Switzerland is the land of cheese. And yes, Swiss cheese is not real Swiss cheese. There are apparently many different types of cheeses in Switzerland. So, this week, our program group decided to explore where it’s most famous cheese is made, Gruyères. The town is a small town in the Swiss countryside where the grass is green, cows are plenty…
Category: Travel
Weekend Updates
Hello hello! This past weekend was crazy busy: a NYC trip, MarMon (Boston marathon Monday!), warm weather, and much more. Campus is bursting with Spring colors right now – flowers and trees are blooming everywhere! My particular favorite is the tree outside Caz and Pom, in the Quad. It’s quite a popular tree (there have been many instagram posts), and…
What’s Been Happening at Wellesley
Hello hello! Hope everyone is doing well in this busy time of year! This past week has been jam packed with many events, deadlines, and meetings. The weekend is only going to be busier! Here’s a look at what’s been happening at Wellesley: The weather outside on Saturday and Sunday was beautiful – mid 60s, sunny, with a nice breeze.…
Expanding My Horizons
This week, I traveled to Oxford for a seminar on War and Peace. The seminar brought different subjects and disciplines together to discuss conflict and the ways we can create peace. I found out about this seminar through my major advisor for the Peace and Justice Studies program. There was an application program, I applied received the scholarship to attend…
Meeting Alums in Geneva
I was quite busy this week. First, I came back from a weekend trip to Milan, Italy where I met up with some friends from Wellesley. It was the first time I had seen them in almost a year and we had such a great time. We did all the things they are to do in Milan in about 2…
Visits to the UN
As part of the programme, we have a mentor who helps us with our career and personal aspirations. This week, we visited the UN office in Geneva to learn more about the work they do, see where they do it and get a library card. We originally planned to visit last week, but the office was closed. This week was…
A Few Life Updates
Hello hello! It is officially exam season at Wellesley! With just two weeks to go until spring break, here’s a bit of what’s happening in my life right now (in addition to an abundance of papers and exams): I had a lovely weekend meeting with my brother in Boston. We walked around the entire city, and had a wonderful time,…
I am in Geneva!
I made it to Geneva for my second-semester abroad! My semester starts next week so in the next post I will let you in on some of the classes I am taking. I am writing this on my laptop while facing an amazing view of the Swiss Alps from my room. Needless to say, I am excited about this semester.…
Surviving a Boston Winter
Happy February! This week, I thought I would go over my top 5 necessities to survive the Boston winter season. Obviously, this list is debatable, and I’m sure there are over a dozen other things even my friends would be quick to add (and a few they would remove) to the list. However, these are the things that have…
first week of classes and back from dakar
This week is the first week of classes for Wellesley students. Although I am not on campus (I’ll be studying abroad again this semester in Geneva), I wanted to acknowledge the start of the new semester for Wellesley folks. This is going to be my 6th semester as a college student and my second in another country. I’ll be starting…