Oberlin Blogs

A decidedly DIY guest post – if I combined my sheep-to-yarn skills with her yarn-to-clothes skills, we'd be unstoppable.

I know you're waiting eagerly for your decision letters. This is what we've been doing in preparation for sending them out.

If you were my friend and came to visit Oberlin, this is what we would do together.

Ruby learns about the implications of locally grown produce! And gets to eat yummy food along the way. Yay!

Several people have blogged about their journeys to Oberlin. I've decided to add myself to this ever-growing list. Partly because my journey was not what some of you might expect and partly because I've avoided telling this story in its entirety for far too long.

Once dressed, we put on our coats and boots and headed over to Warner--where the Dance Department is housed--looking very classy indeed. My coat looks really good on top of silk with gold accents; that's all I'm saying.

My college friends are truly great. Really. Plus they could totally beat up your college friends.

Let's catch up. I've been shooting lasers, writing calligraphy, and eating fresh fish.

I felt privileged that they were willing to share their stories with me and allow me to observe and participate in their quest of discovery and definition.

I've never liked the term "discipline" as a way to refer to what I teach and write about. It's harsh, forbidding, army-like. I much prefer to tell people that I work in a particular field --maybe because as a kid I wanted to be a farmer.

It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it.

Oberlin's second convocation of the semester took place last Wednesday. The speaker was Gloria Steinem. It wasn't the first time the famous feminist has been at Oberlin--she was here in 1972--and, listening to her talk, I wondered how the political and activist atmosphere here has changed since then.