Posted on August 21, 2008 by Bateslife
“I won’t forget this experience when I return to Bates to continue my academic life. I strongly advise that before you beat yourself up over not being “productive” enough, that you reevaluate what productivity means to you. I believe now that it can’t necessarily be quantified or measured by tangible objects like money and such [...]
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Posted on August 21, 2008 by Bateslife
“Many of my friends from Bates have been working in New York this summer – as receptionists, interns, button sorters, etc.. – and I am finally making my way up to their subletted apartments. I’ll be driving up there with a good friend of mine who I went to high school with and is now [...]
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Posted on August 6, 2008 by Bateslife
“Being home and preparing to head back up to Maine naturally makes me think of the end of the summer when I will be heading north for my sophomore year at Bates. It is only a few short weeks now before I am back on campus, setting up my room, and preparing for a full [...]
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Posted on August 5, 2008 by Bateslife
“Thank goodness it’s Sunday. This weekend has been incredibly hectic. All of a sudden, I found myself spending Friday and Saturday rushing from one job to another with barely enough time to feel my legs weaken. I just finished my Sunday brunch shift at the restaurant and officially have some time to breathe.” Read more [...]
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Posted on August 5, 2008 by Bateslife
“…She explained that one need just to accept where one is at the time and attempt to make one’s space beautiful (whatever beauty means to the individual). This last part struck me and I thought back to moving into my tiny single in Frye House for winter semester this past year. Some good friends helped [...]
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Posted on August 5, 2008 by Bateslife
“It’s true, I wanted to get wasted on animal protein on my 21st. And as my birthday treat I didn’t want cake but I wanted a chocolate covered banana, which were available in the town plaza and which I frequently marveled at when passing by the store window… So, on the eve of my birth [...]
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Posted on August 4, 2008 by Bateslife
“Camp has been flying by. In one week I will head back down to NY for a family wedding and then will come back up to camp for about a week and half before returning home for the rest of the summer. It has been great living in Maine for the summer. After a year [...]
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