I hope you passed a great Thanksgiving and had a wonderful break from school! On Thursday, we also celebrated Thanksgiving, even while in Dakar. I was able to share a meal with the students and directors of the program. It was fun to celebrate Thanksgiving in Senegal and then later talk to my family in the states about what they…
Category: Holidays
Thanksgiving Break
In approximately 46 minutes, I will officially be on Thanksgiving Break and I’m pretty excited about it. A laundry mishap kept me up until 3:30ish last night, which you will recognize as FAR TOO LATE to be up the night before an 8:30 class. (The stupid washing machine somehow restarted while I was trying to pull the clothes out? AND…
Snow is a Great Study Break
This week is extra great because… drumroll, please!… it snowed yesterday! As someone who has lived in Miami for pretty much her whole life, snow is so fun to see falling delicately from the sky. And the noise it makes when you step on it is more satisfying than any ASMR or slime video on the internet.…
Happy [belated] Diwali!
Hello hello! Yesterday night was Wellesley College Darshana’s celebration of Diwali! Diwali or Dipavali is the Hindu festival of lights, which is celebrated every autumn in the northern hemisphere. Even though Diwali was technically last week, it was still great to celebrate with friends! Here’s a little about what went down: First, there was a puja. Then, there was a…
Finals Season
It feels like it was just a few weeks ago that I was finishing up midterms because, well, it was. But now the semester has just a month left (ack!) and I have to turn my attention to final projects. Plus side of this semester? No finals, meaning a far less stressful final week. Downside? Five final projects instead, which…
A ~Spooky~ Week
What a week it’s been, guys. With Halloween having been on a Wednesday this year, a lot of my friends were unsure as to whether we would celebrate or stay in. With so many tests and assignments happening, a lot of us- myself, included- were stressed, tired, and in no mental state to put on a costume to…
The Tanner Conference and Halloween
Hello hello! Hope everyone is having a great week. And, Happy Halloween! Yesterday was one of my favorite days of fall semester – the Tanner Conference! For those who don’t know what the Tanner is, keep reading! The Tanner Conference is one of many events that truly make Wellesley a special place. The Tanner is all about experiential learning, done…
Spring Break Sunshine
Hello from sunny Miami! It’s spring break, and yours truly is finally having a much-needed reunion with warm weather and a few days of relaxation. I’m writing to you on the tail end of my vacation: I’m spending five days in Florida forgetting about my many responsibilities… and five days in the thesis lab back in Boston, trying to get…
Life Updates
Hello! After six weeks of break and one week of classes, I’m finally back on the blog. This semester I’m doing something a little different– taking five classes. Before I talk about that, though, I feel like I should do a brief re-cap of what happened while I was gone: I worked at a spin studio back home. It was…
Vasilopita. The Good Luck Cake.
Second semester senior year is realizing that you have an 8:30am biochemistry class Monday morning… approximately 12 hours before the first day of class begins. Yes, this was an actual thing that happened. Let me explain. You would think that, as a second semester senior, I would be coming back from a month long Wintersession break refreshed and put together.…