Emily's Blog

Emily is a sophomore in Pierson College with an affinity for West African cuisine, night running, printing presses, and the sweet sound of a well-played steel guitar, the last of which combines her love for Honolulu (her heart’s hometown) and Nashville (her real hometown). At Yale, Emily is involved with Yale Students for UNICEF, the Energy Club, the varsity fencing team, and works in the Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering. She also serves her peers as a Yale College Communication and Consent Educator.   

A Yalie in Paris

by Emily on 02.05.2012

Last you heard from this traveling blogger, I was discussing the meaning of a deferral (if you haven't seen it, do check it out, and I hope you guys are holding in there).  But behind the scenes, I was also scrambling to finish my papers, studying for finals, packing up my room at Yale, and jumping through hoops to obtain a French visa (French bureaucracy… yeesh) before the 15th of January.

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Deferred but not defeated

by Emily on 12.16.2011

While I can’t exactly parlo Italiano and I’m not a Literature major, I’m a devoted Dante-phile at heart, and I think there’s a little bit of “Divine Comedy” in everything. 

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Savoring the Last Leaves of Fall

by Emily on 11.28.2011

New Haven is due for unseasonably warm temperatures this week: sunny in the 50s and 60s.  As a creature made for warmer climates, I'm excited to be able to enjoy the foliage and the picturesque New England scenery of Yale in the fall without the help of a thick winter coat (at least for a few more days).     

Photo courtesy of Megan Salas, TC '13.

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"The score never interested me, only the game" - Mae West

by Emily on 11.17.2011

A Harvard-Yale Game Inspired Limerick:

In the city of New Haven, there is a biannual fete 

Where Yale students cheer and the football team sweats 

Our crimson foes arrive

After a two-hour drive

To be served a resounding defeat they shall ne'er forget*

*Well, hopefully.  

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My Admissions Story

by Emily on 11.04.2011

First and foremost, to all those who have sent in or are about to send in their early applications– congratulations on finishing!  I can remember feeling significantly less stressed around November 1, 2009, with the weight of my three early applications no longer bearing down on me (…on another note, has it already been that long since I was a senior?!).

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Pillsbury, Peppers, and Pears

by Emily on 10.11.2011
A few weekends ago, I found myself waking at 7 in the morning... on a Saturday. While in high school, waking up pre-eight am would not have given me pause, in college, such an early wake-up call is daunting to even the most well-rested student (myself included). However, every fall, the Yale College Council and Yale Dining team up to offer farm tours throughout Connecticut, giving Yalies a chance to see where exactly their food comes from.
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The Half-Blood Princess

by Emily on 07.11.2011

Like many of you out there, I eagerly await the release of the last Harry Potter movie this upcoming week.  The replica wand I purchased at Harry Potter World in Orlando sits in its box, ready to be brandished at the midnight premiere, as do my handmade (clothes hanger and electrical tape) Potter glasses.  But whereas this might represent the end of an era for some, my career in magic has at least three more years coming.  You see, at Hogwarts.. errr, Yale... I will be majoring in potions... I mean Chemistry.  

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Part II: Highlife, Hiplife, and the Obroni Life

by Emily on 06.29.2011

Despite how jetlagged we were after our nine-hour red eye flight, the first few days in Ghana were our most busy.  From getting a crash course in pidgin, to visiting the UNICEF Ghana headquarters, and to spending a few days in the tropical paradise of Cape Coast, it was quite the whirlwind experience.

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Part I: A Jommin Time, Or How I (barely) Made it to Ghana

by Emily on 06.24.2011

When I made a summer to do list at the end of my freshman year, securing a marriage proposal was definitely not a part of it.  Nor was canoeing through a lagoon, traversing a rainforest canopy on a rope bridge, or acquiring two hundred new nieces and nephews.  

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