Oberlin Blogs

Here are the faces behind the brand.

In which I look back on my experiences and thoughts during my first semester at college.

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.