Three weeks have already passed in the fall semester, and now the winds are picking up, the leaves are changing color. Since I traveled abroad last fall, I feel like it has been a long time since I have experienced the beautiful Vermont fall. It has been a busy first few weeks here at school, maybe due to the late start this year. The Clifford Symposium, which happened last weekend, was an excellent event. This was actually my first time attending the Clifford Symposium and I am sad that I haven’t had the opportunity until my Senior Year, but I am glad that I got to at least once! This years topic was “the good body” and how that is defined. I had the privilege of attending Eli Clare’s Friday morning discussion of the notions of what a “bad body” is. Clare has cerebral palsy and discussed how judgements of disabilities have played into his life. By the end of the talk, he related disability and access to Middlebury College. he asked about reflecting on the opportunities and accessibility of becoming a Middlebury student. Being a senior and looking back on my Middlebury experience, this is a question I have recently been thinking about …and maybe by the end of the year I will be able to come up with an answer! For now, I will just say that I am so grateful for the opportunities that I have been given to come to such a school and for the opportunities the school has given me for the future.

That’s all for the time being…. Until next time!

Tiffany