The weekend is always a wonderful thing, but this weekend has been particularly awesome. For one thing, I had a lot of tests and essays last week and am finally done. This alone is reason to celebrate. I can't tell you how great it feels to be able to take that last test on a Friday, knowing that the weekend is just hours away.
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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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The Benefits of Modern Technology–Skyping Across the Ocean
55-60% of all Pomona students study abroad, usually in their junior year. I thought I'd start this post with this factoid I always tell my groups when I give tours. I think this says a lot about Pomona and the globally engaged community of students that it creates. Pomona makes it easy to study abroad--- with tons of programs in a multitude of countries, even some major spec...
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Lost
The president of the university’s pony society told me to hop on Bus 15, ride it until I passed the city limit sign, and then to follow a series of walking directions to arrive at a farm to ride for my first time. However, she explained this to me via my prepaid phone, in a thick Scottish accent, and half of her instructions were lost in the ether. (more…)
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