Good morning. My name is Dalton Loyd and I'm currently a freshman here at Mercer studying Biology. And today, I will be doing a "what I eat in a day" video.

It is currently freezing outside, it's only like 32 degrees. Last week, it was legit like 85 and sunny. I was outside like tanning. And now it is so cold out here.

It's okay though because it's only a quick walk. But still Georgia needs to make its mind up with this weather because I'm not having it. Selfie!

Matt, he's not a big fan of pictures.

Currently walking up to the University Center to have my breakfast.

Chick-fil-A was actually in the process of restocking their fruit cups. So right now, I'm going to have hashbrowns for breakfast. Hashbrowns, Chick-fil-A sauce.

And for my drink, I got a large lemonade. Usually, I get a sweet tea, but it is during the season of Lent. And I gave up all soda and all tea for Lent. So lemonade will have to do today. It's actually really good. But I'd really want my sweet tea right now.

So right now I really think that people are like staring at me because I'm doing something wrong but it's probably because I'm talking to myself with my phone out. And there's nobody else around me.

I guess that's just the perks of waking up for an 8 am breakfast. I'm about to do today's Wordle and I'll keep you updated on how I did. Third try. Cue the applause!

Here on our campus, we have something called, "Provisions on Demand," which is basically a pod market. And it's like a mini grocery store that students can go to using their Bear card on their phone. So I'll give you a little tour of that.

Okay, so I just got out of my 9 am class, and usually between 9 am and 11 am, I always go to the Starbucks that we have on campus. That's where I'm going right now and I'm going to keep you updated on what I get. Usually, it's really good and I've been changing my orders lately. So I actually don't know what I should get. I'm walking with my friend Anna. She's gonna probably go to Einstein's which I'll touch on later. But yeah, I'm really excited for coffee. And there's my friend Ben in the back. Here are my friends!

Thank you, my friends. So I actually got an iced white chocolate mocha grande with whip. Len at Starbucks knows my order. So that's the good thing about me going to Starbucks every day. My friend Brady.

So I tried something new today I had an Irish cream cold brew and it's probably gonna be my new order. So good.

I'm just famous today is probably one of like the most beautiful days on our campus that I've ever experienced. Right now, I'm actually heading to my INT class. It usually lasts two hours on Monday, but sometimes the professor lets us out early. So then after this, I'm going to go get lunch and I will keep you updated on where I go.

So before I actually head to lunch, I thought it'd be a great idea to show you other restaurants that we have located just right off campus, and something called "Mercer Village." Mercer Village was created about 10 years ago to kind of find a connection between the Macon community and the Mercer community and it has become very involved in Mercer life and student life in general.

So here's one of the restaurants right here. This is Francar's Wings. As you can see there seating outside. It is home to the Mercer Gold Sauce which is a delicious kind of honey hot sauce. I would highly recommend going here if you ever decide to come visit our campus. Also, Mercer Village is just a quick walk from the residence halls. So one day after class or maybe like a Thursday or Friday night if you're ever feeling like going to Mercer Village it's only about a five minute walk. So very handy if you ever want to bite to eat right off campus. Right here, we have Z Beans, which is actually a product of "Mercer on Mission" to Ecuador. And it sells coffee and all of the coffee grounds are actually imported from the country of Ecuador.

And then right next to it we have Jag's Pizzeria and Pub. They have a delicious pizza but if you're not a fan of pizza, they also have calzones and great sandwiches and wings. And located on the other side of the street, we have something called Nu-Way Wieners which is right here. And we also have Margarita's, which is a great Mexican restaurant for our students to use.

Margarita's is probably my favorite option for various reasons. One, it's pretty affordable for students to go to. Two, they have the best queso that I've ever had at a Mexican restaurant. And three, their grilled chicken quesidillas are probably really like top tier out of every quesidilla I've ever had. So if you ever come visit Mercer village like you haven't yet Marg's is 100% of the place, I will tell you to go first. And then maybe Jag's, Francar's after that, but I'm kind of impartial. I love Marg's, so go to Marg's. Also speaking on Mag's, I actually think I went there three times during my first week on campus. So that kind of tells you how much I love it. Just a little quick, fun fact that I thought I'd just throw in.

While I'm walking to lunch, I think it's a good time to tell you that if you come on campus as a freshman, you actually do have an unlimited dining option. So you get unlimited swipes at about every place on campus during the week. It usually resets on every Wednesday. That might change in the future, though, but a lot of people will just sometimes like swipe in to get maybe a brownie or a cookie, or maybe just like a side of fries or a smoothie, something like that. So when you come on campus as a freshman, it doesn't limit it. So feel free to use it as many times as you want. I think it's 99 swipes a week. I don't really know anybody that's used all 99. But I mean, it's there if you want to be my guest, I guess. So this is where students check it out and go to the Cafe, there's my friend Madison, she's gonna swipe her phone and that's how you get in!

Probably my favorite part of the Cafe is how much good dessert we have. Look at all of that! So this is the grill right here where they actually make things like chicken sandwiches, hamburgers, you can get fries here as well. Sometimes they have onion rings. I know say, "Hey blog!" So everybody loves the Cafe for different reasons, but my reason would have to be the delicious cheesy bread. So I have to give it a try right now. So for my meal, I got a grilled chicken sandwich with cheese, fries with ketchup, cheesy bread, and water for balance. And my friend Madison got a cheeseburger with fries and a sprite the to drink. (Inaudible.) So I heard a secret in the Cafe is that if you click your heels twice, and then scream out loud, "I love Toby the Bear!" They will give you free ice cream. I'm just kidding. Don't do that you'll be filmed and put on Snapchat. So, warning. Don't do that. Now that I mentioned though, I might do that. Stay tuned. I'm Chen Mei and I got the pasta bar. I'm Johnny and I got carrots and mashed potatoes and salisbury steak.

Solid!

Hi, my name is Reece and I got a wrap.

My name is Emily and I got pasta, broccoli, and mashed potatoes.

We also have another pod market located right here by the Cafe.

I love Toby the Bear! So, doing that actually doesn't get you ice cream. And as you can tell I'm not the best with my heel clicks, so if somebody just wants to find me on canvas and train me with heel clicking, please do.

As you can see another dining option that we have on campus is our Which Wich sandwiches, all you have to do is fill out a little sheet, they'll make your sandwich for you. And then you'll pick it up at the end. You can also get chips and a drink of that as well.

Hi, my name is Lutz. And I actually got a wrap average Which Wich. They're really good. Um, and (inaudible) turkey, cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, pickle, and honey mustard.

That's a good element to add if you want some nice sauce in your wrap. So yeah, it's really good. I get it every single day. So...

Yummy.

Yum!

So we're actually going back to my friend Madison's dorm right now to get her book bag. So we can go to the library and do some studying. We have a bio test tomorrow. So please wish us luck. Well, after this has already aired. Like we've already taken it. So it'll be okay. She lives in Legacy Hall. Oh, look! There's a little tour going in! How sweet. And our Einstein's bagels is another dining option that we have on campus for students to use. It's actually the latest dining option open on campus until midnight.

So we're currently in the library right now for a long period of time. So I'll be blogging later tonight when I go eat dinner, and I can show you the rest of the dining options that I haven't covered so far. So, see you then! So I'm sitting in the library minding my business, and this doesn't have anything to do with food and yes, before you ask, I'm in the library bathroom but there's no one else in here so it's okay. I'm minding my own business and then I get the news that (inaudible) is not coming back to Atlanta. If you're not a baseball fan, you can skip over this but just this Braves fan, severely upset! Like I have no words for how I feel. But it's okay though, because we stay positive at Mercer. Go Bears!

So one of the other dining options that we have on campus is Panda Express and that's what I'm actually having for dinner. I'm having orange chicken with fried rice and then water to drink. First bite! My friend Madison got orange chicken and chow mein.

So the final dining option that we have on our campus is the farmer's market. If you like a more healthier salad eating this will be the place where you need to go.

So what is your favorite dining option on campus?

Mine is definitely (inaudible).

And what did you get to eat?

I usually in the salad, because the salad bar is amazing here. But they got what was offered at the farm, which is one of the stations.

Good! (Inaudible.) The farm does have the best cookies in the entire world. A few years ago they actually took them away and students created a petition to bring them back when I tell you that they're the best thing that they have at Mercer I'm 100% telling the truth.

As you can see, Mercer has a ton of dining options open for students to use while they are on campus. And I hope that this just gave you a quick glimpse into what all of those offer. Thank you so much for tuning in and I hope you enjoy. Go Bears!