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My Month in Ecuador (thank you Vandy!)
Nov. 8, 2015—This summer I went to Ecuador for a month, thanks to a program in Vandy's OACS (Office of Active Citizenship and Service). This program taught me more than I could have asked for. We had a reunion dinner to reflect on our experience, and I was asked to write a speech. Here it is!
Fall Break Adventures!
Oct. 17, 2015—Fall Break at Vandy, including waterfalls and vineyards. Going away for a break can be exciting, but so can staying in Nashville!
First-Month Adventures in Vandyland: Music, Ice Cream, and Trees
Oct. 10, 2015—A list of 5 things I would never have expected to have done by the first month of freshman year
Run for the Hills (There Are LOTS of Them)
Oct. 8, 2015—“I can’t tonight, I have a long run tomorrow.” Since this semester started, pretty much everyone I ever hang out with has gotten the above sentence in response to a suggestion to do something fun and exciting and non-sweaty on Friday nights. “Booooo-riiiiing,” they cry. “Do less,” they snort, with an understandable amount of derision at the prospect of me choosing to forgo a party just to wheeze and chafe my way through a three-hour cross-country slog at 7am.
Bio Lab: It Gets Better
Apr. 12, 2015—Hi, my name is James Lopez, and I’m a pre-med student at Vandy. You know, it’s a tough environment, the Biology department. The environment isn’t the most welcoming. They force you to stare at yellow solids that turn into yellow liquids, claiming that it’s all bacteria and DNA solutions. But I couldn’t see a thing....
Why I’m Totally Ready to be Back at Vanderbilt
Mar. 7, 2015—Don't get me wrong, every season in Nashville has its winning traits. However, I have an especially great feeling about my first Spring here. Read on to find out why!
Winter Staycation
Feb. 22, 2015—This past week at Vanderbilt has probably been one of the most memorable in my five and a half semesters here. Vanderbilt cancelled classes on Monday and Tuesday because of the ice storm that hit us and that blanketed our campus and the rest of Nashville in at least an inch of ice! I’m from...
Snow Much Fun
Feb. 21, 2015—I. Love. Snow. If you haven’t heard already, Vanderbilt bequeathed us with two blessed snow days this week. Yes, we did take full advantage of these days. We had seen the weather reports on the interwebs on Sunday. And by Sunday night, just ask my friends, I was literally running around screaming with excitement. No...
Snow Day: Take 2
Feb. 17, 2015—Nature throws a curve ball at the South; strike two, Vandy!
Tales from the Closet of a Texas Girl
Feb. 16, 2015—Are you from somewhere hot? Here's some advice on learning how to survive the tricky weather in Nashville.