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…
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What (Studying At) Cambridge (As a Visiting Student) Is Really Like
Hello hello! With a little over five weeks to go, I thought I would talk today about what it’s like to study at the University of Cambridge. It’s been extremely different from my experience at Wellesley – but that doesn’t make it any less exciting, or rewarding! As I’ve mentioned earlier, academics at Cambridge operates based on the supervision system.…
The One With Going Home
Hi! Today I wanted to talk a bit about… going home. As someone who is very close to my family and very much loves NYC, I knew leaving home to go to college would be very hard for me. However, I really wanted to try something different for these four years of my life, and venture out. Luckily, I haven’t…
A Day Trip to Bath, UK
Hello hello! October is going by so fast! Back at Wellesley, I’ve heard that the leaves are changing and fall is in full swing. The same can be said over here in England! The trees are (slowly but surely) changing, and the weather has become noticeably chillier. This past week I was hit with the “fresher’s flu”, aka a bad…
First race!
I rowed for three seasons in high school. It was hard, and I often felt like I wasn’t getting any better, but on the good days it was tons of fun. Gliding down the Nashua River made for some magical spring afternoons, especially when the leaves grew back on all the trees and folks from town walked their dogs on…
Yer a Cambridge Scholar, Shreya!
Hi everyone! After a whirlwind of a week, I have so many updates! Since I last blogged, I met with my supervisor on Thursday. The supervision (also called the tutorial) system at Oxford and Cambridge is radically different from the systems of learning in the United States. The system enables students to explore subjects deeply, discuss/defend their work, and receive…
More Wonderful, Inexpensive Things in Boston
Hey everyone! As the summer is winding down, I thought it would be fitting to write about great, inexpensive activities to do around Boston. My roommate and I have been trying to make the most of the city since we’re leaving so soon, so here are my top weekend activities so far: Picnic on the Charles Esplanade (extra awesome if…
Boston on a Budget
Hello, hello! I’m coming to you live on a rainy Thursday morning. Just in case I haven’t made it clear at all ☺, this summer, I’m living in Boston. As many of you know, a big city can get expensive super quickly. Today, I’ll be talking about the fun things I’ve done this summer that have been either A) free…
Au Revoir, Genève
Today is my last day in Geneva. I am writing this from a cafe by the lake. One of my favorite places to get work done here. I can hardly believe that I am leaving. The semester flew by quickly. My experience in Geneva turned out to be very different than from what I was expecting but I am very…
time flies
One of my favorite things about Geneva is the diversity of people. There are people from all over the world in Geneva. In fact, I do not know many actual Swiss people, everyone seems to have origins somewhere else. Living in Geneva does not feel very Swiss, and in fact, many Swiss people outside of Geneva would not consider it…