I’ve had a long, busy week. So I present my most-listened songs from 2021, with commentary, sometimes. Cuando Suba La Marea (Acoustic) by Amaral This song played during a sad scene in Money Heist. It now conjures up so many feelings. Another Sunny Day by Belle and Sebastian It sounds peppy, but the lyrics are actually so sad. It’s also…
Category: Macy’s Blog
Catching up with my favorite professors
I’m astutely aware that my time at Wellesley is running out. In two weeks, much of the student body will be gone, and I’ll probably still be living in Shafer, studying in the art library, and complaining about dining hall food, trying to make the semester last before I go abroad in January. With the end in sight, I’ve made…
Another whirlwind of a week
This week was long and busy. I swam laps on Monday evening, and my friend Giulia came over during her lifeguard break to give me some pointers. I never formally learned how to swim actual strokes, but she said my butterfly kick looked really natural. Tuesday afternoon, I had my first orientation call for my study abroad program. I started…
Balancing bio and life
Biology almost took over my life this week. I had a homework assignment due in class Monday, a lab write-up due Wednesday before our three and a half hour-long lab, an exam Thursday, and the lab practical Friday. On Tuesday, I didn’t go to HoCo because I felt like I needed to study. HoCo is one of my favorite parts…
November
November has brought epic foliage, cool weather, and 4:30 sunsets. I am happy about one of those things. Two weeks ago, I hadn’t even broken out my lightweight puffer jacket, and now it’s cold enough for my parka in the mornings. I moisturized my hands for the first time in months and went running in leggings, not shorts. My sandals…
Crew season ended, and I bought my ticket to Quito
Last weekend was Head of the Charles, the largest regatta in the world, which takes place on the river where my team rows every day. I raced HOCR for the first time, and it was incredible. So many people cheered for us along the course: students, alums, faculty and staff, parents, friends. The day was beautiful and sunny, albeit windy,…
MarMon, fall “break,” and a whole mess of essays to write
This week, as a junior, I finally got my first Marathon Monday. I had a blast cheering for the athletes, beginning with the wheelchair racers and continuing through the general field of runners. I recognized some of the pros, and when the regular folks started coming through, we cheered louder every time we saw a woman. At crew practice later…
First times (in a long time)
It’s been a big week for bringing back things that have been on pause since the pandemic began. For one thing, reusable dishes are finally back in the dining halls. I’m so used to using my own bamboo silverware that I keep forgetting to pick up a fork and knife. This is half of the student body’s first time navigating…
An ode to outdoor tables
I studied abroad in southern Spain for the last quarter of last school year, so I’ve had, weather-wise, a longer summer than usual. I began wearing shorts consistently in April, not late May, and the warm weather followed me home to Framingham at the end of the semester. Sunny days in the mid-70s are my favorite. If winter never happened,…
Here and away
Junior year is weird. For the class of 2023, it’s especially so, given how disjointed our first half of college has been. I keep running into people I haven’t seen since first year and thinking of folks I haven’t seen on campus yet this semester. Because I’m a junior. And many of my classmates are abroad. Caroline’s in England. Daniela’s…