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First Week of Class!

Jan. 12, 2012—The first week of classes, also known as “syllabus week”, is the week where everyone tries to figure out their schedule, and I am often known to go to as many as six classes in a day to try and figure out which ones I like!

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Hello, Guten Tag, Bonjour

Jan. 12, 2012—Hello — This semester, I am studying abroad in Aix-en-Provence, France with the Vanderbilt-in-France (ViF) program in order to fulfill some final requirements for my French major and to have an amazing experience in Europe!

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FDOC

Jan. 9, 2012—Today was the First Day of Classes! Usually, classes here start on Wednesday, but this semester, the University decided that it was best to cut our winter break short by two days and get the most out of this first week back.

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Leading up to Semester 4…

Jan. 7, 2012—Wow wow wow I did not know 2.5 weeks could go by so quickly! My winter break has been a wonderful mix of restfulness and keeping busy with different events! Get ready for a long post of catching you up on the past few weeks of life!

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The Ride Home

Jan. 1, 2012—Just over two weeks ago, I fired up the Nathan-mobile to head home for Christmas break, triumphant to have conquered my Circuits and Thermodynamics finals and ready to enjoy some much-needed relaxation time. After forgetting a bag at my dorm, I was forced to turn around about 45 minutes out of Nashville to pick it...

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There’s one week left!

Dec. 30, 2011—As much as I’m enjoying winter break here in sunny Florida (where winter means it has gotten under 80 degrees), I’m already thinking ahead. In fact, there’s only one week until a friend and I begin our drive back to Nashville—yes, we drove here.

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Hellooooo Blog World!

Dec. 24, 2011—Hi y’all! I took the semester off of blogging…. I had way too much going on, as I have often admitted! So… as I sit at home, recuperating from the stress of finals, blogging, drinking hot chocolate and listening to Christmas music, I am going to share my reflections on the past semester with y’all....

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An Empty Campus…

Dec. 17, 2011—I have successfully survived finals week! But being here as the dorms close is kind of eerie…

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Home, Sweet Home

Dec. 17, 2011—I remember when I first arrived at Vanderbilt as a freshman for the Fall 2009 semester talking about “home.” However, soon enough, home no longer meant Bloomington, IN…instead it meant North House, sophomore year it meant Mayfield 10, and this past semester it meant Lewis 709. I moved out of Lewis yesterday, and now home...

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Review Session

Dec. 16, 2011—Currently, only my biology final stands between me and going home. Needless to say, I’m scared to death about it, but I’ve been studying as much as possible, and yesterday my professors held a review session, which is always helpful.

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