Freshman Year

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Taylor Peterson '16

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

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Nicolas Aalberg '14

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

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Alice Hotopp '15

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

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Christopher Abbott '15

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

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Taylor Peterson '16

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

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Nicolas Aalberg '14

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

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Morgan Rublee '14

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

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Julian Giarraputo '13

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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Spring at Oxford

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Kristen Starkowski '14

“You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place…You’ll not only miss the people you love, but you’ll miss the person you are now at this time and this place, because you’ll never be this way ever … Continue reading →

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Senior Year: Pros and Cons

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Nicolas Aalberg '14

Hey guys So this week I wasn’t a hundred percent sure what to write about! I wanted make sure to focus on Colby since I’ve talked a lot about New Zealand (where I’m studying abroad) in my past couple blogs. … Continue reading →

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