I knew from the moment I walked onto Penn State's campus that I would be open to a new world of opportunities, freedoms, and chances. I came to this beautiful University with an open mind, just as Mae had in The Circle, in hopes of learning new things and experiencing what is unknown to me. So far I am happy to say that although I am highly stressed, I have had an incredible time getting to open up more as a person and understand new parts of myself that I had never discovered beforehand.
As a "newbie", similar to Mae, I am still getting adjusted to life here at Penn State. My sleep schedule is quite off and I haven't found the right balance yet to be able to get all my work done without stress. I'll get it eventually, I'm not too worried, but being new is all about figuring it out!
Being a Penn Stater, a new one at that, compares to being a Circler in a plethora of was. The Circle is a high class organization that strives to treat it's workers the best that it possibly can. There are many workers there to help Mae in her first few weeks at the new company, much like there is a large amount of staff and faculty working at Penn State to help students out whenever is necessary. The Circle itself is even referred to as a campus - this causes The Circle to have the connotation that it is similar to a university setting.
The surplus of books in the Ochre Library can compare to that of The Penn State University Libraries since each place has so many thrilling options of books to choose from that is seems almost never ending. Come to think of it, it really is almost crazy just how many books Penn State's Library houses!
Mae is looked after well by her coworkers and is given constant help to keep herself at her very best. They teach her well, telling her information about the company's humanity, community, and the customer service experience. Dan, Mae's boss, even teaches her about the customer service at The Circle so well that she averages a 97 for her first week! Although I, myself, as a student at Penn State do not have experience in customer service, I am in constant awe of the humanity and community Penn State portrays. This allows me to take an immense amount of pride in our school. Even though I have only been a student here for a measly three weeks I am proud to call myself a true Penn Stater through the community that I have already gotten to know so well.
When Mae had gone to Dream Friday, the meeting for The Circle workers, she had gotten to see that she was not the only new worker on campus. This really hits home since Penn State was not only a new home for me this year, but for almost 9000 new freshmen. I knew that being a "newbie" this year would be difficult, but Penn State has made the transition for me just as easy as The Circle had for Mae.
Nice parallels between The Circle and State. I like how you elaborated about the humanity and community of both institutions. Perhaps, however, a strong contrast or two would have made the blog even stronger. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your specific examples relating Penn State to "The Circle" such as the Ochre Library. I also think you should have tried to make a comparison between Dream Friday and Penn State's Convocation the first week in the sense that it was so large and eye-opening.
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