I’ve lived in Massachusetts my entire life, but I didn’t touch a ski until two weeks ago. I joined the club nordic ski team this year because I needed a winter sport. It was harder than I expected it to be, and I fell harder on my bum than I expected to. But I’ve gotten a little better at each…
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I have a problem: I like my classes too much
I mentioned before classes started that I’m taking more credits than I need. 1.5 of my current credits are required for my major, and another is my fourth 300-level course, so there are two that I could drop: anthropology of Latin America and philosophy of language. But I have a problem. I love them both. Anthropology is with my major…
The first week grind
I always expect the first week of the semester to be pretty easy and slow: professors go over syllabi and set expectations, and there aren’t big papers or tests. I am always wrong. Time blocks fill up with one-time meetings: a preseason check-in with my coaches, a lecture by a candidate for a tenure-track education professorship, a one-on-one with Career…
One last first day
Today was my last Wellesley move-in day. I watched Knives Out with my friend Alison (you can see the Wellesley campus from some shots!) and ate dinner with friends who were abroad last fall. I hadn’t seen them since December 2021, before I went to the Galapagos, but it felt so normal to be chatting over dining hall food again. …
28 hours without power
I came home for winter break on Wednesday. On Friday, for the first time in my life, my house lost power. It was warm out—mid-fifties—and raining, and apparently quite windy, because I woke up to a powerless house. It was fun in the beginning. I went into the cold, unfinished basement and put in an hour of work on the…
There are places on campus I still haven’t been
Yesterday, I popped into the Davis Museum for the last time in a while, because it’s closing for renovations until 2024. The modern art on the top floor is cool, as are the views from up there. They look out on campus from unique angles. I haven’t spent much time in the Davis, but I never regret stopping by. We…
It’s sappy o’clock
With the semester ending and thrusting me toward my last eighth of college, I’ve found myself feeling quite nostalgic. I got an email that I wrote myself two years ago, when I realized just how limited my time at Wellesley would be. Here I am, coming up on 87.5% completion of my Wellesley degree. I’m entirely too aware of time…
47,000 steps
A few weeks ago, one of my first-year friends on the crew team asked for advice on training for a half marathon. She wanted to run 13.1 miles around Wellesley just for fun (I know, we’re an odd bunch), and she planned to do it the first Sunday in December. Yesterday, while I was drafting my stand-up set for my…
November roundup
I spent most of Thanksgiving break wearing sweatpants, sleeping a bunch, and eating good food. I had a lovely meal at my cousin’s house (met her three-month-old baby), saw family friends I hadn’t seen since before I went abroad (!), and got to hang out with my brother and his girlfriend (and her dog). We hiked up a big hill…
It’s never too late to try new things
In 2012, I had the day off from seventh grade because of Hurricane Sandy. It happened to be Tanner Tuesday, when Wellesley students present on their off-campus experiences, so my mom and I came to campus and spent the day popping in and out of conferences and eating a catered lunch. And yet, it took me until my senior year…