The other night I was on my way to Marble Works to meet a friend for dinner at American Flatbread. He was running a little bit late so I decided to take in the views of the waterfall and surrounding greenery that sit right next to Marble Works. I realize that some of our posts […]

If anything deserves an emotional response, I cry. If I’m happy, there are tears. Sad? tears. Cold? crying. Did I see a dog? practically sobbing. I told my dean that my goal was to not cry during finals and he said that that might not be a good goal as I seem to be a […]

Here’s me with the plant. Please note that this picture was taken at 11 pm on a Wednesday and is thus not a great visual depiction of myself. Last week, there were more than a dozen tomato plants left outside the student center, with a cardboard sign that beckoned the Middlebury community to “adopt”. Being a […]

When I was a kid, family vacations consisted of loading food, sleeping bags, tents, and various supplies into a van and traveling to different national parks, museums, and hiking trails. We didn’t go to Disney Land, major cities, or massive theme parks. We saw Mount Rushmore, Crater Lake, the Oregon Trail, and Laura Ingalls Wilder’s […]

Let’s face the facts: the dining halls aren’t going to be serving your favorite meal 100% of the time. And some days, you just want to go for a good old-fashioned sandwich. The panini machines are definitely my favorite thing about Proctor Dining Hall, and tonight (as well as most days during lunch) I put […]

This weekend I fell asleep in a car twice. Which means 1)I went on some pretty fun adventures  and 2)  I need to sleep more The adventures started Thursday when a friend and I hiked sunset ledge. It was an easy 2 mile hike on part of the Long Trail, and the views were unbelievable. […]

Inevitably, we ended up in Manhattan on day 2 of our trip. The journey began innocently enough, at a metro north station in a Westchester town with a faintly Native American name. I wish with both my girlfriend and her sister, a current high school student and the most sarcastic person from New York since Jerry […]

This past weekend, the Middlebury College Summer Language Schools celebrated their centennial with a huge dance (see Kendall’s post), fireworks, a lot of speakers and panels, and many more events, including a performance in Mead Chapel by Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei. Abby is an alum of the Chinese Summer School, arriving in 1998, and is […]

Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be two days away from seeing the fearless Taylor Swift. My friends think I’m insane because of how excited I am about the concert, but it will hands-down be the best day of the summer. The love story between me and Taylor Swift has […]

There are many student bands on campus, but the most popular is Iron Eyes Cody. You can stalk them on facebook here or listen to them here. Surprisingly, I had never been to one of their concerts, so when I found out that they were playing in Burlington my friends and I decided it was time for another adventure. […]