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Two families merging

A few weeks ago, my family came to visit me here at McDaniel for my little sister’s spring break from California. My mum had seen the campus before, and had once been on an official tour when I was a prospective student, but for my dad and my sister, it was the first time seeing […]

Easter, Holi, and Family

Easter is always a weird time for me. In New Zealand, where I grew up, it’s a holiday that’s as big as Christmas, regardless of whether you’re religious or not. It’s also not as commercialized as it is in the US. I’d never seen a plastic egg before I came here. For me, Easter was […]

Thanksgiving, American style

Decorating for Christmas

Hey guys,

I was planning to spend Thanksgiving on campus as I did last year. A lot of people instantly get a pitying expression on their faces when I tell them this, but it’s really not bad. I live in California, but I grew up in New Zealand […]

Family Weekend Fun

Such great weather on the Hill!

This weekend was Family Weekend, and even though my family did not come visit me from California, I had the best time ever! It was nice to meet some of my residents’ family members. They were all so nice! Now I can put faces to the stories […]

Adjusting to Home

It’s nice that the semester is over. Papers are in, projects are done, and there’s an entire summer open for activities. No more all-nighters, surviving on coffee, or staring absently at a book or screen hoping to understand.

Instead, there’s home, wherever that may be, and for most of us, that means parents and siblings […]