Dance Show 2017
Hi friends, I was pretty busy for the first week of term because I was still unpacking from my spring break trip and rehearsing for the dance show that weekend.... Read more.
That one time I sang at Disney
Hi friends, I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before, but I’m part of the Pipettes, the only all-female a cappella group at Caltech. There are... Read more.
A Life in the Day of a Chemistry Major
Hi friends, I just finished my last day of lab last week, and it was just the way it should have been. But let’s start with the long and dramatic backstory:... Read more.
DTLA
Hi friends, Yesterday was a day of food. The title of this post is a little misleading because only a small fraction of this post (and my weekend) was spent in the... Read more.
Guest Post
Hi friends, I have a special treat for y’all: a guest post! This one’s from Daniel, myfriend who is also a senior and majors in physics but knows a lot... Read more.
Rare Japanese Lessons
Hey friends, Lastterm I took L 106, the intro Japanese course. I lived in Japan briefly when I was young, and although I was once fluent in Japanese, I forgot it... Read more.
Ditch Day
"Wake up, frosh; it’s ditch day!" That’s what I was supposed to wake up and say. … Instead that’s what to which I awoke. Which... Read more.
4 Finds on Abbot Kinney Blvd
Hey friends, This past weekend my friends and I went to Abbot Kinney Blvd, on the other side of LA.GQ thinks it as "the coolest block in America." After... Read more.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Musical Endeavors
Hello friends! Happy Thanksgiving (: I have super duper exciting news to share:The Pipettes (the acapella group that I’m in) will be singing at Disneyland... Read more.
How Premeds Skip Class
Hello friends, As I might have mentioned before, I’m a premed. At some schools, that might be a certain major, but at Caltech (and most schools, I think),... Read more.
Alhambra Farmers’ Market
Hello friends! Lunch after church: That’s been one of the most regular ways for me to explore and eat my way through Los Angeles with friends for the past... Read more.
A Caltech Halloween
Boo! Halloween has come to be one of my favorite holidays. When I was little, it would always manage to rain on Halloween night so that trick-or-treating was messy.... Read more.
Postcards from Jenny
As I was reminiscing about my study abroad experience last year, I dug up this old post that never got posted… Hello there! During my weekend in London, i... Read more.
Postcards from Jenny
I keep discovering all these postcards that were lost in the mail, heh. Better late than never!Some of my friends have just settled in for their study abroad experience... Read more.
Postcards from Jenny
I can’t believe it’s somehow already been a year. I met this year’s exchange students from Edinburgh Uni, and talking to them brought me back to... Read more.
Postcards from Jenny
Autumn is upon us, but this one in Southern California feels a little lackluster compared to that in Edinburgh last year… Hi guys! As I’ve mentioned... Read more.
LA
Hi friends, Summer in LA is for friends and food and exploring! In addition to taking EMT classes, I went to Universal Studios with my family. Harry Potter world... Read more.
Memories from Ditch Day
Hello friends, I tell people on tours that there are two bigtraditions at Caltech: Interhouse and Ditch Day. The former is a party that each house builds and hosts... Read more.
Beachbeachbeachbeach
Hi friends, On Saturday, Avery House went to the beach. My friend Tong lay down and buried himself in the sand for the morning. He said his dream was to be buried... Read more.
Jenny’s Spring Term Outlook
Hi friends, It’s hard to believe it’s week four of spring term already! The Prefrosh have come to visit and have gone already. This was my third–no,... Read more.
5 Pasadena Study Spots for a Café Lover
Hello everyone, Add Day, the last day of the three week period during which we can freely add courses, has just passed. It’s that time of term again, when... Read more.
Spring Break
Buenas noches, I´m super sore right now, and I don´t want to see any more cement or buckets ever again. Although I´m in Peru to help out at mobile clinics withMedlife... Read more.
Spring Break
Hola! It has only been three short days, and I have already seen four very different aspects of Lima, the first of which I mentioned in my last post: ancient Lima.... Read more.
Spring Break
Hi everyone! It´s been a while since I´ve blogged. This year has been a year of traveling for me, largely due to Caltech´s amazing resources. I just finished... Read more.
Postcards from Jenny
Hi friends! What would you do if you only had a weekend in London? What if you’ve never been? i faced that fun, fortunate dilemma a few days ago as the past... Read more.
Postcards from Jenny
Hi everyone! The weather was pretty generous for these first couple of weeks here in Edinburgh, but the temperature is steadily starting to drop. While i was packing... Read more.
Postcards from Jenny
Hey guys! In the time since you last heard from me, I’ve been a complete tourist here in Edinburgh. Since I only have one semester here, I’ve been seizing... Read more.
Noms
I usually don’t review places and things I don’t like (although those sorts of reviews would probably be more useful to readers). This review is no exception.... Read more.
Huntington Gardens
My to do list on Sunday: Take my Ma 3 (Probability and Statistics) midterm. Read The Law and the Lady for En 183 (Victorian Crime Fiction). Study the chapter on... Read more.
We’re All Mad Here
Hey guys! Every term, we have Midnight Madness, a break from studying and finals while munching on free breakfast foods. This year was the first year Chandler cafe... Read more.
Second Term = Ski Trip
Hey guys! Every year a lot of houses go on ski trips. This year, Avery went to Mammoth Mountain, which is a comfy six hour drive from school. Here are some shots... Read more.
Meet the Rangel Gang!
*I met a little neighbor Girl: She was eight years old, she said; Her hair was soft with nary a curl That fell long to her hip from her head. She had a bright, inquisitiveair,... Read more.
LA Treasures
Howdy, If you’re ever in LA and have some time, Griffith Observatory is the place to go. You can get there via Metro on the Red Line or use Uber like we did,... Read more.
What time is it? Summer Time!
Hey guys! I’ve been on campus to SURF after spending my first three weeks of summer partly at home shadowing in the emergency department of a children’s... Read more.
Bonfire at the Beach!
Hey guys! So the week before commencement, we had a church bonfire atDockweiler Beach. I feel like the past month has been spent trying to say our goodbyes to the... Read more.
Camping and Laguna Beach
Hey guys, For Memorial Day Weekend, my house went on our annual camping and beach trip. I was super excited to camp out in the mountains of the Cleveland National... Read more.
Highlights of Faculty Dessert Night
Hey guys, Every year, Avery hosts faculty for Faculty Dessert Night. We invite our favorite faculty over for dinner and a talent show, followed by dessert. Shared... Read more.
That One Weekend I went to Mars
Hey guys! So this one weekend, I went to Mars. I’m only kind of kidding. No, I didn’t leave this planet, but I went to the next closest place to Mars:... Read more.
Frosh Picnic!
Hey guys! Spring is the best time for picnics and parks and being little kids again. Some of the frosh from my house and I went out to Grant Park for some frisbee... Read more.
My Brother’s Keeper
Hey guys! The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) was a couple of weeks ago, and maybe even some of the readers came out here to LA for that!... Read more.
Dance Show
Hey guys! One of the great things about being out here in LA is the close proximity to some of the best dance studios ever. During Prefrosh Weekend, my friend Cynthia... Read more.
How to Train Your Dragon
One of the highlights of having to come back early from the Ge 1 field tripwas getting to see what Blacker did for Interhovse. I’d never seen How to Train... Read more.
Geology rocks! (;
Hello again! This weekend reminded me again of how blessed I am to be at a small school like Tech. My menu course, Ge 1 (Geology), had a trip scheduled to see all... Read more.
Easter Weekend
Hello there! Right after the prefrosh left us, Easter weekend stopped by. (Personally, I think everyday should be Easter! :D) Some of my friends from the Caltech... Read more.
PFW
Hey guys! I’m back, this time with stories and pictures from some special guests! It’s about time: The rest of the members of the Prefrosh Yield Committee... Read more.
Kitchen Chemistry
(Sorry for the delay in posts. The website was dealing with some issues, but we’re back now!) As an apology, please accept a picture of our cacti, the fuzzy... Read more.
Party like a Pirate
A lot of bloggers will probably mention Interhouse, but it wasn’t until I was talking to my prefrosh that I realized how insufficient was the attention for... Read more.
A Night of Music
"Music is the silence between the notes." -Claude Debussy There is always something that needs to get done. I have accepted that. There’s is always... Read more.
Eat
You might think this happens at all colleges, but this is Pasadena. We don’t just eat. Weeat. Just kidding. Lots of cities probably have great food, and I’m... Read more.
Beats by Me
MAD Day is the annual day where Caltech students get together and get mad. Just kidding. It’s actually quite the opposite in some senses. MAD stands for Make-A-Difference,... Read more.
See a concert at the Forum!
College kid bucket list item? Oh definitely. "Demons" by Imagine Dragons comes on from my frosh year Spotify playlist, and with it, memories of my second... Read more.
To Texas and Beyond!
It was a bright cold day in March and the clocks were striking 7. Yes, you read that correctly: 7 am. I don’t even remember the last time I was up that early.... Read more.
Volunteering at JPL
"So what do you normally do for weekends?" she asked as she drove us back home to Caltech. What do we do for weekends?"Sleep. Homework… although... Read more.
A Rainy Day in LA
There’s a metaphor that floats around campus that likens Caltech to bubble. To some extent, this is no myth. It takes a lot of planning and will to get off... Read more.
Halfway through term!
I have to say, any worries that I had about finding a suitable roommate had been dispelled completely. Now to make things even better, the second I stepped out of... Read more.
Midterms week!
Hello loyal readers! Sorry for being a bit absent from the cyber world this week. As you can tell from the title of this post, it’s midterm week. Midterm week... Read more.
Season Opener!
This week has been pretty eventful and it’s taken me a few days to get around to writing again. First of all Avery had its formal dinner of the term. Buuuuut…more... Read more.
Ski Trip!
It seems to be an annual tradition here at Caltech for each individual house to pile into a dozen cars and drive up to some of California’s best hills for... Read more.
High 5
It is a truth universally acknowledged that an undergrad in possession of a large appetite must be in want of free food. Everyone loves free things and everyone... Read more.
Weekend Shenanigans
Then Saturday night consisted of a house frosh dinner at Souplantation led by two of our lovely frosh UCCs. I also couldn’t help but resist tell you (probably... Read more.
Snow and Delectable Creations
Hi again! Hope you’re ahving a great holiday season no matter where you are in the world! I happen to be at home in the great north: Canada! Life here is just... Read more.
