Hello hello! We’re on week three, and I had my first (!) exam of this semester yesterday. How, I’m not sure, but regardless, this week just flew by. We’re already halfway through this month. Some highlights from the past week: I recently acquired two new plants for my room! Ever since coming back from abroad, I’ve been procrastinating decorating my…
“What are you taking this semester?”
“What are you taking this semester?” This question is up there with “How was your break?” in terms of how many times I’ve answered it in the past couple weeks. But I can never remember my fourth class. It doesn’t matter what order I list my courses in; the fourth one only comes after a bit of “uh… um… oh…
Setting Goals and Finding Clarity
Happy February! It’s week two and things are already getting busy here at Wellesley. Problem sets are starting, readings are piling up, and exams are already (!) around the corner. In light of that, I decided to attend an event put on by Career Education called “Quitting to Commit”. Sometimes I’m guilty of overcommitting and stretching myself too thin. At…
last semester!
And now begins my last semester at Wellesley. It has been a wild ride and I’m excited to see how my last semester goes. This post is going to focus on the courses I am taking. The first one is Between Nature and Culture: Francophone Caribbean Literature and the Environment. This course is cross listed in the French and Environmental…
Go to Office Hours
Way back during orientation, every other presenter told us to go to office hours in the beginning of the semester to meet our professors. Assuming everyone else was doing the same, I took their advice. I chatted about songwriting with my ES professor and asked another instructor about her other classes. I went to office hours when I had questions…
Hello 2020!
Hello everyone! Happy 2020! I hope everyone’s year (and semester) has been off to a good start. I am back at Wellesley for the spring after spending fall abroad in England. As per tradition, for the first post of the semester, I wanted to share with you all the courses I’ll be taking this semester, and what I’m looking forward…
Ready to Keep Rolling
I am back at Wellesley! This break was long, but it went by fast, and now that I’m reuniting with friends it feels like I never left. I could easily respond to “What did you do over break?” with “Nothing,” but that’s not exactly true. I applied to a bunch of summer internships, followed the crew training plan, listened to…
Hello from Florida!
As I promised in my last post, hello from Florida! I got here yesterday afternoon and the weather has been perfect. The sunshine can be blinding. As my brother noted, “That’s what sunglasses are for.” Divided highways are everywhere! So are gated communities and amusement parks. I’m hanging out with my brother and his girlfriend and giving my sandal tan…
Free Teeth (For 26 Hours)
I got my braces off on Tuesday! This was, by far, the most exciting part of my week. I had braces for a little over two years, plus jaw surgery in May, so I’m immensely glad to have finished treatment. My teeth look like a whole new set. For 26 glorious hours, my teeth were free. I ate popcorn and…
Middle School Lessons on Stress Culture
Middle school was the first time I got letter grades. Whenever a teacher handed back a test at the end of class, a whisper of “What did you get?” broke out through the room. Some kids stuffed their graded papers into their folders, while others smiled smugly and showed the number in red pen to whoever would look. I fell…