Here's the crazy thing about going to college: your life suddenly becomes split between two worlds--college world and home world. When the two worlds collide, it makes for an interesting and exciting experience. I've already talked about when my family invades my Pomona world during times l...
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Month: March 2013
Thesising
The first full draft of my thesis is due on Friday. As in this Friday, March 29. Like, in two days.
That is a terrifying statement. And yet, it is also kind of exciting, which is why I am taking a break from working on my thesis to write about writing my thesis (it’s so meta over here). My thesis is never allowed to be too far from my mind.
Why is it exciting? Well, ...
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Room Draw
Room draw is upon us. For non-Sagehen readers, this is the process in which students choose their housing situations for the next year. Although Pomona has some pretty attractive (and some really attractive) options to choose from, this process may prove to be a tumultuous one. Despite my senior status, this April will bring my very first room draw, meticulously avoided up to n...
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Katy Perry (Was/Is/Always Will Be) Right
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I Broke Spring Break
Like many seniors, my Spring Break was not something I was especially looking forward to. Why? Well I had more or less tasked myself with working diligently on my thesis the entire time. Have I? Actually I think I have been pretty good about being productive. My thesis now totals over 85 pages!!! But while most people are going off to interesting places, I found mysel...
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In Four Years’ Time
Although a large faction of Pomona has migrated South for Spring Break (the intuitive move,) I’ve returned home to Seattle, which has greeted me with rain, hail, thunder, and a thick layer of immobile clouds. (Or, maybe they’re quite mobile, continually replaced by new ones that I can’t differentiate because they’re all opaque and they’re all grey.)
A factor that nearly...
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Thoughts from Spring Break 2013–Almost Halfway Through!
Today is the first official day of spring break 2013. It's crazy to think that in 2 short months, I'll officially be a junior! I'm pretty sure I make a comment about how fast college is going every single time we have a break, but this time it's a lot more unbelievable. My friends studying abroad fall of junior year have heard for sure what countries they'll be going to; th...
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My Favorite Chords are Kosher
So, it’s currently the week before Spring Break. For many people this is equivalent to papers to write and midterms to be taken, but for me this is a pretty light week. Two of my classes have been cancelled, I don’t have orchestra tomorrow, my weekly Environmental Education lesson is set to go…the only problem I have right now is motivating myself to get cracking on all t...
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That Time
With Spring Break looming around the corner (almost ready to leap into my very-open, very-willing arms,) I’m allowing myself one ramble-y post without a specific theme, because my peace of mind may depend on it. This week has welcomed a (perhaps permanent) stint of beautiful weather and blue-blue skies and butterfly and hummingbird sightings. The schoolwork load almost comica...
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Stop and Listen
Today I saw a hummingbird hovering by a flowering bush. I heard a bird call, and if I knew birdcalls I could tell you what it was, but I don’t so I can’t. Both of these birds made me think about something I probably already knew or should have known but probably brushed off: being able to stop and listen and reflect is really important. I often come to interesting conclusion...
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