Thanksgiving Break Category
Dear High School Senior Sophie…
Mar. 8, 2016—Hey, dear. Now, take a few deep breaths and look up from that AP Physics C book for now. You’ll do well on the exam, I promise. We need to talk.
Thanksgiving Break (and Far Beyond)
Dec. 6, 2015—Thanksgiving break can be fun and all, but I'm making some of my favorite memories right here at Vanderbilt. Take a look at just a few!
The Weird, Short Few Weeks Between Thanksgiving and Winter Break
Dec. 1, 2015—Just as we get settled back in, we leave again. But even in the campus chaos that is the time between breaks, I can’t help but be thankful (maybe it’s the contagious holiday spirit, or maybe it’s the fact that Vanderbilt is just literally my favorite place on Earth).
An International Thanksgiving
Nov. 27, 2015—Thanksgiving can be a lonely time for international students all around the country. It’s the time of year where we eat take-out while scrolling through our social media accounts looking at the enticing home-cooked meals our American friends are sharing with their families. Fortunately, thanks to my Faculty Head of House Dr. Cone, and his wife Mrs. Cone, I avoided a Thanksgiving spent in solitude.
Three months at Vandy: a reflection
Nov. 22, 2015—It’s November 22nd. Exactly 3 months ago today, I moved in to my dorm 7 hours away from home. Ironically, I’m not actually at Vandy right now. I’m sitting in my room at home in Gurnee, Illinois, but it still has been 3 months, and it is Thanksgiving Break, so this is the perfect time...
A Trip to Percy Warner Park
Nov. 22, 2015—A reminder that some of Tennessee's most beautiful parks are just miles from your dorm.
Random Things I’m Learning at Vandy: Almost-Thanksgiving Edition
Nov. 21, 2015—Sperries, squirrels, and The Most Important Four Questions of the First Four Weeks.
Life Happens
Nov. 17, 2015—With the Thanksgiving season approaching, there comes to mind not dinner or television but something (or someone) far more wholesome.
What I’m Looking Forward To
Nov. 17, 2015—It’s been a little while since my last blog post. I’m still recovering from a killer week with two big exams and a research paper, but I figured I should write something before finals approach. Oh boy. Don’t want to start thinking about that. The semester is gradually winding to a close. I just had...
Chronicles of Narnia: the Student, the Shift, and the Family
Dec. 24, 2014—Going home for the holidays might not be what you expected it to be. Sure wasn't for me the first time.
My First Thanksgiving Dinner!
Dec. 16, 2014—Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday to "thank," or be grateful for, the harvest of the previous year. Thanksgiving is a very North American tradition, and most international students do not know much about it. As for myself, celebrating an American tradition for the first time could not be better than a dinner at the Cones' (Faculty Apartment of Murray House).