Feri bhetaula America!
Standing in line to check in at Qatar Airlines, I already felt out of place. But not in a bad way. I enjoy showing up in a place where I don’t seem to belong. I have always felt that new and different experiences were good for me. I just arrived from Spain about 10 days [...]
From the airport
Amazing how the constant time seems to pass slow and fast. It’s already the 20th and I’m sitting here at the airport, ready to board the plane in 45 minutes. It’s exciting to finally go home after about a year and a half, and what’s more is I’m taking a friend with me. Sarah’s getting [...]
THE RIVALRY
The Rivalry! The title of this post must be in capital letters! The Rivalry is the single most powerful uniting force on Lafayette’s campus. It still holds the title of “most played college sports rivalry,” with 148 games played and one of the most obsessively guarded and updated Wikipedia pages, which I have witnessed reflecting [...]
M is for Meow
Thousands of undomesticated, stray cats roam around China every day. They are homeless, mangy, and sad, except for this one little gem, Meow. Meow is a cat that lives outside our apartment building. When we got here in February she was just a couple of months old, a tiny orange kitten. Without fail Meow was [...]
The Land of the 20 Dollar Bill
This weekend was by far my favorite weekend of the semester. I traveled with 4 friends, 2 from the U.S. and 2 from Germany, to Guilin, China, for a once in a lifetime experience. We were all very excited to travel to Guilin because we heard it was China’s heaven, and China’s heaven it really [...]
Spring has sprung in Saxony
Spring came fast here in Dresden. It seemed like one week there was snow on the ground and the next the crocuses were blooming and the trees were starting to bud. My favorite part about spring is being able to comfortably go biking here. I ride to school every morning, and there is actually bike [...]
Warm Weather Events to Warm the Heart
As this semester barrels towards an end with a series of papers and finals, we have had a couple of events that have really epitomized a few important aspects of my college life. The first was the Equality Rally last Wednesday. QuEST and a series of co-sponsors sold 1000 shirts of different colors to students, [...]
Fan Clubs
I’m not being made to brag about Lafayette. This isn’t marketing fluff. This is me telling you about things that make me profoundly happy. The most recent one of these events happened on the sidewalk on my way back from class. First, however, some advice: go to a school where you can form bonds. While [...]
Dig This: Spring Workouts
Volleyball players Karissa Ciliento ’14 and Molly Belcher ’14 provide an update on spring workouts. We are so proud of the strides we have made this spring. As a very young team, we have come together to mature on and off the court. Whether it be in the weight room, on the court, pushing prowlers during morning workouts, [...]
Matchmaker Matchmaker
I write to you today, on Saturday, April 27th, after having a long day of classes. Yes, you read that right, I had class this weekend. Here in China one never really gets a day off class or work. This Monday-Wednesday there’s a holiday break in China, therefore people are to make up their work/class [...]