Last Wednesday, I sat in the quad playing a card game with my friend Anna. One week later, I write to you from my bed in California. What a week it has been. To be entirely honest, this week was the longest of my life. There were many tears and hard goodbyes, but I was also reminded over and over…
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So, What the Heck is Design-Thinking?
Another week, another post. We’re in March! Today, I wanted to write about the design-thinking workshop I attended last Friday with my friend (shoutout to Sophia, who’s probably reading this!). Design-thinking is a phrase I’ve always heard thrown around, and I never really knew what it was. Funnily enough, just yesterday, design-thinking was the main topic of focus in my…
It’s Friday, I’m in love (with my schedule)
Hello hello! Hope everyone had a good week! Current status: It’s almost the weekend, it’s sunny (but cold), and it’s the last week of February. We just wrapped up week 5 of the semester, so I thought it would be fitting to write about what my schedule is like on a typical Friday. Fridays are my chill days, because I…
A Term of Trying [New Things]
Happy Friday, everyone! Recently, I’ve been watching the Refinery29 series, Try Living with Lucie. In the series, the host, Lucie, tries new social experiments every week, 5 days at a time. Some previous examples have included: 5 days with no cell phone, 5 days of veganism, 5 days of exercise, and 5 days of waking up at 5am. I’ve been…
Weekly Highlights
Hello hello! We’re on week three, and I had my first (!) exam of this semester yesterday. How, I’m not sure, but regardless, this week just flew by. We’re already halfway through this month. Some highlights from the past week: I recently acquired two new plants for my room! Ever since coming back from abroad, I’ve been procrastinating decorating my…
Setting Goals and Finding Clarity
Happy February! It’s week two and things are already getting busy here at Wellesley. Problem sets are starting, readings are piling up, and exams are already (!) around the corner. In light of that, I decided to attend an event put on by Career Education called “Quitting to Commit”. Sometimes I’m guilty of overcommitting and stretching myself too thin. At…
Hello 2020!
Hello everyone! Happy 2020! I hope everyone’s year (and semester) has been off to a good start. I am back at Wellesley for the spring after spending fall abroad in England. As per tradition, for the first post of the semester, I wanted to share with you all the courses I’ll be taking this semester, and what I’m looking forward…
Goodbye, 2019. You’ve been a good one.
I’ve been putting off writing this post for a while. The last few weeks of term have been a whirlwind of good memories: lots of late night conversations, goodbye hugs, thank you cards, and holiday festivities. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to perfectly encapsulate my term studying abroad at Pembroke College, Cambridge, but I’m thankful for every moment.…
Nearing the End
Hello hello! It’s hard to believe this, but today marks my last week in Cambridge as a visiting student. A week from today, I will have taken my philosophy of mind exam, written up dissertation, and packed my bags. This term has flown by, and I don’t want to think about how soon next week will come. But, anyway, this…
The (Incredible) Wellesley Network
Hello hello! As we approach the last few weeks of term, everything is starting to become busier and busier. I’m in the midst of data collection for my psycholinguistics dissertation, and I spent all day Wednesday and Thursday running participants. I’m excited to analyze my data and see what the results are, but the dissertation process has been long and…