Summer is Here!

Hello there, welcome to summer 2013! Can’t wait for beach time, lots of mountains, relaxing, reading, and all that summer stuff. Finishing a year at Colby–end-of-year banquets, Loudness, studying, exams, papers, packing—is exhausting. For me, saying goodbye to the people … Continue reading

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Finishing Up Study Abroad

I only have a bit more than a month left! Ah, so crazy. It really dawned on me over the last couple days, and I started to go crazy trying to plan stuff and pack stuff in before I go. … Continue reading

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Freshman Year

Before I came to Colby, around last May, I had to fill out this questionnaire titled “Colby I will be” that would supposedly help my future advisor to get to know me.  At the time, I was still on my … Continue reading

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Study Abroad in NZ: Pictures

Hey guys Sorry for most of my posts being about stuff I do abroad! The next couple weeks, I have a lot of Colby stuff going on so I’ll make sure to write about Colby. This week, I thought I’d … Continue reading

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Rally for Fossil Fuel Divestment

Does Colby’s investment policy reflect student values? This year, a student group has been working to convince the administration that the endowment should match student opinion that there is the need to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Leaders … Continue reading

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Main Street

I grew up in a small college town, where many people are financially secure.  There is a beautiful, quaint downtown, lovely neighborhoods, and plenty of parks – I think it would be a great place to go to college.  It’s … Continue reading

About Christopher

I’m an aspiring teacher, farmer, and writer. I think little kids are hilarious and knowledgeable, I love playing in the dirt, and I find joy in expressing myself through words. I love the Midwest, playing Bananagrams, freshly made kale chips, and swimming in cold lakes. I'm an avid soccer and frisbee player as well as rock climber and biker.
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Winding Down

If I think about it for too long, I get really freaked out that I’m finishing up my freshman year of college.  I still have a week and a bit left (I’m leaving on May 21, which is like the … Continue reading

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America

Any tour guide at Colby will tell you how over 60% of our junior class studies abroad in an effort to create a more cultured, educated, and wordly student body and a more open minded graduates. So far for me, … Continue reading

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The Home Stretch

My time in England is coming to an end; my return flight is booked for May 22nd, so I’ve been making the most of my time up until that day. I just got back from a whirlwind week of visiting … Continue reading

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Auld Lang Syne

So I’m still kind of reeling from this. I am writing this just minutes after my English senior seminar met for the last time, and I never thought a class could go out with such a real emotional response. I … Continue reading

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