In: 1) The new Science Center Café 2) 50˚ weather – feels like its almost balmy enough for bikinis! Almost. 3) Wellesley women on the red carpet: Jennifer Redfearn '03 (Sun Come Up, nominated for an Oscar in the Short Subject Documentary category) 4) Wellesley varsity athletes: Leah Clement '12 and Randelle Boots '13 both posted NCAA Division III best times NATIONALLY this…
Author: kara
Give a Little More
Hello lovelies, In my last post I forgot to wish everyone a happy Chinese New Year! We are now in the Year of the Rabbit, which, sounds just delightful to me. I have, however, been advised that in the year of the rabbit we have to be careful not to become too indulgent. I hope all of you who celebrated…
Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Early Spring!!
Happy February! Today is Groundhog Day and P. Phil didn't see his shadow! Spring is coming! 1. Please tell me you have been paying attention to what's happening in Egypt. If you don't know what I'm talking about, go here now and read about it. President Hosni Mubarak will not be running for re-election in September, but Egyptians say that's…
And I Feel Like Taking Off
Hey there, It's snowing today. Again. I'm getting a little tired of this…too bad there will probably still be snow on the ground in March. The view from my dorm window Well, my leisurely lifestyle that I acquired during break came to a skidding halt on Monday when I was thrown headfirst into Classical Political Theory at 9:50 am with…
Guess Who’s Back…Back Again
It's Sunday and after a day of traveling, I am BACK IN ACTION at Wellesley! It's only 4pm but I've already done so much today! I worked on my scrapbook that I'm making for my society, walked to CVS in The Ville with my friend Mary-Grace, watched my friend Ashley swim in her Seven Sisters swim meet here @ Wellesley…
High School Seniors Throw Your Hands in the Air!!
HOORAY!! CONGRATULATIONS ON FINISHING COLLEGE APPLICATIONS!! Regular applications to Wellesley were due yesterday, and now you are DONE with all of that stress! To those of you who just sent in your applications, you can relax and enjoy becoming 2nd semester seniors (finally)! When I was a senior, I remember how anxious I felt for about a week or two…
Bon Appétit
Bonjour, I have been inspired to start cooking this month, seeing as I would probably wither and die if I ever have to cook for myself when I live alone (someday). Seriously, not counting toast, cereal, hard-boiled eggs, pasta, and chocolate chip cookies (duh) and maybeee a few more baked goodies, I don't know how to conjure up anything that…
Happy New Year!
Hello everyone! Happy New Year's Eve! The past week has been delightfully relaxing. I just got home yesterday from an overnight cabin trip in the mountains with about 24 of my favorite high school friends. We skiied all day and had a great time at night – there was soo much good food (and by good I mean bad for…
Home for the Holidays
The fireplace is blazing behind me and my yellow labrador retriever is sleeping next to me as I write this. The past few days have been full of good food and much-needed sleep. Final exams were tough but now they're over!! My house is very festive with holiday cheer. Coming home is sometimes full of awkward emotions for people as…
Wellesley 101: Guide to Living in the Library
It's that time of year…no, not the "most wonderful time" quite yet, but that time of the year when the Wellesley Starbucks has to work extra hard to supply all of Wellesley College with enough caffeine to pull consecutive all-nighters in order to finish papers on time. It's the time of year when girls frantically shuffle through index cards over…