2011
A Few Sour Chords on a Thursday Night
Nov. 18, 2011—It’s 2:48 A.M. on the Thursday night (Friday morning?) before Thanksgiving Break. I don’t have class tomorrow, so I am up watching movies and fiddling around on the internet. (This is very precious free-time that I’m not used to having, so my night is fairly aimless.) I’m sitting in my Stapleton double alone (my roommate...
Happiness Amidst the Gloominess
Nov. 16, 2011—Rain is a part of the natural process of life. I get that. In fact, I enjoy rain showers from time to time. But let me just say that rainy weather makes me want to curl up in a ball to take a nap and have a lazy day. However, this week certainly does not...
Food, festivities, and free stuff
Nov. 13, 2011—Fridays are marvelous. They’re probably my favorite day of the week because I only have two classes, the first of which isn’t until 11am and because there are always fun things going on. This last Friday was particularly excellent.
Nick Flynn at Vanderbilt
Nov. 12, 2011—It’s not every day you get to see an unreleased trailer for an upcoming movie with Robert De Niro, but Thursday happened to be one of those days.
CMA Awards!!
Nov. 11, 2011—Around this time last year, it occurred to me how incredibly close Vanderbilt is to the CMA Awards that take place at Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville every year. I vowed that someday, I would take advantage of that and actually go to the awards, instead of just lusting over the idea for the next...
An Atypical Wednesday
Nov. 10, 2011—Wednesday afternoon, I had the opportunity to journey out of the Vandy bubble to volunteer at the Feed the Children warehouse here in Nashville.
Day 1 of volunteering!
Nov. 9, 2011—Today was my first day of volunteering at St. Mary Villa Child Development Center through InterAmerican Health Alliance (IAHA)! As soon as I walked into the play area for the kids, I was greeted by 6 young kids, Kayla, Jose, Nicholas, Joshua, and Sophia. Minutes later, quite a few others joined my welcoming committee and...
Busy, busy month!
Nov. 9, 2011—Oh my. I’m only 8 days into this month and I feel like I’m already running out of time! With only one month left of the semester, it is weird reflecting on all that has happened already and all that is still left before the semester comes to a close.
Eight Days ‘Til Nationals!
Nov. 8, 2011—As a member of the Vanderbilt Women’s Club Soccer team here on campus, I’ll be leaving early for Thanksgiving Break, and instead of heading straight home, I’ll be detouring to Phoenix, Arizona for the club soccer National tournament.