Just last year, Oxford was named the greenest city in England. It does not feel hard to believe at all, as I bike through the city’s Zero emissions zone and read about environmental justice plans in the newspapers regularly. I think it is good that the city is recognized for the initiatives that it has […]

The word community was one of the words in the English language that took me the longest to understand. The way I understood it in my first language had to do with how one might describe one’s relationship to other people or a group of people, but that the concept could be a physical group […]

Sitting in my sit spot this week, I am tired. With my feet planted firmly in the ground I imagine they turn to roots extending into the ground.  My first semester at Wellesley, I did not feel as though I was adapting to a new environment. Instead, I spent my first semester letting the stream […]

I’ve arrived at my destination and am sitting up in a tree I have climbed. It’s exciting to think this will be my sit spot for my posts from now on.    I’m a bit delayed in writing this, rain and being sick have stopped me from being able to fully enjoy the outdoors like […]

There’s a roller coaster in my hometown called RailBlazer. I remember looking up at what looked like a 180° angle when it had just opened and faking confidence as I told my friends “this one looks fun.” Maybe it was the long line or perhaps the questionable amusement park lunch I had eaten, but by […]