Category: Vyara’s Blog

A tank of liquid nitrogen with a hose coming out of it.

Winter Break!!!

Hi everyone! It’s officially (almost) Winter Break!!! I have been counting the days to it ever since we came back from Thanksgiving. I’m flying out on Tuesday, so there’s definitely some time (and assignments to do) before I’m home, but now it all feels much more manageable. I have already packed up most of my stuff for home; I’m just…

A view from backstage looking at performers on the stage.

The aftermath

Hi everyone! Guys, I think the Slater Culture Show went really well?!? I think at least. It is a very weird experience to be backstage: you can’t really hear what is being said on stage even if you are standing right next to the stage behind the curtains, and you can’t really see or hear the audience. The first thing…

Vyara standing by her poster which is entitled "Characterization and optimization of p-Terphenyl (pTP) wavelength shifting coatings for photo detection systems in liquid argon neutrino detectors."

Good food, interesting science

I feel like something most college students across the country would agree on is that good food in college tastes even better when it’s also free. There’s just nothing like being offered free food at events. This past week, my friends, most of whom are from similar-ish cultural backgrounds as me, and I had an event through Wellesley’s Orthodox Christian…

Wellesley's president's house with some Halloween decorations with costumed students walking up to it.

Post-Halloween Blues

Hi everyone! Halloween is over, and now we are entering the long stretch before Thanksgiving break. Nay (negative yay!) for that! But Halloween itself was very fun. My friends and I dressed up for some on-campus trick or treating (I was a witch), and we got a lot of great snacks (my favorite ones were from the President’s house, and…

A sign in an orchard that reads "Big Trees (with ladder)"

Goodbye October!

Hi everyone! Fall in Wellesley is an amazing time: the trees are full of color, the leaves are gorgeous, it’s not yet cold, and the animals are constantly moving around (I especially love the squirrels running everywhere). It is also exam season, which can bring down the mood a little, but hey, all in all, the fall season is one…

Several different drinks and a laptop sitting on a desk.

Fall Break

Hi everyone! Fall break was this past weekend, and it was a much needed rest (and time to catch up with work if you are a busy senior). Here are some of the things I did during this break: 1. My friends and I had an early Halloween inspired night. We reserved the TV room in Stone-Davis and watched some…

A screen on lab equipment showing a wobbling line.

A hectic Tuesday

Hi everyone! I thought it might be a good time of the semester to do a day-in-the-life, and tell you specifically, what a typical Tuesday looks like for me. I woke up a little earlier than usual, around 8 am, because I had to do some reading for my 9:55 am Greek and Roman mythology class. We have recently been…

A collage of photos on a dorm room door.

<3 for Stone-Davis

Hi everyone! As you may already know if you read my first blog for the semester, I live in Stone-Davis this year, which is also exactly where I wanted to end up in my last year at Wellesley. I absolutely believe that all residential halls are great in their own ways: the new dorms (Bates, Freeman, McAfee) have some of…

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