Hello hello! A good friend of mine from high school was once telling me how she recorded one second of every day using an app. I was awed by this, and even more amazed when I learned that she had been doing it for three years! My conversation with her inspired me to do the same for 2019. I’ve been…
Category: Wellesley College
11 Things That are Better Than Thinking About College Applications
This time of year, thoughts of college applications can be all-consuming. While this sort of stress may have provided at least a little helpful motivation in the fall, application season is mostly over and there’s usually nothing left to do but wait for results. If you’re anything like me, you’re probably spending a lot of time thinking about it. (For…
A Day in the Life of a Sophomore at Wellesley College
Hello hello! Congrats to all those who received likely letters (@Wellesley2023)! For those of you still anxiously waiting for results, don’t fret! You’re almost at the end of your college process! Exciting news awaits you. Today, I wanted to share what one Wednesday at Wellesley looks like for me. Wednesdays are pretty relaxed, and since I don’t have class until…
I am a graduate student
Well no, not really. However, I am studying at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, a university specifically dedicated to handing out advanced degrees in subjects related to International Affairs. That means I am taking classes at the Institute with other Masters and even Ph.D. students. This can be and has been a little intimidating but…
Looking harder and deeper
Hello hello! I hope everyone had a nice long weekend. Today, I wanted to talk about this great article I had to read for my modern art history class called The Power of Patience. In the article, the author, Jennifer Roberts, highlights the importance of deceleration and immersive attention. She requires her art history students to spend three hours simply…
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.…
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…
How did I get here?
So how did I get here? Besides the obvious answer of flying, in this post, I want to briefly outline some of the steps to applying and finally going abroad. The abroad process should start the summer before sophomore year. You should really start thinking about where you would like to go and what your goals are for that location.…
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…
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…