Greetings, everyone! You know, I haven’t been here for very long, but I’ve so much to tell you that I don’t know where to get started :). I forget how much I love being here until I’m actually in the swing of things… this summer, for example, I was afraid of going back to school because I remembered how hard…
Category: Monica’s Blog
Welcome to Wellesley!
Hello! My name is Monica Gates, and I’m a sophomore at Wellesley College. This is the start of a whole year of blogging that will describe my life here at Wellesley, one Wednesday at a time! I can’t believe how lucky I am to be back here, typing away, because I was fortunate enough to hold this job for the…
Finding a Wellesley in San Jose
Hello everyone! Sorry for not posting on Friday—I just got back from San Jose, CA, and didn’t have access to internet there :). After finishing my summer research at Wellesley, I flew home to Minnesota, where I picked up my cousins, who were visiting. The three of us flew to their home in San Jose, where I’ve been staying for…
Summer’s End
Hello everyone! I can’t believe that my summer research at Wellesley is over. It has been such a wonderful summer, far more educational and fun than I had anticipated. Through all of the thought-provoking lectures, swim lessons, dimsum meals, Wednesday and Sunday night dinners, readings, excel documents, Haymarket trips, Cirque du Soleil outing, NYC trip (that was this Sunday—see all…
Because A Smile is a Gift
Hello everyone! First off, I’d like to say that I’m very impressed you’re reading this right now… and that you should definitely be watching the Olympics! When I started writing this blog, opening ceremony was in two minutes, and I know there’s a crowd downstairs watching it live :). I’m excited to watch swimming and gymnastics especially, but I hope…
Thank you!
Hey hey! Hope you guys are all having a good Friday! Mine has been lots of fun—Monica, my research professor this summer, turned on Pandora and I’ve been dancing and singing along all day (plus doing work, of course). Right now, we’re working on creating a mandatory poster that will showcase all of the work I’ve done this summer. Everyone…
Lazy Summer Days
Hello to everyone :), It’s Friday night and blog time! Sorry for the late post– my Friday kind of got away from me :). My week has been pretty normal, and fun as always :). Saturday I went on the usual dimsum/Haymarket run in Boston, with the additional stop of my new favorite Chinese pastry shop. I was impressing Monica…
My Life: consistently too good to be true :)
Hello everyone! It’s been a fun and eventful week here—with the result being that I have LOTS of pictures :). I would worry about the lack of text, but as Monica told me this morning: when you’re submitting a paper to a journal, a picture (figure) is worth 600 words! (Yes, academic humor ;)). First things first: MONICA’S BACK! The…
Une Vie de Soleil
Good day everyone! It’s been a happy week for me :). Since I am no longer babysitting (Josh and Jonathan are off to their French immersion camp!) I’ve had a few extra hours to work on MATLAB and goof off. I do so enjoy summer. However, we need to start with last weekend! In the morning, I did my usual…
Week 4 and going strong
Greetings, readers! It’s Friday evening, and we’ve finally had a break from our 90 degree weather spell! For the past three days, it’s been scorching here—though I was reminded that I am, once again, on a female-dominated campus, as sundresses imploded onto the scene. On the other hand, it’s been great to get a break from the rain; as much…