I often get a question from folks who don’t go to Wellesley about my activities. “What do you do for fun?” etc. Well, I will give you a brief answer to this question. One that I could elaborate on in later posts. I love the arts; music, poetry, paintings, photography, film, fashion, whatever it is, I love it. Boston has…
Author: lalexis
Back for Round 2
It feels like I never left. Though it has been 3 months since my last time on campus, I do not feel like much has changed, besides new buildings and a new cool Bates dining hall. It’s sort of like returning home. However, before coming, I was a little nervous about the changes. Would people remember me? How would professors…
Finished My First Year
I am currently writing this post from the kitchen table in my home in New Jersey. I finished my first year of college. I cannot believe how fast it went even though sometimes it felt like forever. My last week as a first-year at Wellesley was a great way to cap my year. On our last day of classes for…
Final Week of Classes
It’s the final week of classes for the Spring 2017 semester. I am about to officially finish my second semester of college and conclude my first year of college. It is an exciting time but I still cannot believe I am going to be a sophomore in college! Since my last blog post, I have been laying low not doing much.…
Class Trip 2.0
This past Saturday, my peace and justice class took a trip to a community organization in Boston called DSNI. The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) is an organization that we had been studying in our class. The organization serves to advocate for the people of the Dudley Street neighborhood in Boston. The people in that community are mostly immigrants, people…
MarMon
I had my first MarMon this past Monday. The Boston Marathon, held on Patriot’s Day every year, runs through Wellesley. In order to help celebrate the marathon and to enable the students to get involved, Wellesley’s administration gives the students the day off to go cheer on the runners. Throughout the year, upperclassmen have told me about this particular day. How special the…
Kung Fu Laïssa
This week I wanted to chat just a little bit about my Kung Fu class. Kung Fu is fuuuunn! I have been learning a lot and having fun doing it. I want to finish my PE requirement before the end of my first-year. Those who do get a T-shirt and I want that T-shirt to brag about my accomplishment. I took…
Res Life
I live on the second Pomeroy, with my roommate. Pomeroy is the best dorm on campus (in my opinion). It is in the quad along with Shafer, Bebe, and Cazenove which is connected to Pom. Pomeroy has a dining hall that serves Kosher/Vegetarian food. It also has great breakfast. It’s awesome having a dining hall in your dorm because you…
Spring Break
As I write this, it’s SPRING BREAK. I haven’t done much of anything so far besides enjoy a well-deserved break. But I do have work to do. This is not like the old days where a break meant no work and all play. It feels great to be home again. However, it’s a little weird. Going home feels new and familiar…
Café Hoop
I become a Noopie (New Hoopie)last week. Café Hoop is a student-run café in the bottom of our student center the Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center. (Hoopies are people who work at the Hoop). In my opinion, it is one of the best places on campus. I fell in love with it the first time I went there during my first…