Hello Blog, It’s a busy time here at Wellesley! Tuesday was the Tanner Conference, one of the two Wellesley-hosted conferences where students can present on the cool work they’re doing. Typically, people talk about their summer experiential learning experiences, so I gave a Tanner on my experience doing research at Caltech. It’s a really fun day because classes are canceled…
Tag: weekend
(Rhode) Island Gyal
I had such a fun and adventure-packed trip last weekend that I’m not done blogging about it! Every summer my family has a reunion in Little Compton, RI; we get a break from the city and get to spend some quality time at the beach. Unfortunately, half of the family couldn’t make it to our family reunion, but I got…
That’s a fintastic idea!
This weekend, I visited the New England Aquarium in Boston. Before I went, I used my Wellesley free library card to get my ticket for half off. To get there, I took the commuter rail from Wellesley Square, which was about a ten minute bike ride from my dorm. At the aquarium, I first went to the shark and ray…
Take a Hike
Last Saturday, I had the awesome opportunity to go hiking off campus. The hiking trip was hosted by Wellesley College Recreation, part of the school’s Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics Department and organizer of outdoors trips like this. This trip was aimed at students who are beginner hikers. I learned about the event and quickly signed up online. I love…
Making myself busy
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…
Twenty Two
I turned twenty two last Thursday. At first, I woke up and looked out the window and felt a little older. And then I immediately remembered that I had left my Western blots in the wrong buffer last night leaving the lab, and hoped they were okay (they were). Maybe that’s what being twenty two is. A combination of feeling…
Alpaca Adventuring
I don’t know what it was that possessed me to call up the Harvard Alpaca Ranch on the phone. It’s one of the odder conversations I’ve had recently, asking a stranger if I could come pet their alpacas. It turns out that alpacas are rather wary animals, not too keen on being petted but VERY keen on eating any and…
Seeing a Comedy Show
Last week was a hard week for a lot of Wellesley students. The election results and the events after made a lot of students feel unsafe, disappointed and scared. The thing I love about Wellesley and, something I have seen in the last couple of days, is how strong the community is. Everyone was concerned with putting self-care above everything…
Friends and Family, Hosting a Prospie and Fall is HERE
Hi to all, I had an awesome time this weekend. It was Friends and Family/Homecoming Weekend. It was also Discover Wellesley Weekend. (Pretty busy I know). Although no one from my family came to visit, I still enjoyed the benefits of Friends and Family weekend, including the food. Harambee House, the place on campus that serves Wellesley students of African…
Purpose. (alt title: dreams from my father)
If I had to pick a theme for the semester so far, it’ll probably be purpose. Last weekend was family and friends weekend, and my Dad who lives in New York came up to Boston for a couple of days. We went out for dinner in the city on Friday, and I had the opportunity to meet some of his colleagues…