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A Fresh Start
It's normal to be anxious about leaving home for college. It's also normal to be excited. I see leaving home as an opportunity.
My Dream Schedule: No Longer a Dream
After years of trying to fit music into my schedule, music is my schedule. How about that?
That Time I Fell Onto Campus, Or How I Rolled Out of a Rent-a-Car
In a weird way, my first brush with Oberlin was like my birth: I was late (although not by 10 days) and my body was propelled through the air until I landed somewhere, and maybe that's why I loved it immediately.
On the Road with the Oberlin Brass Quintet
The summer of 2015, the Oberlin Brass Quintet went on a four week long tour of China during the months of July and August.
Why I, a New Yorker, Am Glad I Didn't Go to College in NYC
Being at Oberlin has truly made me engage directly with my school community that I most definitely would have circumvented had I stayed in my city, where I would've relied on my own pre-existing knowledge of my surroundings to find something to do.
My First Year Housing Experience
Where I live: what was expected and what was realized.
On Getting Used to College
Someone told me once that it takes at least a semester to figure out how you fit in at college. Finding home here is an ongoing process.
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Blogging Across Oceans: Oberlin and Kunming
The start of the semester in two very different locales.
Ladies of Literature (Plus David Sedaris)
In which I discuss the books I read over the summer.
Oberlin Bloggers
Learn about the Oberlin experience from a group of students, faculty, and staff who have a variety of perspectives about what it's like to be a part of the Oberlin community.
