This past week I participated in Building Battles. It was so much fun to go through with the people in my building and participate in the games. I however, got to see some of the background preparation for Building Battles considering that I am in RHA. During the preparation for the event we unfortunately had to reschedule twice. The original date was set for the fall so the freshman could get out and meet the other residents of their buildings. Unfortunately, this year the date had to be changed because the effects of Hurricane Sandy so the date was rescheduled for the spring so it would be warmer. Then again we had weather problems when it snowed the day before and the ground was too wet to put the inflatables on, so the date was finally changed to the last preceptor day. This finally worked out. The day began at 10 am with set up. We unloaded multitudes of bandanas, burgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, chips, drinks, and then helped set up the games. First the inflatables came with attendants, were rolled out, and blown up. We had ordered an inflatable jousting ring and an obstacle course. After we set out the areas for the other games, we got to “test out” the inflatables which was so much fun and then the day began. It began when building “A” dressed all in red came down from their rooms and began to stretch. Pretty soon people started coming out and the games began. Each building had a specific station to go to so they could battle it out in a game. My station was called Butterfingers and 12345. Butterfingers is a relay race game where one person goes and grabs an item then runs back and gives it to their partner. Their partner then goes and picks up a second item. Eventually one person would end up carrying everything from a hula hoop to a pillow to an orange. This was such a fun game to play with the teams and anytime I was not running the game, I was participating with my building. The other games we played were musical pie in the face, pie eating, egg toss, flag tag, Stockton trivia, and volleyball. The day lasted from 12-4 and in the end my building won! It was such a fun day and it was a great way to meet and connect with the other people living in your building.