The tube is expensive, how am I supposed to afford to get to my job or to school? How is this a city, but everything is so far away? It seems to take half an hour to get anywhere. Is everyone looking at me because they know I'm not from here? Can sense my US accent? … Continue reading First Impressions of Living in London
How did the last four years fly by so quickly? Who let that happen? I arrived in August 2014, checked in at the ITT, then somehow I was returning to the same indoor track to be handed my diploma. Well, not my diploma, but someone else's. Read about the Diploma Circle, another of Smith's many … Continue reading I just graduated from college
I have had those moments in which I look up at all of Smith's buildings (even the large construction zone around Neilson), and I feel so lucky to have been a part of the campus for my four years. It went by so much faster than I could ever have imagined, but here I am: … Continue reading Last Semester Bucket List
I planned to write a piece talking about the beginning of my senior year, but here we are. I am halfway through my final year of college. Smith has a really great housing system in which we live in communities rather than dorms. Each house is self-governed, and we have a plethora of singles available. … Continue reading My senior year – how time flies
One of my favorite Smith traditions is the annual, randomly-chosen Mountain Day. Mountain Day falls in the two weeks before October break on a day that appears to be “the ideal Fall day.” The President of the college wakes up the morning of and gives the “OK” for the bells to be rung at 7AM. … Continue reading Mountain Day
A small Everest: the 1st Annual Cambridge Half Marathon Cambridge, MA Approaching the training for my first half marathon was tricky. I was in season which meant that I had 6-8 workouts a week that were dictated for me, and any kind of distance running would be completely auxiliary to my current training plan. While … Continue reading My First Time (Running a Half Marathon)
A little over a year ago, I met a boy who shared with me all sorts of funny ideas. He gushed about the quality of American-made items and raved about a lifestyle called minimalism. I thought he was crazy. Flash forward to this past semester. The floor of my dorm room is layered with clothing … Continue reading #minimalism
I'm leaving for Japan in less than a week's time. After a couple of days of orientation, I will be living with a new family each week for the month that I'm there. The closest I've come to doing a homestay is staying in a shared Airbnb. We have been told they will be proving … Continue reading Contemplating my impending Japanese home stay
I remember reading nearly twenty books the summer after fifth grade. I spent my school breaks at home by myself. I had school-day friends, but rarely did I find someone with enough mutual interest to go out of our way to see each other after the bell rang. Having that much time to myself at … Continue reading A House is a Home
In February, I was looking for a six-week internship. I had started looking in January and I was ready to solidify my summer plans, but I was receiving no bites on the many lines I was casting. Sure, I still had time, not needing approval for funding until the beginning of May, but I had … Continue reading Death Valley Diaries
