The time in between Thanksgiving and winter break is always filled with papers, deadlines, and presentations. My two classes are going really well (they complement one another beautifully), the vaccine news makes me extremely hopeful (mask wearing and social distancing are still important though!), and one week of classes left (which means I’m almost halfway through senior year). Lately I’ve…
Category: Current Affairs
My (Meeting!) Monday Routine
Hello hello! I’m back a bit later this week than usual, with some exciting updates! Usually, I try to post weekly, but this past week, I found myself overloaded with work. But I just turned in my first paper and it feels great! We’ve just completed week four now (halfway through term 2!) so the craziness is justified. Today, I…
Seeing the Brighter Side
This has been a week of everything and nothing all at once and I am quite glad to be almost at the end of it. The New York Times has now listed the Cedar Rapids metro area as the number one spot in the nation where coronavirus cases are rising the fastest and “Where There May Be Bad News…
What Felt Like the Longest Week Ever
Phew! It has been quite an eventful week. Monday was my 21st birthday! I had a lovely day – definitely not what I imagined it to be, but still very special. The first part of my day was filled with meetings and class, but after I had time to celebrate. My parents and I ended up going for a sunset…
Second First Day of Senior Year
Happy November! I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween and enjoyed their extra hour (re: daylight savings if you’re in the U.S.!). Last week was the first week of term 2: I thought of Monday as the second first day of my senior year. Adjusting to my new classes and schedule made the week fly by! I also…
Resting and Resetting
Hi everyone! Welcome back. It’s been a while since I last posted, because last week I took a much needed break! After a term that went by at lightning speed, it was really nice to slow down and catch my breath for a full 7 days. I realized I never talked about my term 1 finals and how they went.…
Weekly Updates and Reflections
We made it to the end of Week 6, which means one thing… final exams are next week! The term system has really kept me on my toes. I spent way too much time on a Statistics problem set on Thursday and Friday, so this weekend is a much needed break from it all. After a Netflix Party watching Legend…
Learning to Think Economically
The birds are chirping, the grass is green, and the sun is rising on my first fall at Wellesley College! It feels both like I’ve been here forever and I just got here yesterday. As you might remember from my first post, I arrived at Wellesley very undecided on what I wanted to major in. This hasn’t changed a…
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…
Civic Engagement and The Lovely Group on Campus Known as Ministrare Council
Happy Fall everyone! Fall is my favorite time of year, in general and at Wellesley. Some of my friends on campus have been sending me pictures of Wellesley recently, and it’s evident that the leaves are starting to change and the weather is becoming cooler. In San Diego, it’s still very warm – I think it’s going to be in…