Happy spring semester! It’s a new year, new semester, and I’m feeling optimistic. Spring is my favorite time at Wellesley: the weather slowly gets warmer, it no longer gets dark at four pm, and there’s the promise of summer not so far away. I had a hectic but enjoyable winter break. I headed back home and went on an overnight…
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Winter Break and First Two Weeks Back on Campus
Hi everyone! Winter break ended two weeks ago, and I’m officially back in academic mode. I absolutely loved winter break. I went back home to Bulgaria, and I slept a lot. With the stress around finals season last semester, I didn’t sleep a lot, so I was really excited to sleep during the break. I saw a lot of my…
Rose, Thorn, Bud
The end of the fall semester is here! Today is my last day of classes, we have reading period till Sunday, and the final exam period is next Monday to Thursday. To recap, I have final exams for econ, math, and art history, so I will be functioning on just coffee and a dream for the next week. As my…
Culture Shock is a Good Thing (I.e. The Blog Where I Talk About Food)
When I got to Wellesley (i.e. when I moved out of my hometown bubble and into a new one), I quickly learned that what makes a place special is its people and the traditions they carry within. Growing up in a predominantly Mexican-American community, I had never been exposed to the wonders of Diwali (the Hindu festival of lights) and…
Taking the Good with the Bad
I have to be honest – last week was one of the roughest I’ve had since I’ve been at Wellesley. Classes were challenging, I was tired…but hey, what do you know, I’m alive and writing this post. What’s more, I can’t say that the pressure isn’t yielding results. This week I learned a lot – I’m a little closer to…