Happy Anniversary Grandma and Grandpa

Hope you guys have a great day! Hope Grandpa is feeling good today, gets his exercise in, and I hope the Comcast stuff gets sorted out :)

Matt

Our visit to BA

First Happy Belated Birthday to Sara as well, sounds like you had a fun birthday weekend! We had a great time visiting Devin in Beunos Aires, Argentina. She looks great, seems to be adjusting to their culture which means eating late, going out late, and sleeping little! We enjoyed her being our tour guide around the city and we also explored some places that she had not been yet. Our former exchange student from years ago, Eze also showed us around and his family took us to a tango show and also to a soccer game which was a lot of fun. His mom also took Devin and I shopping! Its the end of their summer there now, so the weather was perfect! We will miss her but know she will enjoy her next few months there! We also got to see Jamie a little bit during spring break and Kim and some of her friends coming and going through Atlanta on their way to their cruise. Look forward to being in Chicago for Passover!!!

Happy (belated) Birthday Sara!

Matt was supposed to have posted yesterday for Sara's birthday, but he had some kind of lapse. So, although I am a day short, I wanted to take a minute and post to wish Sara a very happy and healthy birthday with many happy returns!!! I hope that you did something fun on your birthday. With much love, Aunt Jeri

2nd Semester at U of I

Hello everyone,

I thought that I would just take a few moments to update everyone on what I have been doing for the past couple of months. To say the least, it certainly has been a busy semester so far.

On the academic side of things, I am taking 5 classes. I am just beginning to start some of my business core classes. Right now, I am taking Accountancy 1, Economic Statistics, and Microeconomics. These three classes are part of the the business core curriculum; so all business students must take these classes. These classes are not super interesting, but I do find them enjoyable and very applicable. I am also taking two general education classes in Social Psychology and World Religions. For all of my academic classes, midterms are finally over, so that is quite the relief.

Outside of the classroom, I working hard to get involved. Both this semester and next fall semester I will be the Vice President of Job Placement for Finance Club. Basically, I am responsible for handling the mock interviews and the resume critiques for the members of Finance Club. Working with Finance Club has been a great experience, and I hope to add to the club in my upcoming years at U of I. In addition to Finance Club, I have also started working on a project for Illinois Business Consulting. Right now, I am working on a team that is made up of 7 students ranging from PhD's & MBA's to undergraduates like myself. Our specific project involves helping a specialized gas company introduce a product into a new market. I am extremely excited to be gaining some experience working with real businesses in the community.

And now for the fun stuff! A few weeks back BJ, Matt, and Jakey all came down to Champaign for an Illini basketball game. We started the day by having lunch at Firehaus, and then we made it over to Assembly Hall for the game. Unfortunaltey, the Illini came up short as they were defeated by Minnesota (and thus explains why Minnesota is in the NCAA tournament, and not the Illini). Even so, we had a great time. After the basketball game, we took a tour around campus, seeing such landmarks as the Business Instructional Facility (BIF), Foellinger Auditorium (or just the Auditorium for the pre 1985 alumni), the Illini Union, and the ARC. To sum up, it was a great time, and I look forward to many more visitors in the future!

Well, last, but certainly not least, is the fact that tomorrow signals the start of my Spring Break. It is a much needed break, and I look forward to catching up with everyone over the next week or so!

I hope everyone is well,

Love, Daniel