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Vandy Homecoming
Sep. 3, 2012—After an extended hiatus, I’m back! If I don’t look familiar anymore, it’s because I spent the spring semester studying abroad in Dakar, Senegal!
Making Occluders
Nov. 25, 2011—Last weekend, one of the service organizations with which I’m involved, Vandy 4 Vision, got together with Alpha Phi Omega, the co-ed service fraternity at Vandy to make occluders for Prevent Blindness Tennessee (PBT).
A Dorm-Room Thanksgiving
Nov. 25, 2011—Every year now, my friends have all organized a special Thanksgiving dinner where we all get together and eat. And eat. And eat! Can you tell that there’s always a ton of food?
Best Ice Cream Ever
Oct. 30, 2011—“You’ve never been to Jeni’s?! What is wrong with you?” This is how I started my Friday night. When my friend Stephanie found out that I had never been to her favorite ice cream place before, she demanded that I get in her car immediately so we could fix this problem.
Halloween Downtown
Oct. 30, 2011—This weekend, a friend had a few visitors from out of town to show around. While we did spend a lot of time introducing these people to Vanderbilt and student life here, we decided to go exploring downtown Saturday night and see all the Halloween festivities downtown.
Swing Dancing in the Park
Aug. 28, 2011—Something is always happening in Nashville. There are tons of free events to go to, both on and off campus. This past Saturday, one of my friends invited (dragged) me to Centennial Park, which is right across the street from Vandy, to go swing dancing. Centennial Park is especially famous for the Parthenon, which houses an...
Freshman Forget-me-NOTS
Aug. 6, 2011—Packing up for the first year of college is overwhelming. For one, you’re excited to (finally) be out of the house and on your own. Classes are better, friends are better, and life is just a lot more fun. But, you face the prospect of packing up everything you’re going to need for a year...
Impressions of Zanzibar
Aug. 6, 2011—Zanzibari culture was incredibly different from American culture. To some extent it had to do with the fact that their society is much more conservative, dominated by Islam, but also involved just a different outlook on life.
Lost in Translation
Jul. 25, 2011—In addition to my class of high schoolers, I also had a few more classes. I worked with the night class, which was full of adults who worked during the days and wanted to learn English. I also taught beginning French, which was certainly an experience in itself.
Language Barriers
Jul. 10, 2011—One of my primary classes was teaching high school students (age 16 and 17) English after their school finished. There were four teachers for a class of about twenty, so there was plenty of one-on-one time. And while our class was five days a week, we needed A TON more time to teach them. Teaching...