Oberlin Blogs

It's okay to ask a lot of questions, make mistakes, get lost, miss home, and meet a billion new people. You only get to be an Oberlin first-year once.

Too much beauty occurred this summer to capture it all in words, so instead I would like to share some of my favorite photos of my favorite moments.

Here ya go froshbabies. This is the definitive guide.

In which we overshare about all the languages we have attempted to master...English still being one of them.

Welcome to Ask a Friend, in which four of my fellow Obies share their thoughts on the ups and downs of college life. In less than three weeks, we'll be back at Oberlin, so today's theme is BACK TO SCHOOL!

A long look at what I did this summer and what I'll be doing next semester, with cute animal photos!

In which my world falls apart at a very inconvenient time.

Half wish list, half confessional, here are spectacular things that could be done here that I've never gotten around to.

I now think about where I was this time last year, when I was fresh off the tails of high school and pretty darn directionless with how I was going to spend my summer, and yeah, I can totally see why some people have not been able to recognize me.

Love makes you want to skip through the mountains, turning in circles and singing like Julie Andrews. Being away from the person you love is decidedly less enjoyable.

In which we get MAJORLY PUMPED for our final year at Oberlin!!!!!

When this semester ended I knew I wanted to celebrate with a camping trip. My friend Rewa and took off to my brother's favorite spot, Nordhouse Dunes on the shores of Lake Michigan.