Hi everyone!
It’s been a busy busy busy week in Wellesley. It is time for the second round of midterms around here, so studying is occupying a big part of my time. I have been studying a lot with friends recently, and somehow we all end up convincing each other that we deserve a break or a sweet treat (mostly bubble tea from Riceberg in the Ville) more often than we probably should. That’s the downside of working with people! I can’t say that I mind it though, hah.
Coming back from Riceberg
On a different note, the weather has been…interesting. It keeps swinging from winter to spring, sometimes in the span of a few hours. The rain and sun combinations though mean that there’s flowers out everywhere! I know that I have mentioned the daffodils in my blog posts around this time every year, but I just can’t help it—seeing the whole hill of them behind the Stone-Davis residence hall always makes me happy.
I also went to a really cool event on campus last night. It was a concert by Zolotoj Plyos, a musical trio that plays songs from the Eastern Europe region, hosted by the Russian Department. They played a total of 13 songs, using 30 different musical instruments. Pretty cool, right? They kept changing the instruments that they were using mid-song, which was really impressive. I hadn’t even heard of most of those instruments; for example, the zhaleika, which I think was my favorite new instrument from the evening. It kind of looks like a flute, but it is wooden and shorter, with a really simple, but pretty design.
From the concert
That’s it from me for the week. Next week is looking very promising in terms of events, so stay tuned!