first-year reflections

(Editor’s Note: Marilyn Hernandez-Stopp ’14 visited China as part of the university’s Benton Scholars Program and writes about her experience.) Now that I am back home, I’ve had a chance to reflect on my trip to China and attempt to readjust to the time difference! For the last week that I was in China, the […]

(Editor’s Note: Marilyn Hernandez-Stopp ’14 is blogging from China, where she is visiting as part of the university’s Benton Scholars Program.) My first few days in China have been phenomenal. After an exhausting 14-hour flight, we arrived at the Beijing airport at around 6:30 at night (though it felt like the morning for us!).

I am so happy that I am officially done with school, and I can’t wait to hop on the plane with some of my closest friends and head to China with them! Everyone has been asking me when I’m leaving for home, and each time I explain that I’m not going home just yet, I’m taking a […]

Finals week is fast approaching, and I am ready for the last stretch of my freshman year. This week I have been inundated with work, turning in assignments, and enjoying the good weather that has finally made an appearance on campus.

I had one of my largest accomplishments this past week! I finally held my first ALANA event for the semester. As I mentioned before, I have been working on a cultural fashion show the entire semester with fellow ambassador Mi Seung Kim ’13.

This past week was an adventurous one for me! On Wednesday, I visited the home of professors Pilar and Antonio Barrera. I went with my fellow Latin American Student Organization members and we enjoyed great food and conversation.

School is in the final stretch and I am quite excited! This week has been busy per usual, but I am feeling great about the weekend. For one, I had a mix-and-mingle with the Chinese Interest Association on Tuesday concerning the trip that I will be making to China with the Benton Scholars Program.

This week has been quite hectic, but in a very good way! I am getting prepared for my trip to China with the Benton Scholars Program so I had to get some shots that I hadn’t already received.

I can’t believe it, this Monday, Colgate experienced a snow day! This is a very rare occurrence, and I was shocked to wake up to the text that spelled out the unthinkable! The campus was in a frenzy, though the students felt relieved to have a bit more time to cram for midterms.

This week was filled with learning upon learning experiences. I have noticed how much of the material I am exposed to while at lectures and other events can be applied to many of my classes, as well as to my life.