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!
This past weekend, my class took our first of two field trips to the Isle of Iona. Iona is a small island off the west coast of Scotland in the North Atlantic Ocean. Around 120 people live on the island permanently, but Iona welcomes thousands of visitors each year because of its well known "Iona Abbey." Founded in 563, the abbey withstood numerous Viking attacks. Neighbouring the Abbey is the Nunnery. This Nunnery is one of the best perserved in all of the United Kingdom. Because we are studying Religion on our trip, it was cool to see how people practised their religion so many generations ago. Our class was even able to attend a service at the Abbey, which was an incredible way to connect with the local community. Here are some of my favourite pictures from the weekend!
Have you ever heard of 'drill'? John A. Rassias, a former professor at Dartmouth, developed an innovative language learning strategy known as the Rassias Method (or the Dartmouth Intensive Language Model) that we use in these drill classes.
As a student from the Middle East, I would have never imagined that I would go to the States to learn more about the politics and culture of my own region…
Despite being a little apprehensive about group work prior to college, my time at Dartmouth has helped me realize just how much I have grown to love working with my peers on large, term-long projects.
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.
