I’m not exactly a very social person, so naturally it takes me a little while to warm up to people. But the great thing about FIT is that you already know that your classmates have similar interests, because (duh!) you’re taking the same course! This really makes getting to know people much easier, and you make friends much faster. I usually take a class with my friend Meghan, but she didn’t take one this semester so I was a little nervous about having no one to talk to. Luckily, everyone in my class is really friendly and they all dress fabulously, so that nervousness quickly went away.

The course I’m taking is very social; Professor Ross starts each class by talking with us about any fashion news that occurred during the week, or we talk about recent shopping trips. She gets to travel all over the world as part of her job, so she shares stories with us that make fashion merchandising sound incredibly fun.

During breaks a bunch of us usually go hang out in the cafeteria or stop by the bookstore for some magazines. We basically just complain about how many people wear Uggs and pajamas to school but at FIT everyone always looks fabulous. Sometimes we’ll head to the Dunkin’ Donuts across the street for lattes and hash browns…yum! I’m more of a Starbucks person, but it’s New York so there’s one across the street too.

It can be hard to hang out after class because most of us have to catch a train or meet our parents, but we’re eventually planning to stay after to go shopping at Buffalo Exchange. I’ve actually never been there so I’m really looking forward to it. I’ll remember to bring my camera with me to document the event!

Hope everyone had a nice week and Happy Easter if you celebrate it!

Erin