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…
Category: Macy’s Blog
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…
Island on my mind
I’ve been thinking a lot about San Cristóbal Island, where I lived from January to April. I blame my travel writing class. Today alone, I spent five hours editing my third essay about my semester abroad. This one’s about sea lions and friendship dynamics, and it has me scrolling through old photos and messages for details. When I start to…
Half Marathon Day!
I’m currently squeezed into my dorm bed with my mother. It’s 5:12 p.m. on a Sunday. Let me explain how we got here. My mom picked me and my friend Alison up at 5:30 this morning and took us to Cambridge, where Alison and I ran a half marathon. It was a balmy 67 degrees at the start line (hello,…
Still waiting on my newfound free time
I thought that once I turned in my Fulbright application, I’d be rolling in free time. I was wrong. Classwork has picked up, crew season peaked with Head of the Charles, and I’ve logged extra exercise to prepare for the half marathon I’m running next weekend. So… HOCR! This was my second time racing in the storied regatta. I went…
A slow march toward the end
It happened yesterday. On the bus ride back from my team’s first race of the season, down in southern Connecticut, one of my fellow seniors said it: shout-out to the seniors for racing our last Housatonic. It was my third Head of the Housatonic. Until that shout-out, I hadn’t thought about how it would be my last. I blogged about…
It’s been busy, to say the least
For the first time in my Wellesley career, I swapped a course during the add/drop period. I switched into a travel writing class because I’ve done all this traveling, and I want to be forced to write about it. I love reading about my classmates’ adventures and throwing around ideas about how to improve our next drafts. My Fulbright application…
First times in a while
I keep having “first time in a while” moments. Last week, I rowed on the Charles for the first time in a while. Yesterday, I ate at Bates for the first time in a while. This morning, I did work in the Shafer living room—quiet and empty on a Sunday morning—for the first time in a while. I was gone…
Ready or not
I’m flying to Ecuador tomorrow. After postponing my semester abroad from fall to spring, then watching covid cases explode around the world and worrying that the pandemic would foil my plans, I’m ready to go. My suitcase is packed, fresh strings are on my guitar, and my covid test came back negative. This is happening. Winter break has been a…
On the other side of junior fall
My approach to finals was long and slow. Days of the week became irrelevant. Every day from 12/15 to 12/22, I woke up, worked out, studied or worked on my essays or podcast, and did something fun. I made sure to appreciate all the time I had with friends, since I won’t see them until next fall. My scheduled fun…