Yadira Torres
Class of 2019
Yadira 's D-Plan
What's a D-Plan?Dartmouth: Presidential Pit-Stop
I’ve always been more or less politically curious. As a kid, I used to watch the news with my mom while getting ready for school, and now, I wake up and scroll through the news notifications on my phone.
Posted 04/27/2018 at 5:30 PMAll Text Posts
New School, New Me
My past three years at Dartmouth have been filled with so many new experiences that have completely changed my life. If you had told me three years ago that I would willingly eat salad, canoe for 20 miles, or even know how to cook something other
- No. 1
Canoeing and Hiking!
Let's start with an easy one. California has been in a drought since I can remember, so canoeing back home was out of the question. To be quite honest, I signed up for this trip because I refused to hike. Jokes on me, I still did that! Hiking Mount Moosilauke is one of many traditions you first get exposed to at Dartmouth. On the last night of Trips, you have the option to leave for the peak of Moosilauke at 3 AM to catch the sunrise from the top — a sunrike, if you will. I was initially not too keen on going (the small hills I hiked back home were nothing compared to this x footer) however, there were three groups of various speeds going up, making this tradition accessible to most.
- No. 2
Becoming Master Chef
Before college, I had strict orders to not set foot in my mom’s kitchen, since so many of my cooking experiments were... not the best tasting. It came as a surprise to my mom that I can actually cook now! Honestly, I have to give all credit to chemistry lab for teaching me how to follow detailed instructions. I even took a stab at baking this past spring break! It’s been a great way to destress and hang out with friends, while also practicing my lab skills (or, at least that’s what I tell my mom). I may not know how to do my taxes (yet), but I'm one step closer to #adulting.
- No. 3
Healthy Habits
THE FRESHMAN FIFTEEN ARE REAL! Or at least for me, they were. I’ve had to learn how to eat healthy, schedule in time to workout, and learn moderation. I’ve taken a few PE classes (and burst a vein in my eye in one particular Insanity class), have taken up running once again, and even joined a dance team my sophomore summer. I even ENJOY salads now!
Posted 04/14/2018 at 6:45 PMAll List Posts
Una Bienvenida Orignal - Dartmouth Trips!
Trips, literalmente significando “Paseos”, es una de las muchas tradiciones de Dartmouth. Consiste de un paseo de cinco días donde un grupo de estudiantes de primer año y dos líderes exploran varios lugares de New Hampshire hasta Maine.
Posted 02/15/2018 at 8:30 AMAll Photo Posts
Lost In Translation - Intro
¿Dartmouth College? ¿O sea, un colegio? ¿Qué no aplicaste a la universidad?Dartmouth College? So... a college? Weren't you applying to universities, not colleges?
Posted 02/1/2018 at 9:30 AMAll Text Posts
Is It Too Late Now To Say Sorry?
After 25 hours of travel (thanks, winter storm Grayson!) I’ve finally made it to campus after a much-needed winter break. This break, however, made me realize that I’m less than a year and a half away from graduation.
Posted 01/13/2018 at 11:30 AMAll Text Posts
West Coast, Best Coast! East Coast... Beast Coast?
Whenever I tell someone from home that I go to a small, liberal-arts college in New Hampshire (what can I say, I like to think I'm too humble to "name drop"), the next question they ask is, "why would you EVER leave California?"
Posted 11/26/2017 at 10:01 AMAll Text Posts
Spraining My Ankle Was The Best Thing Ever
During O-Week -- or orientation week -- before my first fall term on campus, I managed the impossible. I sprained my ankle walking down a small incline on the way to the Choates, one of the freshman dorms on campus.
Posted 11/19/2017 at 10:45 AMAll Text Posts
Day of the Dead at Dartmouth! Dia de Los Muertos en Dartmouth!
Dia de Los Muertos (or, Day of the Dead) is a tradition in most Latin American countries. Although customs vary from country to country and region to region, it all comes down to remembering those who have left earth too soon.
Posted 11/8/2017 at 3:15 AMAll Photo Posts
Cooking in college? Let's taco 'bout it!
“Wait...we might have to order pizza instead” is a phrase I’ve used far too often in my efforts to experiment with cooking. Back home, making quesadillas and fried eggs was about as far as my cooking skills spanned.
Posted 10/27/2017 at 11:30 AMAll Photo Posts
Dance Like Everyone is Watching
This summer — my sophomore summer — I did something I never thought I would ever do.
Something so radically insane, I still can’t believe I went through it.
Posted 10/16/2017 at 9:45 AMAll Photo Posts