Oberlin Blogs

I come up with a list of what I'm thankful for, and realize I might have inadvertently redefined "home."

I had a truly wonderful fall break. And all because I learned the following nugget of information: Oberlin's Outings Club sponsors camping excursions during the fall and spring breaks.

"So what do you do on the weekends?"

My family comes to Oberlin and my pug does not, I take my mom and brother to a co-op lunch and my brother to the 'Sco, and I visit Slow Train four times in a single weekend.

Keeping up with the Plauts, or how I talked to my family when I was in college.

Thoughts on last-minute costumes, fall break, and candy.

Getting back to the grind on campus entails a lot. Let's have a conversation about mental health and wellness, specifically for returning folks.

I'd say things are going pretty smoothly. Or, you know, as smoothly as things can go for a first-year who has no clue what she's doing with her life and who still can't get her mailbox open on the first try.

Every first-year feels differently about their living space, but where you live your first year of college doesn't have to define the freshman experience as a whole.

More importantly, I learned how to take care of myself and be comfortable being me, with all that that entails, and am ready to return to class and campus this Fall.

My summer in New York that included work, friends, family, and Beyonce.

Summer discoveries from across the country.