It has been a whirlwind since I last wrote! These past two weeks have been busy with school and fun, and I can’t really remember if last semester was equally busy. But I’m staying on top of my work, doing fun things, and usually getting (almost) enough sleep. Wednesday night, Wellesley Fresh put on their annual chili cook-off. Staff from…
thesis, thesis, thesis!
I am one of the very ambitious seniors who decided to take on a thesis project. A thesis is essentially a big research project that you spend your entire senior writing and researching. It is usually on a topic related to your major. If you know me in person, you know I never stop talking about my thesis project. Not…
So, What the Heck is Design-Thinking?
Another week, another post. We’re in March! Today, I wanted to write about the design-thinking workshop I attended last Friday with my friend (shoutout to Sophia, who’s probably reading this!). Design-thinking is a phrase I’ve always heard thrown around, and I never really knew what it was. Funnily enough, just yesterday, design-thinking was the main topic of focus in my…
Introductions! Introductions! Introductions!
Hello y’all! My name is Caroline and I’m about halfway through my second semester back at Wellesley. I was born and raised in Walnut Creek, California –– in the San Francisco Bay Area –– and I’m loving life on the East Coast. I am an avid reader, coffee drinker, lover of politics and fresh flowers, Ben & Jerry’s connoisseur, and…
The One with a Suddenly Free Friday
Last week my usual Friday afternoon lab was canceled! As much as I enjoy lab, it was nice to have the afternoon free to spend doing things that I normally wouldn’t be able to do on Friday afternoons. Fridays at 1 is when Jummah (Friday prayers for Muslims) happens on campus. I was able to go on most days last…
It’s Friday, I’m in love (with my schedule)
Hello hello! Hope everyone had a good week! Current status: It’s almost the weekend, it’s sunny (but cold), and it’s the last week of February. We just wrapped up week 5 of the semester, so I thought it would be fitting to write about what my schedule is like on a typical Friday. Fridays are my chill days, because I…
Three Extra Hours
My writing professor cancelled our double period class on Tuesday afternoon. I was tempted to use the time to get ahead on work, but my roommate urged me to do something fun. After all, the whole afternoon had opened up. Two hours and forty minutes that would’ve gone to class were now mine to use freely. After lunch, I stopped by…
The One with Galentines Day Fun
Last weekend was Valentine’s Day! This post is rather untimely BUT it was a super cute day so I wanted to write about it here. No one in my friend group really had plans for Valentine’s Day on Friday so we decided super last minute on Thursday night to do an impromptu Galentine’s Day at Acorns. Acorns is a community…
A Term of Trying [New Things]
Happy Friday, everyone! Recently, I’ve been watching the Refinery29 series, Try Living with Lucie. In the series, the host, Lucie, tries new social experiments every week, 5 days at a time. Some previous examples have included: 5 days with no cell phone, 5 days of veganism, 5 days of exercise, and 5 days of waking up at 5am. I’ve been…
walking around the lake
It’s been a quiet week so this will be a shorter post. The most exciting thing I did this week was walk around the lake. Many Wellesley students will tell you that one of their favorite things about Wellesley is the Waban. The lake is one of my favorite things as well. When I was studying abroad, I always ended…