I have been away from Smith for nine months now. At first, it was hard to watch everything go on without me. I constantly checked my house’s Facebook group, watched my friends’ Instagram stories and tried to keep up with all the little things going on around campus.
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For the past month, I have been living and working in Madrid, Spain as an au pair. I live with a family of four in a small city about 30 minutes outside of downtown Madrid and serve as an English tutor and friend for the two 11- and 12-year-old girls.
I have lived in Washington, D.C. for seven months now. During that time, I marched with current and soon-to-be feminist icons, explored the city with new friends, said good morning to my role model each day and witnessed history being made right outside my door.
Living in Washington, D.C. has been a unique experience for me. The city is centered around politics and filled with people who want to make a difference not only for the United States, but for the world.
If you’ve ever taken a class with me, or really if you’ve ever met me, you know that I ask a lot of questions. I…
would like to preface this post by acknowledging how my race, gender, socioeconomic class and sexuality has affected my undergraduate experience. While I have found…
Being away from Smith is very strange, to say the least. It’s full of contradictory emotions, homesickness – or rather Smith-sickness – and an intimidating…