October, 2011

Prevailing in Political Science

Oct. 5, 2011—Fall break is so close! I know everyone’s stressing out about papers and exams and projects and presentations and an array of other types of anxiety-inducing events that our professors dish out to see what we’ve learned so far. As of 10 AM this morning, I have only one more midterm to go: a beast...

Outdoor Recreation: Climbing at King’s Bluff

Oct. 5, 2011—One of my favorite things to do on a weekend is to get away for a day and go outside! I don’t just mean reading a book while basking in the sun. I mean good ol’ hiking, kayaking, canoeing, and above all (pun intended!) climbing!

Home for the Weekend: Lotus Festival

Oct. 5, 2011—This weekend marked my first and only trip back home (the wonderful Bloomington, IN) until the end of the semester. And what a great weekend it was: international music, dancing, and home-cooked meals! Oh my!

A Super Stressful Wednesday

Oct. 5, 2011—For some odd reason homework, meetings, more meetings, and class seem to have gotten together to perform a sneak attack on my sanity and sleep schedule today. Looking back though, it was quite a productive 16 hours!

Midterms are here…

Oct. 4, 2011—It’s that time of the semester again–that time when sleep and sanity are hard to find in many students’ vocabularies, when being surrounded by flawless weather makes you a little angry because you know you can’t let yourself be distracted…but you do anyway. Well, it’s that time for me, at least!

Fall is Finally Here!

Oct. 3, 2011—It’s officially fall here at Vanderbilt. How do I know?

Cooking Class at Whole Foods

Oct. 1, 2011—Today, CityVU offered three private cooking classes taught by the Whole Foods Salud! cooking school. 462 people applied and 30 lucky winners were selected to attend the class with a guest. I didn’t win, but my friend Kristen did, and she brought me along!