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October, 2011

Homecoming Block Party

Oct. 22, 2011—This week is Homecoming for Vanderbilt, so there have been a bunch of fun activities going on, like the Block Party at Kensington Place last night!

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Classes in Poland, finally!

Oct. 21, 2011—How exciting! I just finished my third week of classes in Poland, and I’m the happiest person on the planet!

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Corn Maze Adventures

Oct. 20, 2011—Last Friday night some of my friends and I benefited from a stack of groupons, piled in a few cars, and headed 30 minutes outside of Nashville to go to Honeysuckle Hill Farm for a CORN MAZE!!!

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Predators, Concerts, and Majors. Oh my!

Oct. 20, 2011—There are lots of things to catch up on! On Thursday evening, after my swarm of midterms were finally done, I went with my friend Rachel-Chloe to the opening game of the Nashville Predators vs. the Phoenix Coyotes at Bridgestone Arena, courtesy of A.I.Ch.E– the Chemical Engineering Society here at Vanderbilt!

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Still Waiting for School

Oct. 20, 2011—Now that I am done with my month-and-a-half internship, I’m just waiting for school to start. Without a doubt, you are sitting in front of your screen, absolutely appalled by that statement. I’ll explain.

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Me vs. Nature

Oct. 20, 2011—Let me just start off by saying that I love nature.  Really, I do.  I love that Vanderbilt is a national arboretum, I respect the freedom of the squirrels at Vanderbilt to leap out of trashcans if they so desire, and I do not in any way enjoy harming small birds.  NOT AT ALL.

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Class With A Living Legend

Oct. 19, 2011—Every Wednesday at 7:10 I join 99 other incredibly lucky Vanderbilt students and spend the next two and a half hours with a living legend, Professor Jim Foglesong. The class, Business of Music, meets once a week, and could not be taught by somebody more qualified or more distinguished. At the young age of 89,...

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Disc Golf!

Oct. 19, 2011—College is all about trying new things, right? Well, last weekend, I had the chance to play my first ever game of disc golf.

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The Dating Doctor

Oct. 18, 2011—America’s real-life Hitch, David Coleman, visited Vanderbilt for the second time this calendar year. He spoke about relationships, romance and life to about 200 students tonight.

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