Here at Amherst College, we were given a cold welcome back to campus, with our first day of classes being cancelled for a snow day! As someone that comes from a snowy hometown, the snow isn’t anything new to me. I got the experience it for all of winter break, and was feeling a bit…Continue Reading First Day Snow Day
I need to be honest with you. For all the beauty and glory of Western Mass, we pay the price with cold, dark winters, and this winter has been my coldest yet. Coming from Baltimore, everyone around me warned about the famously freezing New England winters, but I was honestly underwhelmed by my first few…Continue Reading Snow Day at Amherst
Amherst College turned me into a speed demon. The town got five inches of snow on Sunday (1/19). What did students do in the snow? We went sledding (duh)! We also raced one another. Unsurprisingly, I won. I hadn’t gone sledding since I was little and was definitely afraid to go down the giant hill…Continue Reading Speedy Sledding (ft. Memorial Hill)
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
First snow day. My first snow day! I have grown up in Los Angeles’ climate all seventeen years of my life. The chances of seeing snow are very very low, I had never seen it fall from the sky with my eyes. At Amherst College, I was aware I would be experiencing all four seasons….Continue Reading My First Snow Day