Oberlin Blogs

Studying abroad isn't all fun and games. At the end of the day (or in my case, the beginning of it) I do have to go to class, do homework, and make it all happen auf Deutsch. Here's what I'm learning about.

I talk about how to (not) manage your time.

Little did I realize how befuddling it would be to leave the half-mile radius that marks the invisible border of my quotidian doings around campus and town.

Getting back to the books will be easier than ever.

And then, in unison: "What we want to know is, what is the value of a liberal arts degree?"

Not everything is interesting to me. Actually, most things aren't that interesting to me.

What subjects I'm putting into my head this semester.

I realized and then accepted that unmitigated busyness was not equivalent to productivity, but a threat to it. I learned that sometimes even doing something you love is a luxury that you should be prepared to sacrifice when faced with the exigencies of the bigger picture.

For my first blog post, I wanted to share one of my special secret spaces: my Pocahontas Tree (also known as Beacon Arbor)!

That is the packing question.

The admissions process can feel like it is never-ending, but I love the adventure of it: next year, who knows where you'll be and who your best friends will be, and which clubs you'll have joined or founded?

a.k.a. post-college life with a liberal arts major