April at Wellesley is my favorite time of year. Every day there is a student performance, concert, presentation, or panel. I am constantly impressed by the numerous talents and interests of my fellow Wellesley students. Somehow, in addition to staying on top of rigorous academics, Wellesley women have the time to direct and produce plays, rehearse vocal concerts, and even choreograph original modern dances. You wouldn’t believe the things that W students do in their free time! On Saturday, I sat on a panel with a student who has been volunteering at Massachusetts General Hospital for years. I’m in class with another student who does research on nanoparticle cancer therapy treatments at MIT. One of the many highlights of this past weekend was a student-written funk performance of the Bill Withers’ classic Ain’t No Sunshine. And, it’s not just students who are doing great things on, and off campus. Just last night, Professor Frank Bidart from the English department, came to read from his newest book of poetry at the little white house on Tupelo Lane (the Society Zeta Alpha house).
It is a real privilege to be surrounded by so many intellectually engaged and curious students and faculty members. They constantly push me to demand more of myself, and I can imagine collaborating with many of them, academically and otherwise, for the rest of my life. This community has taught me that I can do anything that I set my mind to. We are women who will, and are, making a difference in the world. Honestly, Wellesley was not my first-choice college, and I had no idea what I was getting into when I came for the first day of orientation. Nevertheless, I can confidently say that I have never regretted my choice to come here. My college experience has offered me more than I ever expected it to. I sincerely hope that each and every one of you is as satisfied with your college experiences as I have been. Even when things don’t work out the way you expect them to, they have a funny way of working out just fine.
A magical kind of garden that I came across while walking around Lake Waban.
Thank you for putting up with my ramblings and tangents for the past year. This blogging experience has forced me to seriously consider what my Wellesley experience really means, and I hope I’ve conveyed some semblance of that experience to you. I wish you all the best of luck. Thanks for reading!
The campus from across Lake Waban… Taken during my first walk around the lake!