An important part of my experience at Amherst is my time on the Women’s Golf Team. We’re in season at the beginning of fall and at the end of spring. Since there’s a large population of athletes at Amherst, I thought it might be helpful to illustrate an example of a day in my life…Continue Reading Day in the Life During Season
Hello guys, gals, and non-binary pals and welcome back to my blog! As you know, I spent the past semester studying in Aotearoa New Zealand at the University of Canterbury (UC). Overall, the experience was absolutely amazing, and I would highly recommend studying abroad. I had little international experience before, so getting to see what…Continue Reading Classes in New Zealand
For those who regularly keep up with my blog posts, this post is going to be a little different. I’m currently a sophomore, but I started this job during my first semester here at Amherst. At the time, I was still adjusting to college life, and before I officially started working as a student blogger,…Continue Reading Things I Wish I Knew About Amherst
11/14/2023 Hi everyone! Welcome back to my blog! I hope you are having a great fall – if you’re a senior, I know college application season is really ramping up and must be stressful. You’re doing great. In my blog today, I want to write about the marathon I ran last weekend, and the support…Continue Reading Running a marathon
Hello guys, gals, and non-binary pals and welcome back to my blog! I know it has been a long time since I updated you all, as I’ve been studying abroad with Frontiers Abroad at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. My semester started on July 17, and before that, I had a four-week long…Continue Reading I’m in New Zealand?!?!
One of Amherst’s best features is the school’s open curriculum that lets students choose whatever courses they want. Even though I’m planning to double major and have been working hard to complete credits for my major early on in my college career, I’ve been able to take some incredible courses outside of my major that…Continue Reading Favorite Non-Major Courses
As my first year at Amherst College comes to an end, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on my experience. Moving from the Bay Area to Western Massachusetts was definitely a shift, and I remember navigating and processing the giant move during the adjustment period during orientation and my first few weeks…Continue Reading Reflection of First Year at Amherst College
Believe it or not, years ago the Amherst Symphony Orchestra (ASO) was partly made up of professional musicians and a few student musicians. Mark Swanson, the Director of ASO made an effort to bring all the Amherst musicians together, therefore, the ASO is now an orchestra of Amherst musicians and some UMass (University of Massachusetts)…Continue Reading Life of a Musician in the Amherst Symphony Orchestra
5/5/2023 Hi everyone, I hope you are well! For the last few weeks, as the semester wraps up, I’ve been feeling pretty exhausted and unmotivated. I thought that for this week’s blog I’d talk about my experiences with burnout, and how the College attempts to minimize its affects on students. If you have any questions,…Continue Reading Burnout
Hello guys, gals, and non-binary pals! Welcome back to my blog! I know it has been a while since I posted, but I’m excited to be back here writing! Today, I want to talk about one of my favorite parts of being a geology student at Amherst: the field trips! During GEOL-111, Introduction to Geology,…Continue Reading Geology Field Trips