Yehalah Fernando
Class of 2026
Yehalah's D-Plan
What's a D-Plan?
Posted 11/10/2022 at 9:00 AMAll Text Posts
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Homecoming!
Bonfire Night at Dartmouth! A vivid description of Homecoming Weekend and all the traditions it brings.
Posted 10/31/2022 at 9:00 AMAll Text Posts
The Great Outdoors (and Indoors)
This is a compilation of some of the outdoor and indoor fun you can have at and around Dartmouth!
- No. 1
The Climbing Gym!
I feel like this one qualifies as both outdoors and indoors because it an outdoorsy activity being done indoors. You know what I mean? The Climbing Gym is a bouldering cave with varying skill levels (I only got to level one of course) and is free to all Dartmouth students! If you are courageous enough to try the higher levels, I truly admire you. One foot up and I already want to be back on solid ground. However, the instructors there are extremely friendly and will teach you the ropes (disclaimer: there are no actually ropes). It takes some time to get rid of the fear of falling but it gets easier the more you do it!
- No. 2
My First Sunrike
A Sunrike is just what it sounds like; a sunrise hike. Except in this case, courtesy of New England weather, it was more of a foghike. We woke up at 5AM to drive to Frenches Ledges and then hiked in 4 degrees Celcius to the top! Now that I think about it, it was so early that it feels like more of a fever dream than reality. Regardless of the fog, it was a nice hike and the drive back through peak fall foliage was beautiful.
- No. 3
Paintball
Last weekend I went on a West House paintball trip (all expenses paid)! The bus ride was a good two hours away but it was worth it. I am proud to say I managed to take out three people (not much, I know, I am not skilled). It was extremely tiring but definitely good exercise. I left with an expansive collection of bruises ranging from my leg to the tip of my finger (which is still not healed) but also left with the satisfaction of knowing I can survive in paintball.
Posted 10/26/2022 at 9:00 AMAll List Posts
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Freshman Fall Courses!
The academic side of my first term as a prospective Engineering major and the classes I am taking!
Posted 10/5/2022 at 9:00 AMAll Text Posts
Weekend(s)!
A comprehensive list of what a weekend at Dartmouth may look like!
- No. 1
Fallapalooza!
The Programming Board at Dartmouth (which I am a new member of!) organized Fallapalooza and brought Peach Tree Rascals and the artist John Kay to Dartmouth! The concert was amazing; my friends and I were right at the front and we even got to meet them!
- No. 2
Game Day
My first football game ever! Dartmouth was playing against Valparaiso on Saturday the 17th and I was able to watch it with my friends; which was a completely new and different experience for me. We even got free Dartmouth bucket hats and pom-poms to cheer for the team (Dartmouth won!)
- No. 3
Bowling Birthday
It was two of my friends' birthdays so we drove down to a bowling alley near Dartmouth to celebrate! The roads around Dartmouth are so scenic, with the leaves just beginning to turn as fall is around the corner. The drive was beautiful and I got three strikes at bowling!
Posted 09/28/2022 at 9:00 AMAll List Posts
Are we out of the woods yet?
The adventures of a South Asian girl, approximately 13,718km away from home, shivering in weather that apparently "isn't that cold" and navigating college as a first-generation student! Welcome to the story of my life at Dartmouth.
Posted 09/21/2022 at 9:00 AMAll Text Posts