Now that I am a CA, I have hosted tote and paint where residents showed up to paint/design their tote bags that can be used to carry school materials, groceries, etc. It turned out fairly well, being my first event. I created a flower tote bag that I have used twice to bag my groceries…Continue Reading My First CA Event in Seelye
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Zero Proof Bar
I attended my first zero-proof bar event this week in Hitch. What is a zero-proof bar, might you ask? It is an event hosted by the Residential Engagement & Wellbeing, in co-sponsorship with Amherst College Catering. The Zero Proof Bar has mocktails made by our celebrity baristas (Community Development Coordinators)! There were two different flavors,…Continue Reading Zero Proof Bar
Reflection of First Year at Amherst College
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
Event Spaces
Since Amherst holds tons of events every week that my friends and I attend, I have had the opportunity to explore tons of event spaces at the college. Each event space offers its unique features, and it’s been a great experience getting to visit all of them. The first event space I had been to…Continue Reading Event Spaces
NISA hosts Whitney Recountre II and Jessie Taken Alive-Recountre
On March 27, Whitney Recountre II and Jessie Taken Alive-Recountre, present Know Better, Do Better in the Fridmann Room. I drew some connections about the use of humor in musical or oral presentations. The speakers regard humor to be a form of medicine. In regards to the event, the importance of it was to acknowledge…Continue Reading NISA hosts Whitney Recountre II and Jessie Taken Alive-Recountre
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
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
Intersectionality at Amherst
Especially in recent years, Amherst College has made efforts to be more inclusive of intersectional identities. As someone who holds intersectional identities in terms of ethnicity and gender, these efforts have been particularly important for me and how I find a sense of belonging at the school. In addition to the resource centers providing safe…Continue Reading Intersectionality at Amherst
Amherst’s Asian American Community
Having grown up in the Bay Area, I have always been part of a community that’s largely Asian Americans. In my hometown, a large portion of residents identify as Asian American, specifically Asian immigrants or Asian American first-generation children of immigrants. Coming to Amherst, I wasn’t sure whether I would experience the same sense of…Continue Reading Amherst’s Asian American Community
Alza Tu Voz
If you know me, I enjoy my time learning through storytelling and discussions. Amherst students recently hosted an event called Alza Tu Voz, Raise Your Voice, as an opportunity for students to share about Latinidad through poems, stories, songs, etc. Coming from an Oaxacan household, I am always looking to connect to others and their…Continue Reading Alza Tu Voz