Grand Canyon University - Phoenix, Arizona!

   On Friday (21st) and Saturday (22nd) I took an all expenses free trip to Grand Canyon University in Phoenix Arizona. The reason it was free, was because it was a trip to experience the life at the university, including events, tours, and even a mock class. Let me tell you, I absolutely love the area for two main reasons, one, it has palm trees (I have a soft spot for palm trees), and two, it is the weather is always nice! I got to meet so many lovely people on this quick trip. A few of the people who went from Idaho with myself, were so incredibly wonderful!  I also got to talk to a few people from California who practically live on the beach, and a "stereotypical" surfer dude. Really, he was super tan, he almost looked orange, he had bleach blonde hair, and spoke like the surfer dudes do in the movies. It was great! 
   Grand Canyon University, I found to have everything I could ever want in a college. If you don't know who they are, they are a private christian college, and their tuition costs are the same weather you live in the state of Arizona or not, oh and they give amazing scholarships. All of their dorms (freshmen or senior) are super nice, comfy, homey, and overall provides great dorms. Their campus is full of activities like sand volleyball, concerts on campus, improve shows, movie night out on the lawn, farmers markets, weekly pool parties with DJ's, and SO much more! Since they do not have a football team, there basketball game gets all of the attention. You know in the movies, how they show basketball games with all of the screaming, decked out fans, and you are all like "that's only in the movies", well, its that times two at GCU.  
   Besides the green campus, with several empty fields for activities, and studying, the people there are super nice. Everyone, even the professors want you to end with a great career, major, and a life lasting job. The students are so willing to help you and are quite friendly. Speaking of the many giant fields, as we were leaving the campus, the students of GCU were setting up a bouncy house, and slip-in-slides, just for fun! they had speakers out blasting music! Anyways...enough of me talking about have infatuated I am with the college, and I will show you some pictures, and a video I put together of my quick 24 hour trip to Phoenix Arizona! 

Watch the video I filmed on my Trip!!!!

Did I forget to mention that they have one of the largest Starbucks on their campus? Its as big as there cafeteria. It has an entire floor to its self. It is half the size of their library....can I get a hallelujah? 

This is one of the fields. In the back, you can see the arena where games and concerts are held, and to the right, is a huge screen where they play movies for the movie night on the lawn screenings. 

Watch the video I filmed on my trip!!!!

GO LOPES!

-Ashley Marie

(February 25, 2014)