Welcome to the blog of an Englishman studying at Dartmouth—do take a look around! Hopefully, my blogs will provide you with an insight on life at Dartmouth, and specifically through the eyes of an international student. Dartmouth has a tonne to offer from the staggering natural beauty of its surroundings and stellar academic programs to the wonderful people you meet along the way. So stay a while, I'll make us cups of tea, and take a moment to discover life at the college on the hill.
From a night at the ball to sleeping in a cabin: events at Dartmouth!
Dartmouth is an interesting place considering how specific its location and atmosphere can seem. We have all sorts of things going on every day on campus, and they all have their own personality to them! I personally love this, as for me having all my activities in one theme can end up becoming boring, and having such a range means any day is going to be new and exciting!
One super cool thing I did this term (actually very recently as of the writing of this blog) was attend the Phrozen Ivy Ball at the Hanover Inn! It was run by Alpha Phi Alpha (the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American Men), and was potentially the fanciest thing I've been to in Hanover since beginning my Dartmouth career. The Hanover Inn (for anyone not in the know) is this boujee (with a capital B) hotel in town, and they have this beautiful ball room which was decked out with a live DJ, fancy catering from The Pine restaurant, and the best part: the theme was a night at the Met! Of course this meant I went in a black and gold suit covered in sequins (because you have to show up dapper).
Flashback to me BALLin... ok I'll stop
I also went to an awesome event in the fall: the DOC (Dartmouth Outdoors Club) formal! This was a rather different experience to the ball I mentioned earlier, but was equally as fun! We all dressed up fancy and headed out for a meal and party at the Mousilauke lodge (a huge lodge by Mt Mousilauke that the college owns and runs). We got a five-course meal, lots of music, and a lovely range of cabins to choose from to stay the night before breakfast and coming home the next morning.
The final (and rather different set of events) I have been to on campus are Friday Night Rock events! Friday Night Rock are an amazing group on campus that bring various bands to perform for us and host a full concert! It is always an amazing experience with the best people, and it feels just great at the end of a week to blow off some steam and dance to good live music
Catching dragonflies at the Organic Farm during my Agroecology lab, plunging feet first into the Connecticut River after class, and exploring the Upper Valley by electric scooter… all in one day! Welcome to Sophomore Summer.
Memorial Day weekend held so many memories for me as the term begins to wrap up. One of those was DOC formal, a dance put on by the biggest club at Dartmouth!
I wanted to make my last blog post for this academic year about the places in the Dartmouth community that I will deeply miss and have made amazing memories with the wonderful members of this community.
