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.

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

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