just something satisfying about the way everything has its own place and making sure everything is organized.

Sample Income Statement

Celebrate the Holidays with us...Winter Break 2017-2018

Hi Friends!  I have returned “To the Woods” from Winter Break.  Over the holiday, I spent time with family, shopped for a vehicle, and had several interviews for summer intern graphic design positions.  The Weber Family is a LARGE group; 40 of us gathered at my aunt and uncle’s house to celebrate Christmas.  The ages range from one to 85.  I am blessed to have both my grandparents living.  After the holiday, my parents and I shopped for vehicle.  I am looking at a silver jeep, but that hasn’t come through yet.  I also had the opportunity to interview for several summer intern positions.  My hope is that one of them come through and I’ll be set for the summer.
~Aly

My Winter Break Trip, Belize

Hey everyone! I hope your winter has been going fine. During break I had the chance to go to Belize with Woods Around the World again, let me tell you it was a lot warmer there then it is here right now. Like my last post when I went to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, I will be sharing my travels with you. Also, if you've never flown international, go and check out my post about international travel. 

I Volunteer with Horses (but it's not what you think)

Growing up, I have not always been into horses, as I had just interacted with them at the occasional pony rides at the race track we would go and visit during the summer with my family. It was when I was 14 and in the 8^th grade that one of my close friends asked me if I liked horses, and as an animal lover I answered, “YES!” My friend introduced me to the place where my passion for working with and along side horses came true. The barn is called Sunnyside Equestrian Center and it houses a program known as SPUR which is an acronym for Special People United to Ride.

Sunnyside Equestrian Center

A look into 2018

As we come to the beginning of spring semester sophomore year and 2018 I figured I should update you on the blog and just life in general.

Major Highlight: Management Information Systems (MIS)

Hi everyone! My name is Nina McKee, and I am friends with the girls at Friends at the Woods. I am excited to be writing this guest post for December! I am a junior and a Management InformationSystems (MIS) Major at William Woods University. MIS is a lot like Information Technology (IT) with a business component.