Hello readers :). I have to say, I’m a little stumped for a topic this week. Class ends next Tuesday, so Wellesley students are in full-blown academic mode, plugging away at everything that’s due before finals period. Not that this is a bad thing at all—it just makes blog posts a little boring. For example, I personally don’t have much…
Author: Monica
Nom nom Turkey!
Hello readers :). It’s been a fairly spectacular Thanksgiving break for me. In previous years, I’ve gone home to Minnesota over Thanksgiving, but this year I decided to stick around. Despite having only one of the dining halls open (of course that’s what I comment on) and campus being mostly empty, I’ve had a wonderful time. Break began on Tuesday,…
Skipping
I want to go flying, readers. Run run run and jump straight up into the sky! Failing that, I want to do a lot of skipping and sidestepping, which I executed marvelously running/galloping/verbing back to my dorm last night. I checked that no one was around first, of course, then had at it—not only was it fun to feel my…
Adventuring
Hello readers! It’s good to be back. I’m so glad I was able to attend the annual Society for Neuroscience (SFN) conference this week—from Saturday to Wednesday night—but there’s nothing quite like home. I arrived yesterday after a red-eye with two layovers (heehee— that’s where cheap flights get me), and actually made it through the day with only four hours…
Into the Unknown
Hello readers! Hope you’re well :). I’m currently on a bit of an adrenaline rush, since my flight to San Diego leaves tomorrow at 5am! I’m going to the annual Society for Neuroscience conference, from Saturday to Wednesday, and I’m very excited :). I’m also a bit nervous (AHHHH I’m missing classes and messing up my sleep schedule!) but no…
Sitting in the Commons
Hello readers! I hope you all had a great time Trick-or-Treating last night, if you consider yourself still young enough for such activities :). I unfortunately do not, and I don’t even have a younger sibling on campus that I can “escort” around! However, campus was quite happy to provide a Halloween mood for me, given: Munger Mash at my…
Opportunities and Accomplishments
Hello everyone! This was what the weather looked like yesterday: Yup. With no photo editing. The cottontails were floating around serenely (I now have fluffballs in pretty much all my clothes), the leaves were being picked up by gusts of wind… it made me just want to throw my arms above my head and run as fast as I could.…
Living the Dream
Hello readers :). It’s finally fall at Wellesley, and the weather and foliage outside are beautiful. Since Professor Conway agrees, yesterday our research lab set about tromping around the grounds in search of the perfect tree for our lab photo. We decided on a red one, and after I and another member, Josh, had been scolded for wearing red, we…
Interview Days
Hello readers! Hope you’re having great Friday mornings :). (And isn’t it funny to think we each have our own individual mornings!) This week, I decided to do another interview, since Mia, one of my commenters on the blog (hint hint nudge nudge :)) said she enjoyed them :). And so I present to you: Aly! … I met Aly…
Thank God for Distribution Requirements
Wellesley is a liberal arts college, so we students are expected to learn many things across many subjects, in the hopes of broadening our horizons, learning how to think, and with luck developing our problem-solving skills in a way that will aid us in any endeavor in our future. However, many students here, particularly the science ones, veer away from…