Student Life Category
Apartment Time! — A Blank Canvas
Jul. 24, 2012—Vanderbilt generally likes its students to live on campus all 4 years because of the sense of community, but seniors (and this year juniors and sophomores because of the construction of the new Kissam College Halls) are allowed to apply to live off campus. This past weekend, I moved into my new apartment and I...
I love summer.
Jul. 23, 2012—The title says it all. My summer break has been much too good to me. While there is a small void in my life without my Vandy friends, being back home has been filled with wonderful memories!
Goodbye Currey, Hello Chaffin
Jul. 23, 2012—You might remember this post on living in Kissam Quad. Well, Kissam Quad now looks a little like this so unless you are reading this post a year or so into the future, you can see why I will no longer be living there. However, this is nothing to mourn over because while I will...
Hola from Peru!
Jul. 20, 2012—Hello hello! I am currently sitting in my room in my new home in Lima, Peru. I am staying with a host family for three weeks, as I volunteer in a medical clinic.
A Spoonful of Sugar
Jul. 14, 2012—French food is fantastically fresh! It is so delicious! This post contains a visual feast of delicious foods that I've sampled in France thus far!
A Day in the Life: Stubbs Lab
Jul. 12, 2012—I’ve blogged in the past about my undergraduate research in a structural biology lab at Vanderbilt and how this summer I’m working full-time as a part of a summer research program called VUSRP, but I’ve never really gotten into the nitty gritty of what I do in lab. Welcome to a day in the life...
New Commodore Breaks Ray Allen Story
Jul. 11, 2012—For those of you that aren’t into basketball, here is a brief summary of what is going on in the NBA at the moment:
Nearby Wonders: Mammoth Cave
Jul. 9, 2012—There are tons of awesome places to go and sights to see around Nashville, so this weekend, a few friends of mine and I decided to trek drive 1 hour and 40 min from good ol’ Nashville, TN all the way to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. It was an awful hot and humid midsummer day,...
Reliving the SATs
Jul. 8, 2012—If you're reading this as a potential Vanderbilt student (or as an admitted one), you know the woes of SAT and ACT prep. You know about sitting for several hours in cold rooms to take the tests that help determine your future college. This summer, I've taken the time to re-live these standardized tests--and I'm actually enjoying it.
Can You Feel The Love Tonight?
Jul. 8, 2012—Bonjour! We have arrived in Paris, toured around the hotspots, immersed ourselves in French culture, and have loved the music!