Winter break was a warmly welcomed chance to relax and rejuvenate before spring semester. I very much appreciated every night on my comfy mattress, access to a car, a plethora of Caribou coffee dates, and all the Afghan food I could eat! Though I had lots of fun catching up with family, high school friends and teachers--and I already miss them dearly--it's good to be back at Mount Holyoke, as I have also missed my classmates and community here. Now that I have completed all of my distribution requirements for graduation, I can choose to take most or all of my classes in a subject area that I enjoy or intend to major in (in my case, this excludes all math and science courses). This spring I am taking Intro to Study of Literature, Intro to Sociology, American Politics, and a religion course titled Women and Gender in Islam. The first week of classes has been great--all of my professors are very qualified intellectuals who enjoy harboring a passion for their respective discipline within their students.
I am still a proud member of the Mount Holyoke Glee Club, and our brief trip to Philadelphia to perform for their alumnae chapter was a blast. Additionally, I will be auditioning for a few of the a cappella groups on campus tomorrow afternoon, the V8's (the oldest continuing, all-female collegiate a cappella group in the nation) and the M&C's. I also plan to be more actively involved with Amnesty International, a popular human rights organization that promotes awareness of and involvement in issues of global importance. I'm excited for all that I will learn and the many opportunities I will be lucky enough to experience; cheers to a wonderful semester!
Here are a few holiday photos from my stay at home~
{Look at how big they've gotten!}
