It has been a good few weeks since I last posted anything. In those weeks a lot has taken place. Most notably I finished all of my final exams and went on a trip to North Carolina with the track and field team. Finals were … Read More
Matthew Graham – “Exam Stress At DePaul”
Not much has been going on in my life over the past week as finals are just around the corner. All of my professors decided not to hand out the study guides until the week before the actual final, and since three of my finals … Read More
Matthew Graham – “Medals, National Titles, Studying And Sun”
It has been two weeks now since my last post I think; time really does fly as you near the end of the term. In my last post I mentioned that I was competing in the Big East Championships at the weekend. Well it has … Read More
Matthew Graham – “Call Of Duty… But Better”
So as I mentioned last week I did indeed go paintballing with my friends over the weekend. As expected all of the better venues (mainly outdoor) were closed for winter so we had to settle for an indoor paintballing experience. However, it was still a … Read More
Matthew Graham – “Snow, Snow And More Snow”
Well it seems like a long time since I last wrote a blog. The reason for this was that last week Chicago experienced one of the worst snowstorms on record and the campus was closed from Tuesday afternoon to Thursday evening. In the space of … Read More
Matthew Graham – “Stress”
So this week has been extremely hectic as Mid-term exams are just around the corner and they seem to have snuck up on me this term. I was completely taken by surprise when I found that they were so soon. And, in my panic to … Read More
Matthew Graham – “Just Another Average Week”
So nothing much exciting has happened in the past week. I have been starting to feel really lazy as everyone that I talk to is telling me how they have so many papers that they have to write and yet I don’t appear to have … Read More
Matthew Graham – “Home For Christmas”
So it has been a while since I wrote my last blog. The reason being I have been back home in Scotland for the winter break. It was nice to get back but it did get a bit boring after a while as there is … Read More
Matthew Graham – “Almost Done”
So as I write this blog I am just recovering from a cold which for the past week has kept me up all night. Last night I managed to get about four hours of sleep before waking up to a coughing fit. It took me … Read More
Matthew Graham – “North American Or World Champions?”
So usually I seem to be talking constantly about running in these things and so today I have decided to limit my running talk. However, I only said limit, not eradicate. At the weekend just past I was in upstate New York to compete in … Read More
Matthew Graham – “Big Kids”
Hello all. So, as I sit here writing this there is torrential rain outside; probably the heaviest that I have ever seen. And, even more annoyingly, it started out of nowhere just as I was reaching the end of my run this morning, completely drenching … Read More
Matthew Graham – “The Fine Line Between Winning and Losing”
Hello everyone… so, I have lost count of what blog number I am on now but it feels like number three or four! Anyway, I had a rather good weekend that I shall share with all of you. School has been really hectic recently. For … Read More
Matthew Graham – “The Unheard Of Hour Of 4am”
This is my second blog in the space of two weeks and as promised last week I went out over the weekend and tried to do as much crazy and eccentric stuff as I possibly could so that it would be all the more easy … Read More
Matthew Graham – “Back To The Day Job”
So my plan is to start doing this blog every week which means that I am going to have to start doing more interesting stuff on a more regular basis from now on. The past couple of weeks have been rather stressful. Midterms are this … Read More
Matthew Graham – “Competing In Canada”
It has been a while since my last blog and in that time a lot has happened. The past three weeks have been consumed with me gaining selection for the IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships in Canada. A week before the championships I … Read More
Matthew Graham – “Racing Around The World”
So it has been a while since my last blog. However, in that time a lot has happened making it a whole lot easier to write this for your enjoyment… I hope! Last time I was just preparing to head down to Austin, Texas for … Read More
Matthew Graham – “Studying At DePaul”
Since this is my first blog I guess I should begin by introducing myself. My name is Matthew Graham, and I am currently a sophomore at DePaul University. At the present moment I am a global ambassador for DePaul University. Essentially my job is to … Read More
Matthew Graham – “Oregon Bound”
It has been a while since my last post but I am finally getting round to doing this one. School is beginning to wind down now for summer which is good and bad. It is good because it is getting warmer outside and everyone is … Read More