Field Notes: Midterms Edition

By Elisa Vasquez on Feb 26, 2024

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Work hard, but not too hard that the barista doesn’t flirt with you.

Bwog midtermed HARD.

Studied for ethics midterm (i can’t Kant)
Studied for my 3 midterms this week
Oooof midterm season
Felt the impending doom of midterms
Did so many hours of French readings/assignments that I should be bilingual by now (I’m not)
Spent both Saturday and Sunday entirely at coffee shops working
Went to a cute little cafe on both Saturday and Sunday to work on my essay. (my friend is convinced that the guy who works there is flirting with me but I think he’s just being nice)

Then experienced the side effects of midterms.

Did as the cool kids do.

Friday night movie night (the choice was scott pilgrim)
Conquered my fear of dodge!
Stole dining hall fruit
Called my parents
Went to Build A Bear on Friday night for best friend’s bday, literally the most iconic bday party idea and we WERE the oldest people there (but we took it very seriously); I now own a cow stuffed animal that plays my friends’ voices when you squeeze a hoof
Got Absolute on Sunday afternoon and it healed me
Ate so many liz’s place muffins
Watched the sox :))))
Played many card games with my cousins
Binge watched demon slayer with my besties while we ate tons of snacks
Had dinner with the other editors for the Columbia Journal of Mathematics! math department paid!
Got a bunch of free food at a training session for my job
Got coffee with friends I hadn’t seen in a while!
WIP for orchesis on sunday (sooo many rehearsals but so fun)
Had a very nice (and free!) Sunday brunch at a different college

Questioned the American healthcare system.

And indulged in the arts.

Saw a lovely student-performed opera! (Orpheus in the Underworld by Offenbach)
Bought tickets for a ballet and another opera next weekend because I spend too much money on going to shows (but have a student discount!)

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