I am a Religion major and an Education minor who is interested in eventually working in the field of law. At Dartmouth, I am a sister of Alpha Phi, a current member of the varsity Track and Field team, and also played a year on the varsity Basketball team. When I'm on campus, my favourite things to do are get breakfast at Lou's and go to football games. When I'm not on campus, my favourite things to do are travel and visit my family and friends.
My favourite part about this class was the structure of it! Three times a week, we had a large class lecture. Then, our x-hour was used for a small group discussion with our professor.
I loved how interactive this class was. Tt was a lecture based class, but we often had in-class building activities and one large project - building a cardboard chair!
Our professor made the class! Professor Tine was so enthusiastic about the content and material in this course, that it made me excited to come to class and learn eachday
SummerTraveling
I spend my first year summer at home with my family and travelling to visit old friends, new friends from Dartmouth, and extended family members. I spent a lot of my summer down south in Florida and Georgia, escaping the Canadian cold.
Sophomore fall I was on campus taking classes and training for the upcoming Track and Field season. My favourite class was taught by 3 different professors from 3 different departments, looking at the Protestant Reformation from an art history angle, music angle, and of course religious perspective.
I spent sophomore winter on campus in Hanover taking four classes and competing in our indoor track and field season. The most interesting class that I took this term was an introduction architecture class where we actually got to build things in the wood shop!
This spring was a busy one for me in Hanover! I competed for our school's varsity track and field team and took three classes, two of which satisfied requirements for my major. My favourite class was "Jewish Views of Christianity", which was cross-listed in the Religion, History and Jewish Studies departments.
SummerOn Campus
It's my sophomore summer! However, instead of taking classes, I'm on campus interning with the Alumni Relations office. Stay tuned to my blog posts for more updates.
FallAbroad
While fall is my favourite time at Dartmouth, I decided to spend this term abroad studying at the University of Edinburgh's New College School of Divinity. I will be taking three classes and spending my extra time exploring Europe!
I returned to Edinburgh from Homecoming on Wednesday morning and set out on Friday morning for Lisbon, Portugal with some friends I've met here in Scotland. Ever since coming aborad, I have been excited to visit Portugal. As a religion major, I am captivated by Portugal's complex religious history and was eager to learn more about the country on the ground.
We spent the majority of our weekend exploring Sintra, Portugal, a small town just a short, 40-minute train ride from the centre of Lisbon. Sintra is built around a huge mountain, and on top of the mountain is the Castle of the Moors, which was built in the 9th century by North African Moors. A close walk away is Pena Palace, which for years was home to Portuguese nobility.
Sintra was one of the most colourful, captivating towns I have ever visited, and I'm so glad my study abroad program is allowing me to travel and explore places that are difficult to visit from North America. I thought I would share some of my experiences from the past weekend, through photos.
As an international student, I really appreciate the opportunity to expand my academic horizons beyond the United States. Right now, I’m thinking of applying to Government programs in DC and London.
Sometimes all you have to do is look up to find some of the most unexpected moments of pure, natural beauty. Here are my favorites from this past fall term.
