How busy you are is entirely up to you. You can choose to do just what is required of you for class and spend your afternoons watching Netflix, and your schedule will be wide open. (That honestly sounds pretty good right now.) Or you can join a sports team, get on the mailing lists of five different orgs, write three…
A Dynamic Duo
As I mentioned in my last post, this semester has been a lot different than the last for a couple reasons, one of the biggest being my block. Last semester, I had four blockmates, and as of right now it’s just me and Anastasija! Going from having a whole bunch of go-to people to just having one was a…
Walks, Term Updates, and More
Good day! Today marks almost the end of week 3. As of March 1st, Wellesley’s COVID bubble has been officially sealed, and so far, so good (knock on wood). All the talk about increased vaccination supply has been promising too, and it feels like things are finally looking up. Of course, a reminder that even though there’s reason for optimism,…
Stress Olympics
Hi! We’re almost halfway through the term? This is pretty crazy considering we’re only three weeks in. Despite that, the term is going pretty well for me! I feel like the previous terms felt so rushed and fast-paced, and while this term is certainly going by quickly it doesn’t have the same “can’t take a break” feeling. However, I…
The annual late February tease
Every year, at the end of February, spring pokes through for a day or two, as if to remind us that warmer days do exist. One year, we had two consecutive days in the 70s; I remember practicing guitar outside. Another year, I was lying down after reading in the grass, and a concerned driver stopped to ask if I…
Back On Campus and Back In Business!
Well folks, it has been a wild three weeks back on campus following the beautiful two months I spent napping and watching Criminal Minds on my couch, and I’m just getting back into the swing of all things Wellesley College! I’m a little bit ashamed to admit this, but in these weeks on campus I somehow haven’t managed to…
The Beginning of the End
I’m back! After a rejuvenating 7 week break (consisting of lots of chess and Netflix), 2,000 miles of traveling, 4 hours of unpacking, and (trust me when I say) many negative COVID tests, I’m back at Wellesley!! It feels so strange. The place is the same, but everything around me is different. It’s a nice change of pace after being…
Back from Winter Break!
Hello, and welcome back to my blog! If you’re new here let me take a second to reintroduce myself. My name is Lynsey and I am a junior at Wellesley majoring in Economics and minoring in Philosophy. Winter break has officially ended and classes are back in session. We had a longer winter break this year (+2 weeks) and it…
A week at Wellesley
The first week of the term is done: four math classes, two sociology classes, five trips to the chapel, two covid tests, eight hours of work work, two org meetings, three visits to office hours, one appointment with career ed, one hour of therapy, one zoom Shabbat, one zoom class, one fire alarm, five runs, one stationary bike ride while…
Slowing Down
Eight weeks at home went by fast. I enjoyed cooking and baking, reading (I’m on my ninth book of 2021), and watching TV—first Little Fires Everywhere, then La casa de papel / Money Heist, which I watched on my own with Spanish subtitles and then with my mom with English subtitles. I ran more miles in January than I had…