December, 2013
Memoirs or How I Learned to Write About Other People
Dec. 16, 2013—This semester I had the pleasure of taking an intermediate nonfiction workshop with Sandy Solomon. Centered on memoir- and profile-writing, we became acquainted with the craft of “writing about other people.” I have had my fair share of journaling enterprises, but they all came to sad untimely demises a few entries after their inception. This...
ubuntu: a bittersweet homecoming
Dec. 16, 2013—Coming home to South Africa, in the wake of Madiba's passing
Airport Adventures: Nashville to Home
Dec. 15, 2013—The process of going home for winter break is not as simple as you might think (for me, at least). It generally involves at least three hours of staring at my room, willing my clothes to pack themselves, before putting things in a suitcase actually begins.
Semester Recap
Dec. 15, 2013—Can you believe it, dear readers? I’ve got one semester left. That is a positively terrifying and thrilling idea which I am trying not to reflect on too much—I’m not sure I’m quite ready to leave Vandy just yet
Why I Love Finals
Dec. 15, 2013—While finals may be the most stressful time of the semester in some respects, it is also one of my favorite times of the semester. No, I'm not insane--I don't relish the time I spend panicking about looming exams and papers, but it's nice because all meetings and classes have ceased, and you have time to just focus on studying--and more often than not, there's a little bit of extra time left over to do fun things with your friends.
Getting Home
Dec. 14, 2013—One thing I’ve learned in my four years of traveling back home from Nashville to Naples is that Southwest creates some weird flight patterns. Fourteen hours is quite the drive though, and since I don’t have a car, flying is generally the best option. There’s no direct flights to the airport closest to my house,...
Tour Talks
Dec. 14, 2013—Today, Caitlyn and I gave two tours. Two tours in one day is definitely not the norm, but it got me thinking about the questions I hear most often on a tour. Those are very likely questions that you, dear readers, might have as well, so I figured I'd answer a few!
First Semester… First Steps
Dec. 14, 2013—I was going through some of my old family photos that I brought from Syria and I came across one that documents my first steps. Now that my first semester at Vanderbilt is over, this inspired me to look back at all the thing I did for the first time in the past three months.
Winding Down
Dec. 14, 2013—After a stressful week of finals, I am done and ready to enjoy my winter break! Here is what I have been up to the past few days...
My Winter Break To-Do List
Dec. 14, 2013—Winter Break is literally the best when you are in college. The semester is over and so you have NOTHING academic to do. Now that I have been home for 36 hours, and have slept for about 20 of them, I am ready to rejoin society and start having fun! Here is my to- do list: