Today Bryn Mawr hosted an event in TGH to kick off parent’s weekend. Bryn Mawr and Beyond was demonstrating the variety of summer internships Bryn Mawr students take part in.

At first I was terrified to come to this event and present on my summer experience. I have never been too fond of public speaking and having all eyes on me. But the event ended up being more of a social, consisting of conversation between students and visitors about the work we’re passionate about and where we want to go moving forward.

TGH

Not only was I able to talk about my experience working at Boston Children’s Hospital, but I also got to listen to the work other students did over the summer. I saw a variety of programs that related to my interests and that I’ll probably apply for next summer. It was a great opportunity to learn about what else is out there for me.

On top of that we got free donuts and a free T-shirt, and every college student knows free stuff is the best stuff.

Free Bryn Mawr merch!

Two of my friends participated in a LILAC career event that took place in D.C. this break. Another friend and I decided to take advantage of that and tag along the trip to sightsee for two days.

The first night we got there, we attended a spoken word show at Busboy’s and Poets. This place is half restaurant, half spoken word hall, half art gallery.

a look at the gorgeous art that was in this place

D.C. is full of love for spoken word poetry so this event was more than worth it. On top of that, Busboy’s and Poets had guest star Clint Smith performing his new poetry so it was a big event. It had been a while since I attended a poetry show and this reminded me how much I loved it. Philadelphia is also big on spoken word so I will definitely be making my way into the city more often to attend shows.

The next day, we spent all day hopping from museum to museum. We started with the National Gallery of Art, the National Museum of the American Indian, and then the zoo.

I love going to new places and really appreciated having time over break to visit D.C. Today, however,  is the last day of fall break and I will be catching up on all the readings I didn’t do while I was traveling.

Cheers to the last half of fall semester!

I am now halfway through my first semester as a sophomore, which is both terrifying and exciting.
Spending midterm week obsessing over my essays was an adjustment from last year’s non-stop studying for exams. I opted to take more interdisciplinary and less STEM-driven classes this semester and it has been a very different experience for me. Nonetheless, midterm weeks never fail to put me in my own world, so I’m sorry it took so long to get a story out of me!
Now it’s officially fall break and I will be on campus all week, so expect to hear a lot from me to make up for the lost time.
For today, I will just be curled up in my bed watching Netflix and telling myself I’ll be productive tomorrow. But can you blame me with such a cozy home?

my favorite place to be