The NAU Experience

Since I've never attended another university, I can't really say what is specifically unique about NAU and its students. But as with any university experience, I'm sure the NAU experience is unique in its own ways and I'll do my best to tell you what makes it unique. For one thing, it's a smaller (comparatively speaking) university. Most classes have less than fifty students, which means a lot of courses are very discussion-based. Lectures are still a big part of most classes but many professors like to hear what the students thought about the reading or course material, which is where class discussions come in.

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On weekends, students can be found relaxing after a hard week of studying at Prochnow Auditorium, where movies are shown for free most weekends. It is also common for students to go to one of the many "Casino Nights" held on campus. 

Personally, I love simply taking walks around Flagstaff at night. The cold air is very refreshing and the sky is almost always clear and dotted with stars. I also love to take walks in the snow. Watching the snow fall is so interesting and I love looking at the uniqueness of individual snowflakes. There's really nothing more relaxing for me than to grab my iPod, put my headphones in and go for a nighttime walk. I forget everything that's stressing me out, if only for a little while. It's usually exactly what I need.

Isn't this pretty? I didn't take this one and I'm not sure where it is in Flagstaff but the sky is definitely this clear some nights. (source)

This is a picture of me when I went on a walk in the snow with my boyfriend. Obviously, this picture wasn't taken during one of my nighttime walks but the snow was beautiful just the same.

I don't know if there's a lot of NAU students who like to take walks at night like I do. But what I do know is that I was never a fan of nighttime walks or snow walks until I moved to Flagstaff.