Oberlin Blogs

So my semester has started. We're well into classes, and I'm mostly enthralled. I have returned to reflecting on what my life is becoming being back here. Naturally I am swamped this semester. And in being swamped, and thinking about all of these things I am doing, I start analyzing my tasks and asking myself a lot of questions.

Here are some of my favorite places to escape to when it starts to get cold outside and I'm more than happy to share them with you! So check them out and maybe I'll see you there!

A short post about how I've been feeling about the weather here.

Having a solid, refreshing conversation about why you are doing all of the things makes them surprisingly easier to do.

It IS possible to work in teams-- need proof?

Halloween has passed, yes, but ghosts never go out of season.

Some wisdom for first years on the not-so-scary process of summer registration.

Once Halloween passes and stores start stocking their oranges-and-browns or reds-and-greens, my mind turns to the crisp promise of a newly opened application.

Kuumba means to always do as much as we can, in the way we can, to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.

Studying abroad isn't all fun and games. At the end of the day (or in my case, the beginning of it) I do have to go to class, do homework, and make it all happen auf Deutsch . Here's what I'm learning about.

I talk about how to (not) manage your time.

I'd like to introduce to all of you someone very special who has made Oberlin extra special, my friend Kaia!