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Kayleigh Kirkland
Photo of Kayleigh Kirkland Kayleigh Kirkland: Journal Entry 5/4/2006
It has now almost been a full academic year. I am nearly in awe that my freshman year at SEMO has flown by so quickly. I still must get through finals but after that there is...

Photo of Kayleigh Kirkland Kayleigh Kirkland: Journal Entry 4/12/2006
I’m not sure if it is because I am two hours south of where I usually am or if it is really a more mild spring than usual, but this is the most beautiful spring I have ever encountered. The campus is...

Photo of Kayleigh Kirkland (right) and friend. Kayleigh Kirkland: Journal Entry 3/27/2006
I’m on spring break and it is everything but spring. That’s okay, I finally got to do some hard core St. Louis sledding. You know the kind that is in your...

Photo of Kayleigh's empty orange juice bottle. Kayleigh Kirkland: Journal Entry 3/5/2006
The semester is going well. I’m working hard and taking tough classes; it’s good for me. I can feel the tension in the air. SPRING BREAK is coming, and...

Photo of Kayleigh Kirkland with her paper after visiting the Writing Center Kayleigh Kirkland: Journal Entry 2/9/2006
The writing center changed my life. This is the first semester that I have had to write a formal paper for any class. I wanted to do really well on it because it was my first paper. I decided to take it to the...

A photo of Southeast's campus map Kayleigh Kirkland: Journal Entry 1/18/2006
A new semester has begun. I’m looking forward to it. All of my teachers seem so personable. I’m excited to see what challenges and opportunities they have to offer me. That was a...

Photo of Kayleigh Kirkland and friend Kayleigh Kirkland: Journal Entry 12/16/2005
Finals are over, praise Jesus! I am home now and the victory of finishing finals is bittersweet. It is nice being out of classes, don't get me wrong. I love not having tests or homework hanging over my head. I love having...

Photo of Kayleigh Kirkland Kayleigh Kirkland: Journal Entry 12/1/2005
Time is flying past me as I write this journal. I only have one week and a day of classes left before finals. That’s crazy. I have so much homework and studying to do. I guess that is what I signed up for when I came to...

Photo of Kayleigh Kirkland Kayleigh Kirkland: Journal Entry 11/11/2005
This week I picked my classes for the spring semester. It was sort of an intimidating event for me. I am by nature a very indecisive person. Therefore at the opportunity to...

Photo of Kayleigh Kirkland's Residence Hall Lounge for Halloween Kayleigh Kirkland: Journal Entry 10/27/2005
As everyone knows it is almost Halloween. A lot has been going on around campus about Halloween. It is all anyone is talking about at the moment. Everyone is getting...

Photo of Kayleigh Kirkland after getting a meningitis shot. Kayleigh Kirkland: Journal Entry 10/12/2005
I now understand what the “college life” everyone talks about is like. This week was midterms. I had a test in every single one of my classes. I stayed up until...

Photo of Kayleigh Kirkland Kayleigh Kirkland: Journal Entry 9/30/2005
Deep breath. It is a beautiful day today. It smells like fall. I’m very excited to wear my fall clothes and that is okay because...

Photo of Kayleigh Kirkland Kayleigh Kirkland: Journal Entry 8/31/2005
My experience here at SEMO has been much different than I expected. I do not know what I was expecting, but everything is...





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