I’m looking back through my Google calendar to see what happened this past week. Not going to lie, it was a long one. I think the combination of school work, pandemic fatigue, and constantly changing New England weather all culminated in a lot of stress and burnout. The hot water in Lake House also was acting a bit dodgy for…
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Midterm Craziness (Already)
Hello from a Wellesley student knee deep in midterm craziness – dense readings, philosophy presentations, and papers await. We’ve reached almost the end of week 4, which means our term is a little more than halfway done. Blasphemy! I forgot how fast the term system moves. Just as I start to feel comfortable and grounded in my classes, more work…
Walks, Term Updates, and More
Good day! Today marks almost the end of week 3. As of March 1st, Wellesley’s COVID bubble has been officially sealed, and so far, so good (knock on wood). All the talk about increased vaccination supply has been promising too, and it feels like things are finally looking up. Of course, a reminder that even though there’s reason for optimism,…
The Beginning of the End
I’m back! After a rejuvenating 7 week break (consisting of lots of chess and Netflix), 2,000 miles of traveling, 4 hours of unpacking, and (trust me when I say) many negative COVID tests, I’m back at Wellesley!! It feels so strange. The place is the same, but everything around me is different. It’s a nice change of pace after being…
Welcome (ED1) 2025!
I remember at the start of term 1, in September, I was hyped and ready to tackle senior year. As I’m writing this on Sunday night, I’m feeling ready to close the chapter on the first half of my senior year. Endings are always a lot to process, and I think reflecting this time around will be harder than usual. …
What Kind of Week Has It Been
I don’t think I’m alone in saying this has been one of the longest weeks of my life, and it’s only Thursday. Whether it was being slammed with readings and responsibilities, bad news from back home, anything to do with COVID-19, or the looming storm cloud that has been the 2020 United States Presidential Election, I think any stressful thing…
Pom is the Bomb!
Fall break is in full swing and it is just as relaxing as I’d planned and exciting as I’d hoped. Pretty much everything I’ve done this week has all centered around one beautiful, magical, fantastic place- my dorm, Pomeroy Hall! I’m not sure if this is something I’ve mentioned at all in my blog, but I happen to be…
What Being a Virtual Student (at Wellesley!) is Really Like
Hello hello! Welcome back to another post. We have two weeks left of term 1, so final exams and papers are imminent. Before jumping in to my post today, I wanted to share some fall@Wellesley photos Katie sent me the other day. I can almost feel the crisp air and hear the crunch of leaves on the ground. Over here…
Oh The Places We Go
Before anyone says anything, I promise I really was planning to post my “Why Wellesley?” story this week! I was getting all ready to sit down and write about it this morning, when I started thinking about how important visiting campus was for me when I was choosing a college. How can I expect you to know what it’s really…
Life On Top of the World
To quote Ferris Bueller, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” I find this to be especially true of life at Wellesley. I had always heard that at Wellesley College time moves at a different rate than normal time, but I don’t think I really understood what that…