Today we had a visit from Kathryn Quilliam who is the Ombudsman for student at Texas Tech. To be honest I didn't even know what that was until she came today. It's good to know that she is here to help though because a lot of times if you have a problem you might go to a friend and they are going to take your side no matter what, but in Kathryn's case she is going to be neutral and just try to do the best she can to help. I thought that was pretty cool. Now on to the book we've been reading. Chapter 4 was very helpful for me. I'm a big believer in having goals but I never really have mapped out a plan to achieve them. I've thought to myself what I might need to do, but I never put it down on paper. Also setting a target date to achieve your goals is a good idea because it puts your goal in perspective. Chapter 5 was about managing stress and the thing I found most interesting was that there is positive stress. When I think of stress I think negatively, but apparently there is such thing as positive stress. Also a good way of relieving stress is to exercise, which I love to do anyways so thats good. Chapter 6 helped me find out what kind of learner I am. I'm just like everyone else in class because I'm a visual learner. Some of the multi-sensory learning tactics I found amazing. Who honestly has ever thought of rapping while dancing or claping??