Author Archives: Anni
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Mom, Don’t Panic!
Mom, don’t panic… Let me do that because, goodness knows, I was in full panic mode last Wednesday night! It had been a long and busy day–Social Psychology lecture and my Weather, Climate, and Society class, followed by the official… Read more »
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Happy Heart Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day! For the past few days, campus has been bustling with sports teams selling “Candygrams” and “Val-o-grams,” students taking advantage of SPB’s partnership with Flagship Cinemas and enjoying free showings of “the Vow” all weekend, and students sending… Read more »
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“Mwenye” – Friends
Call me crazy, but before returning to Uganda this January, I was arguably more apprehensive about being immersed in a group of new white kids my own age than I was about being halfway around the world in a different… Read more »
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Agandi!
Agandi (hello) from Uganda! I am writing to you from the Rukungiri District in the rural southwest corner of Uganda (hence the sporadic internet and blog posts!), where I am spending my JanPlan working with severely malnourished children at Nyakibale… Read more »
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Making the Minutes Matter
Today is the last day of classes, and although it will be nice to have time to study for exams without worrying about homework on top of it all, I am truly not looking forward to ending the majority of… Read more »
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Spontaneous Fun Day!
People were antsy, bags were getting packed, and sighs of relief were audible as midterms and papers were finished and turned in, and the anticipation of returning home for Thanksgiving break grew. In the midst of all the work, lectures,… Read more »
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The Best of Both Worlds
I woke up this morning shocked that in only two weeks I would be headed home for Thanksgiving break. Compared to this time last year, when I was calling my parents begging to come home and counting down the days… Read more »
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“Dream a Little, Sweat a Lot”
I sat in the boat facing the Boston skyline, surrounded by dozens of other boats, and feeling thoroughly insignificant at the immensity of the situationI was in. Leaning forward, I squeezed the shoulder of my roommate, teammate and pair, Olivia,… Read more »
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A Truly Relevant Reading
The LAST thing I truly wanted to do over Fall Break was to spend it reading almost an entire book for an assignment. I had hopes of sleeping in, enjoying the emerging fall foliage and the last few moments of… Read more »
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Not Just a Study Space
I remember that when I visited college campuses during my college search, I often asked students where people hung out at night or what some of the more social places were on campus, and usually got the standard responses of… Read more »
