May 28, 2009
Finals are finally over, or in my case, have been for the past 6 months, but all of my friends are finally on the same page with having fun and living up the last few days as a college student. Is Senior Week fun? Absolutely. Is Senior Week relaxing? Depends on how you look at [...]
April 30, 2009
Last Saturday, I went with two of my friends to fulfill another 4-year-long dream: attend a Pao Bhangra performance. Hosted by Cornell Bhangra, it is the largest Bhangra exhibition in North America, pulling teams from all over the country to perform at Barton. This year, NYU, USC, and a few other DC-area teams visited Ithaca. [...]
April 13, 2009
A lost in translation moment: From the Florence airport, Sarah and I took a 15 minute taxi ride to our hostel, a small apartment 30 seconds from the Uffizi Gallery, a five minute walk to the Duomo. The hostel was cash only, so when we checked in, we used up all of our cash and [...]
April 7, 2009
After a whirlwind trip to Europe-more updates to come over the next week-I arrived in Ithaca at 6 pm last Sunday. Completely dazed and jetlagged, I had completely forgotten (rather, wrongly assumed) that Girl Talk, the mash-up DJ sensation, was set to perform in Barton Hall at 7 pm. A friend welcomes me home…and offers [...]
March 19, 2009
For the second year in a row, Cornell Men’s Basketball is in the NCAA March Madness tournament. They released seeds yesterday, and our #14 seed Big Red will face #3 Mizzou. In Boise, Idaho! Definitely wishing the guys best of luck, and you can count on me watching the game on Friday. Like many others [...]
February 13, 2009
The Cornell Cinema has been screening a series of documentaries and films that center around water. Last night, my roommate Katy and I went to see Up the Yangtze, which centers around an impoverished family trying to make ends meets. Realizing their inevitable eviction along with little-to-none government compensation they’ll receive as “illegal citizens”, the [...]
February 9, 2009
Fellow blogger Alex and I, along with a few of our friends, hit up the slopes of Greek Peak last week. For many Cornell students, Greek Peak is a great skiing and snowboarding option given its proximity (about a 25 minute drive) and its deals on season passes for students. I haven’t skied in eight [...]
January 27, 2009
The night before I was due back in Ithaca, my mom decided on a whim that we go on a dinner date and see Slumdog Millionaire, much to my delight. However, the moment my mom suggested the 7 pm showing, I signaled a red flag. My mom passes out at around 8:30pm so routinely that [...]
October 31, 2008
I enjoy watching The Office on NBC. The writing, acting, and mockumentary format make the ridiculous storylines so believable. Well, after tonight, it just upgraded to platinum status. Just a little background on a specific story line: Dwight Schrute, who moonlights as a beet farmer, anime lover, and loves to wear shades of mustard yellow [...]
October 29, 2008
An opera class would never be complete without a visit to the opera house…in Syracuse. Half of the class ventured to the Crouse-Hinds Theater to see Die Zauberflote, or Mozart’s The Magic Flute. I love how the class is so small, but because there is so much material to cover in a 50-minute class, all [...]