It is officially midterms season folks. Like many of my peers, I had an incredibly busy week with assignments due in almost all of my classes. I’ve been practicing lots of self-care by enjoying the warm weather we’ve been having and reading outside. It has been exhausting at times but overall a great week. I had my first chem midterm…
Category: Social Life
Introductions! Introductions! Introductions!
Hello y’all! My name is Caroline and I’m about halfway through my second semester back at Wellesley. I was born and raised in Walnut Creek, California –– in the San Francisco Bay Area –– and I’m loving life on the East Coast. I am an avid reader, coffee drinker, lover of politics and fresh flowers, Ben & Jerry’s connoisseur, and…
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…
class trips are still fun in college
This past week has been a pretty mellow week. This semester being my last semester, I wanted to make sure I built in as much time for myself as possible. I chose my classes in a way that gave me Thursday and Friday off. Since the semester’s workload hasn’t really picked up yet, I spend most of my days off…
Art at Wellesley
I’ve been taking an Art History class on African Art taught by Professor Nikki Greene. It is definitely one of my favorite classes that I have taken at Wellesley. Although I am not an Art History major, I love art. I have always wanted to formally study it, but never really found the time. I am very glad that I…
Kettle’s Yard and Fresher’s Week
Hi all! What a week it has been! One of my goals during my semester abroad has been to take full advantage of all Cambridge has to offer. That includes everything: clubs, societies, and sports, classes, lectures, and talks. I spent a lovely afternoon last week at Kettle’s Yard, a house-turned-art gallery in Cambridge! A bit of background: the house…
Brilliant Museums, Fancy Dinners, and Sunset Walks
Hi everyone! Happy Tuesday. SO much has happened since I last blogged, and I’m back here to tell you about it. Last week, I visited Cambridge’s very own mini-British museum. I’m talking about the The Fitzwilliam Museum (affectionately called “The Fitz” by students here). During our visit, we saw a gorgeous collection of art and artifacts from all over the…
Greetings from Across the Pond!
Hello, hello! I still can’t believe I’m saying this, but today I’m writing from Cambridge, England! After a nearly fifteen hour journey from San Diego to Phoenix, Phoenix to London Heathrow, Heathrow to Cambridge, I made it! I can’t wait to spend my fall semester at Pembroke College, Cambridge. There are about 40 visiting students at Pembroke each year. So…
Goodbye Summer!
Hello hello, I’m writing to you on a Friday morning, the last Friday before Wellesley officially starts the school year! I have about a week before I leave for my study abroad program in England, but still wanted to give a quick update on where I’m at. It’s been strange to see all my friends arriving back on campus! String…