Hello blog readers, happy 2025! I hope everyone reading this had an awesome holidays. If you are new here, my name is Tenzin, and I am a junior at Wellesley majoring in economics and minoring in statistics. I am excited to be back and blogging this semester! My winter break was great and restful. I went back home to Illinois…
Tag: winter break
![Jade and other members of the Chamber Music Society standing on top of a snow-covered hill](https://blogs.wellesley.edu/admission/files/2025/01/IMG_9256-300x300.jpg)
We Are So Back.
Hello Blog, Welcome back!! After a wonderful and restful winter break at home (working on my thesis), I am officially back on campus. I’m sad to say that this is my final semester as a student at Wellesley college, and thus, this will be my last semester posting to this blog. But never fear (I say to myself), we have…
![Image of Stone-Davis covered in snow.](https://blogs.wellesley.edu/admission/files/2024/07/stone-davis-300x300.jpg)
Reflections on Winter Break: Back to Running, Retail and Rest
Hi all, Winter break was a magical time—a time to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the people and activities that ground us. For me, this year’s winter break was a much-needed opportunity to step back from the busy rhythm of college life and embrace everything that makes home so special. From rediscovering my stride in running after an injury to…
![A glimpse of the boat house and Lake House next to Lake Waban peeking out through fog.](https://blogs.wellesley.edu/admission/files/2024/12/IMG_3499-300x300.jpg)
Forward Facing
Happy last blog post of 2024! I seriously cannot believe I am more than halfway done with college. I know Wellesley early decision 1 results came out recently, so if you are an admitted student reading this, massive congratulations to you, and I hope these blog posts can give some better insight into student life here! Here at Wellesley, classes…
![Two swans in the water](https://blogs.wellesley.edu/admission/files/2024/06/PXL_20240605_174832388-1-300x300.jpg)
The Final Stretch: Wrapping Up the Semester and Looking Ahead to Winter Break
As the semester draws to a close, the energy on campus feels electric. Final papers are being written, group projects are coming together, and the library has become a second home for many. For me, this week is a mix of reflection, determination, and anticipation. It’s my last fall semester, and while that realization carries a touch of nostalgia, it…
![Image of the MFA with text reading MFA September 2023 - My favourite exhibits from my trips to MFA in my first semester at Wellesley](https://blogs.wellesley.edu/admission/files/2024/08/1-300x300.jpg)
Exploring Museums: 2024 Recap
Hey goslings!!!!! I hope you had an amazing weekend. This is your long awaited blog post!!!!! Today I would like to talk about my experience visiting museums in the Boston area for the past 2023-2024 year. As a visual arts enthusiast, I was so excited to see what Boston has to offer with museums!! Over the past year, I only…
![Tibetan food in two white bowls.](https://blogs.wellesley.edu/admission/files/2024/02/food-438ce2b484f525d5-300x300.jpg)
New Semester, New Me
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…