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Clear filtersMay 16, 2014
...with emotions, never-ending rain, smatterings of advice, and the overwhelmingness of the commencement/reunion weekend to end all commencement/reunion weekends.
October 23, 2013
a.k.a. post-college life with a liberal arts major
May 2, 2013
I asked four of my friends why they took a gap year, what they did during their gap year, and what personal value it has had to them. Here is what they had to say...
May 1, 2013
Did I do my major right? I don't know! I hope so? I think so.
September 12, 2012
Like all the rest of the seniors, I have turned in my application to graduate. But, unlike most, I didn't check the box that says "May 2013." I'll be graduating in January.
August 25, 2012
Thoughts on my human rights internship at People Against Suffering, Oppression and Poverty (PASSOP) in Cape Town, South Africa.
August 19, 2012
Saying goodbye to Oberlin so the class of 2016 can say hello.
July 25, 2012
The call was from AVODAH, The Jewish Service Corps: after four interviews, they had decided to offer me a placement as a Homeless Outreach Assistant at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago.
July 21, 2012
For those of you who are curious about what a liberal arts student does after Oberlin, I have some bad news and some good news...
June 1, 2012
For now, gather round the campfire for the last of Uncle Joe's Story Times.