Hello guys, gals, and non-binary pals! Welcome back to my blog! Recently, Amherst College had its Spring break, and I took this as an opportunity to relax and spend time with friends! However, during Spring break, I realized how busy I am throughout the day and how many things I do. I typically get asked while giving tours what a typical day in my life looks like, so that’s what I’m going to be talking about today. Of course, everyone’s typical day is different and not everyone is as busy as I tend to be. One thing that I really appreciate about being at Amherst is how flexible my schedule is! I personally never take classes before 10 AM, and I have a ton of friends that don’t take classes at all on Fridays. You can really make your schedule whatever you want it to be to a certain extent.
To begin each day, I wake up at 7:00 AM, make my bed, brush my teeth, wash my face, get dressed, and then head to the dining hall. I like to wake up early because it always feels really good to be productive right at the start of the day, and I enjoy working in the mornings. I love hanging out with my friends at breakfast, which typically lasts from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM for me. For breakfast, I’ll typically make myself a burrito, yogurt parfait, or a bowl of cereal. Sometimes when I have a lot of work, I’ll do homework while eating breakfast.
Afterward, I like to head to the library and do homework, answer emails, or read. Usually, I’ll find a big desk facing a window, spread out all my stuff, and listen to music while I work. Afterward, I start class at 11:00 AM or go to work at the CARC. I’m currently taking Surficial Earth Dynamics; Linear Algebra II; Groups, Rings, and Fields; and Toxic Worlds (an anthropology course about toxicity).
After class, I’ll typically meet my friends for lunch at the dining hall. I love being able to catch up with them and ask them how their day was. During this semester, I found a lovely group of people who I had never really talked to before while looking for people to eat lunch with. Now, we eat together every Monday and Wednesday and hang out during the weekends!
From there, I’ll typically go to class again for about 2 to 3 hours before either going to work at the CARC or going to my professor’s office hours. From there I’ll typically do some homework and then head to dinner somewhere between 6:00-7:00 PM. This is the time during my day that changes every single week. I typically like to go to different performances, guest lectures, events, or club meetings before or after dinner. I love taking contemporary dance classes before dinner on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and on Mondays and Thursdays, I like to go to the rock climbing gym in Hadley.
If I have time, I’ll usually do more homework or spend some time hanging out with friends. I stop doing work at 10:00 PM and then head back to my dorm to unwind until going to bed at 11:00 PM. I always make sure that I get at least 8 hours of sleep per night because, without this, I’m not able to regulate my emotions as well or have the energy to do everything that I want to during the day. So that’s a typical day in my life! I love being busy so my day doesn’t exactly align with a typical one, but I love the schedule that I’ve made for myself. Being busy makes me really happy, and I wouldn’t want to spend my time any other way.