These past few weeks have, predictably, sped by. They’ve been technically mostly full of the highest concentration of work I’ve ever had. Still, I’m more proud of myself for truly having taken notice of where I physically am, how it’s shaped my experience, and how it’s a different space here than at home or Wellesley. […]
Month: May 2025
Four months in the City of Dreaming Spires
I’ve left Oxford for just over three weeks now, and it still doesn’t quite feel real sometimes. When I’ve been asked about my study abroad experience by my friends and family at home, I found myself saying the same thing: it felt almost like a dream that I haven’t quite processed yet. In many ways, […]
The UK and climate change
The first thing I think about when I consider how my sit spot has changed over the course of my time here is how comfortable and pleasant it feels to sit here now. In the beginning, my fingers always felt stiff from the cold, the trees were bare, and the sky was always cloudy and […]
Final Reflections (& Extending my stay in Trinidad)
When I reflect on the semester, I think about the vast amount of different perspectives I’ve been exposed to. I was here during the national elections for Trinidad and Tobago and that was a very eye-opening experience to see the similarities and differences in terms of the US and Trinidad and Tobago, and with respect […]
TT & Climate Change
When I think about the state of sustainability and change in Trinidad and Tobago, the future seems far away and there’s a lot of work to be done to change the environment but still there’s hope. Talking and working with Greener Futures this semester, I learned about some of the small and large scale environmental […]
Coffee & Environmental Justice
Today I visited a nearby cafe. I’ve been here a few times before and I really enjoy the rustic architecture of the spot. As you enter you’re immediately teleported to a beanery as the smell of coffee beans permeate through the air. I really like coming here because it’s a short walk from where I […]
TT & Climate Change
When I think about the state of sustainability and change in Trinidad and Tobago, the future seems far away. There’s a lot of work to be done to change the environment, but still there’s hope. Talking and working with Greener Futures this semester, I learned about some of the small and large scale environmental problems […]
Water and Energy
When I sit at my sit spot, I see coconut trees and different fruits I’ve never seen before falling to the ground; pomerac, pommecythere, and sapodilla (what the bats eat behind the hall I stay behind. The water that I drink on hall WASA collected through rainwater and reservoirs and goes through extensive chemical treatment […]
What I Learned in New Zealand
My semester abroad has taught me what the most important thing in my life is: my being. I have spent so much time outside in mind-blowingly beautiful places pushing my body to its limits hiking, climbing, exploring, and moving. It has made me realize how presence in my body is the single most important thing […]
Interlude in Barcelona: Gaudi & Nature
I’ve been travelling after the end of my program and had some trouble posting to the blog, but I’m back now and able to share some thoughts on art and nature from my time in Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona is a city bursting with color! In many ways, the tall buildings with ornate, curling balconies and […]