Archive for: study abroad
The Reality of It is Up to You
About a year ago, I read a book by Neale Donald Walsch called “Conversations with God.” In the book, Walsch writes, “…no condition is ‘good’...
Time Out!
As the spring semester progresses, many students find themselves planning the next months and even years of their lives. Students who aren’t graduating this spring...
Home Is Where the Heart Is
When I first arrived in Claremont as a freshman, I knew I had landed in heaven. I couldn’t imagine going to school anywhere else. This was a bit of a miracle considering...
Letters to Home: Where is Oman…?
Or, as an alternative title, “Oman: Our Friends are Drinking in Europe Right Now” There are three different kinds of reactions you experience when you...
Letters to Home: An Italian Life Worth Living
Hello, Claremont! I hope you haven’t forgotten about me while I’ve been studying abroad in Milan, Italy. In case you have, or in case you’re a freshman,...
Claremont’s Looming Housing Crisis
Plaintive emails and rampant rumors about Claremont McKenna College’s very own housing crisis leave many students picturing hundred of homeless CMC’ers...
All the Girls Get Fat in South America
Who wants to talk about body issues? Recently, my darling Heath has been begging me, along with many other members of the class of 2013, to contribute to the Forum‘s...
Letters to Freshmen: From the Dean that Knows Us Best
The next letter of advice comes from Dean Mary Spellman, our Dean of Students. As the Dean of Students, Dean Spellman has a unique perspective on life at Claremont...
Israel Is Real
This summer, Claremont McKenna College Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Gary Gilbert, organized a nine day whirlwind student trip to two of Israel’s largest...
Letters to Home: Siena, Italy
My Dear CMC, Oh CMC, how thrilled I am to return to you in the fall! I can only hope that all of you back on campus have had a stellar spring semester—I certainly...
