Greetings are hard. You’re walking on campus during the first days of the semester, and you see your lab partner from last semester or the professor who gave you a respectable B-plus. You know them, but then again, you don’t really know them. You fail to make eye contact and now you’re not sure whether they’ll say hello, or if you should. You’re weird if you say something, but you’re rude if you don’t. Ugg. So you look at your phone and pretend you don’t see them. Finally, the moment for hellos has passed, and you’re left wondering why you’re so awkward. Perhaps next time you’ll do better.

Blogs are easier–here writers (especially me) are at liberty to be uncharacteristically welcoming and peppy. So here it goes:

Hello and welcome back to the Boylan Blog! I hope your summer was a pleasant one, or that you at least had free moments to enjoy doing nothing. 😀

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Ok, that’s enough. Now here are some things to note:

  • City Harvest is looking for volunteers to help prevent good from going to waste. Find out more here.
  • The Brooklyn College garden is also looking for volunteers. Email bcgarden11210@gmail.com to find out more.
  • If you’re thinking about studying abroad this winter, the application window is opening up soon. This winter there are trips to Argentina, Spain, South Africa, Ecuador and much more. Visit the CUNY study abroad website here for the details on trips, scholarships, and financial aid.
  • NYC Runs has a lot of races coming up including a Donut-themed 5k on Saturday, September 15th and a half-marathon Sunday, October 7th. Click here for the full calendar of races.
  • New York Fashion Week is upon is. Here is a list of exhibits and events you can actually attend.
  • Browse hundreds of innovative exhibits at the NYC Maker Faire on September 22-23 at the NY Hall of Science. Get tickets here.
  • The Flatbush Frolic Street Fair is on Sunday, September 23. More info here.

-MC