Oberlin Blogs

Goodbye, Fairkid.

Granola and more granola.

It's important to me that I'm productive even if I don’t have anything that I necessarily have to do.

It’s reading season!

Ever since I learned about the Writing Center at Oberlin, I knew that I wanted to work as a writing associate.

It’s a very different Oberlin life from the one I’ve lived before now. But in many ways, it’s been a slower, calmer, and happier one.

What I’ve learned and why I’m thankful for this semester. 

Two memories.

Sometimes a classroom has tables, chairs, and whiteboards, and other times it has red paint, four wheels, and impressive horsepower.

You never know what a campus job can hold.

Part 1 in a series in which I delve into my ongoing experience as a conservatory student who is considering pursuing a double-degree or a minor in East Asian studies. 

Looking back, if there is one thing I could tell my giddy-to-go-to-college yet nervous self, it would be to relax, letting go of any preconceived notions of living in a small town.