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December 17, 2008
This utter lack of warmth and sun, combined with the rampant insomnia and overwhelming amount of work, makes the campus seem less like sweet, pastoral, rural Ohio and more like a scene from Doctor Zhivago.
In which I relocate to the Asia House lounge
December 12, 2008
I've gained a certain amount of respect - if not understanding - for mass spectrometry and I've begun to understand how the microwave in the kitchen works, at least for making Ramen noodles.
Study 2.0
December 12, 2008
Today was my final exam for History of Argentine Music. This is how my studying unfolded on Twitter.
Cultivating a passion for globetrotting
December 9, 2008
We also had an accidental four-hour stay in Bratislava, but hey, spontaneity and learning to roll with it is part of the adventure of traveling.
Midnight Mudd
December 6, 2008
I neglected to utilize the lock on the bathroom once, and it became uncomfortably non-private in the middle of my activities within.
Don't do your homework
December 1, 2008
Sometimes you have to remind yourself that your education is not just about classes, homework, papers and tests.
A Very Oberlin Thanksgiving
November 29, 2008
During fall orientation, while moving all my belongings from storage to my room, I got a phone call inviting me to Thanksgiving. And due to the sheer wonderfulness of this family, and their foresight, I accepted. I knew that my Thanksgiving would feel like home with the Albrechts.
It is all... an illusion
November 28, 2008
The real difference between seeing the dress and the show, though, is the audience. I've been in performance audiences lovingly called the "little audience that could," the small audiences that make up for lacking size with more emotion, appreciation, and gusto than a full house.
Storytelling ExCo
November 9, 2008
I had cancelled most of my plans for the weekend to write my script for cinema, and was currently completely outlined but not written. And I needed inspiration. A room full of creative souls seemed like a good place to be for two hours of my precious Sunday time.
Once upon a time in Stevenson dining hall,
November 7, 2008
We went back and forth for quite some time, coming up with quality lines for the ladies, and some lame ones as well.
"Obama-rama" Strikes Oberlin
November 6, 2008
It is hard for me to describe the atmosphere I witnessed that night, but it was certainly nothing like I had ever experienced before. Surrounded by friends and strangers, new faces and old, it hardly mattered whether you knew the person standing next to you or not--but you were inevitably going to give them a hug.
In which I couch my indescribable joy with anxious trepidation
November 5, 2008
Like most people in America (I gather), I thought Obama was going to win but also was distrustful enough of my fellow citizens that I had to wait until it was announced on the news to believe it.
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