I have lived in the Bay Area, specifically in the San Mateo area, ever since I was born, which is a huge reason why I decided I wanted to go to a college on the East Coast and experience a new environment. Initially, when I arrived in Western Massachusetts for the first time at the…Continue Reading Amherst vs. The Bay Area
Brahms & Hindemith Winter Concert 2023
Brahms and Hindemith in our own Buckley Recital Hall. Yesterday, the Amherst Symphony Orchestra performed Johannes Brahm’s (1833-1897) Symphony #3 in F major, OP.90 (1883), and Symphony Metamorphosis by Paul Hindemith (1895-1963). This is the second time I have attended an ASO concert, the orchestra blows me away every time. The first piece was very…Continue Reading Brahms & Hindemith Winter Concert 2023
YOGA!
I am sure I have uncovered one of Amherst’s hidden gems and they are the yoga classes. Monday through Friday, Amherst offers a one-hour yoga class to all students, with no experience or commitment required. AMAZING RIGHT? I learned about yoga through the daily mammoth and decided to try something new this week. To my…Continue Reading YOGA!
Thoughts on a week at Amherst
3/3/2023 Hi everyone! I hope you are well! In this week’s blog, I’m going to give you an overview into what a week at Amherst looks like outside of classes, and some of my thoughts on stress management and mental health. Please email me if you have any questions at sgoldsmith24@amherst.edu. This week at Amherst The…Continue Reading Thoughts on a week at Amherst
The Class and Access Resource Center
Hello guys, gals, and nonbinary pals! Welcome back to my blog! For today’s post, I’m going to be talking about one of my favorite places on campus, the Class and Access Resource Center (CARC). The CARC is part of the Office of Identity and Cultural Resources, which is the office that manages all of the different resource centers…Continue Reading The Class and Access Resource Center
Raising Plants at Amherst
Before coming to Amherst, I never had plants of my own. It wasn’t that I never wanted to take care of plants, but rather I never really thought about it. However, when I got to Amherst, there were a ton of events around the beginning of the year in which the school provided succulents for…Continue Reading Raising Plants at Amherst
Winterfest 2023
2/24/23 Hi everyone! I hope you are well! Amherst held an annual event this past Sunday (2/19) called Winterfest, and I thought for this week’s blog, I’d write Winterfest activities and what I love about the limited traditions we have on campus. If you have any questions, please send me an email at sgoldsmith24@amherst.edu. I always…Continue Reading Winterfest 2023
What I do outside of classes
Hello guys, gals, and non-binary pals! For this week’s blog post, I wanted to talk about some of the things that I did for fun this week outside of my classes! It’s been a very busy week for me, so I wanted to share how I stay so busy. I also want to highlight how…Continue Reading What I do outside of classes
Indian Country and Larry Spotted Crow Mann: Performances at Amherst College
The Buckley Recital Hall is our primary performance hall on campus where the space serves as an opportunity to hold events of wide-ranging musical variety from student-led (student thesis) concerts or outside artists. Recently, I attended the Indian Country with opening words and a song by Larry Spotted Crow Mann. Indian Country is a special…Continue Reading Indian Country and Larry Spotted Crow Mann: Performances at Amherst College
Winter Fest
Food, people, talking, community! This semester, Amherst College hosted a Winter Fest for the Amherst College and town community. They had ice sculptures of a mammoth, snowflake, penguin, and grizzly bear near the entrance of the event. The environment was beautifully decorated with purple-blue lights that illuminated the entire room. For our live music performances,…Continue Reading Winter Fest