Oberlin Blogs

I can deal with the fact that on my list of things I am excited about I included "classes" and "renewable energy sources" because I have come to grips with the fact that I am a huuuuuuuuuge nerd.

I had the good fortune of being in NYC last week when Ishmael Beah '04 and Professor Dan Chaon celebrated an evening of Oberlin mentorship.

Greetings, children of the night! Today's entry is a series of snapshots of my triumphant return to Oberlin, including lectures, geeky joy, and local apple cider.

Mission: Get Zoë home for fall break

I love the gym. I love sweating. I love running. I love lifting things. I love feeling my muscles quake.... Confession #12: I'm a gym rat.

As it is this wonderful tradition to bring as much as possible of Oberlin to New York, I implemented a plan last fall to bring as much of OCircus! to New York as possible. In this post: Circus! Photos! Autumn!

Shishta-who? Shishta-where? Shishta-how? Shishta-wouk! (And many other tasty things.)

Fall is my favorite time of year for all the obvious reasons: the abundance of dynamic colors, variations in outside temperature--not too hot and not so cold. I consider fall the in-between season.

We spent the next couple hours of the evening lying in the street, silently taking in this new gift - one blink at a time.

I didn't win. But I was proud to remember both the 3 D's of apparition AND Ron's favorite Quidditch team.

Adventures throughout the Garden State and tips on how to properly use a GPS.

On performing at CMJ over fall break