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July 12, 2010
I live in a beautiful part of the world. Outside, there are trees and Puget Sound; inside, there are approximately 4,000 books and a family of clever, quirky people.
An Oberlin in the real world sighting
July 8, 2010
I've always liked "This Land is Your Land," mainly because in first grade we were allowed to use the pointer to point out things like the redwood forests and the gulf stream waters.
Bright Lights, Bright Futures
July 7, 2010
This is my second summer in Oberlin. It's quiet. Calm. Let's say, the campus wears a different face in the summer.
Defining Oberlin (and more funny photos)
July 6, 2010
An explanation of various conceptual categories, mostly related to SF Hall, delivered with my trademark wit and witticism. Bonus: further photographic evidence that I was a very strange child!
Oberlin in London
July 4, 2010
Why the semester you don't spend in Oberlin can be the most valuable part of your Oberlin education. For one thing, it raises the stakes.
Agreeing With Everything, or The Freedom of Knowing Nothing
June 28, 2010
Travels in Europe pt. 2: The challenges of luggage and language and dealing with normal life things, like food.
The Hipster School?
June 28, 2010
On stereotypes, underlying truths, how college is different from high school, and why we are (and aren't) a hipster school.
How to survive as an unpaid intern? Get creative!
June 24, 2010
What do you do when you're broke and working an unpaid internship? Hint: begging your parents for money is only step one.
Friends, Cleaning, and Memories
June 23, 2010
I could not spell to save my life until about fourth grade. This didn't stop me from trying to get across fairly complex ideas--but vowels, apparently, were optional. (Funny photos at the bottom!)
The Kentucky Trek: A Post-Grad Tale of Repeats
June 23, 2010
When my dad graduated from Oberlin, he went to Kentucky with several recent alums and set up permanent camp on several tracts of farmland in Hart County, Kentucky. When I graduated from Oberlin, I went on a two-week trek with my family to my old Kentucky home. For me, memory lane is paved in green.
Oberlin in the outside world?
June 21, 2010
There's the thumbs, but there's also a crude representation of a llama (apparently) to make a proposal and knocking in the air to signal agreement with a statement.
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