Hi everyone! My name's Daniel, and I'm a 25! I'm from Orange County, California and Seoul, South Korea. I'm hoping to major in Biomedical Engineering and Anthropology Modified with Global Health. If I'm not under my sheets watching a new Netflix series, you'll find me spending time at Still North Café or at the engineering building. I hope you learn something new about Dartmouth today!
Academic Program
Biomedical Engineering and Anthropology Modified with Global Health
With finals coming to a close at the end of Week 10, I am officially done with my first term at Dartmouth! My first term was undoubtedly an invaluable experience, meeting new people, learning to live independently, taking thought-provoking, rigorous courses, and far more. However, at the same time, I missed my family and home in California and was beyond ecstatic to travel back. I'm from Irvine, California, a suburban region just south of Los Angeles. According to Google Maps, it's approximately 3,000 miles away, and I wanted to share with you guys how my grandiose trip went!
#1: Dartmouth Coach
The view from my seat in my Dartmouth Coach bus!
Dartmouth has a great bus service known as the Dartmouth Coach that allows students to travel from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire to main cities in the East Coast like New York and Boston. My flight was scheduled to leave at the Boston Logan airport, so I booked a ticket to travel directly to Boston Logan at 10:40. One tip is that if you're running late or need an earlier ride, you can simply keep your original ticket and use it for any time of the day; Dartmouth Coach is very flexible in time changes, at least for rides to Boston.
#2: Flight to LAX
Before going to the airport, I visited my friend's house in Boston really briefly.
After arriving around 12:40 at Boston Logan, I spent about 30-minutes checking in for my flight. Then, I completed some final project work for my anthropology course at the airport waiting to board (always have to be grinding!). My flight was scheduled to be around 6-hours.
#3: Car Ride to Irvine
Peaceful car ride through the greenery of Irvine! It was over 85 degrees this day.
Irvine is around a 1-hour drive from LAX. My mom and sister picked me up from the airport, taking me to my lovely home! It was beyond exciting returning to a more urban environment, something very different from Hanover. I consider myself lucky to be able to experience both the nature-y and beautiful Hanover town as well as the populated yet peaceful Irvine.
As I begin my junior year, I feel my time at Dartmouth shifting from exploration to deeper focus, with my studies, experiences, and passions beginning to take clear shape.
As a senior now, I've experienced and learned more about myself and about life than I ever anticipated I could. With that, I want to reflect on Dartmouth's unique qualities, from its rural setting to the Greek Life presence to the quarter system!
Senior Fall brings an eventful and diverse courseload, taking up almost all of my time! Find out what I am involved with this term and the incredible variety of classes that Dartmouth has to offer!
New Hampshire is such a glorious state with so much to offer in the fall! Come with me as I explore Plainfield, NH, and go apple picking at Riverview Farms.
Now that I'm a sophomore, I find myself in the possession of an extraordinary amount of 'Dartmouth lingo.' This is your formal invitation to get the inside scoop!
