Author Archives: Rachel
Snowing Again in Central Ohio
Living in Ohio for four years I knew it would be snowy sometimes, but honestly, as a girl from New England, I had no idea how consistently it would snow here. In Boston we get periodic blizzards–I’m talking multiple feet of snow, no school today, don’t leave your house, kind … Continue reading
Book Review: Dixie Emporium
For my independent study on the History of Tourism in America, we’ve moved down South with the book: Dixie Emporium: Tourism, Foodways, and Consumer Culture in The American South Edited by Anthony J. Stanonis The book is a collection of essays by historians of tourism and cover topics from the “Horny Hillbilly” souvenir line to … Continue reading
Olentangy Adventure
So this week I had my first experience teaching students as the History Day Intern for the Ohio Historical Society. I started off the day with a pleasant drive to Olentangy. It’s incredible how completely different Ohio looks just 20 minutes down the road. The long street was lined with … Continue reading
Car Photo of the Day!
I drove behind this wind-up bug on the way to work today. The little crank spun when the car accelerated! Continue reading
There’s No Place Like London
On foggy, rainy, chilly days like this I like to pretend I’m living in London instead of Delaware, OH. Tomorrow it’s supposed to be in the 60s…maybe I’ll pretend I’m in Key West? Continue reading
Pitch Black Out at ICCA
This weekend our female a cappella group, Pitch Black, traveled to Michigan for the International Competition of Collegiate A capella. We were one of the 9 groups selected for the Great Lakes Region–and the only female group! The 3 hour drive there was a blast and we got to see all the other groups perform. … Continue reading
snOWU: A very blustery day at Ohio Wesleyan University
Today’s high was 21 degrees, I slipped twice in my boots on the way to class, and my car made that little swervy symbol at me before proceeding to slide down the street. It’s winter in Ohio. Continue reading
From Underwear Factory to Art Building
One of the best “fun facts” from my university is that the 2D art building used to be an underwear factory. There it is on the right next to the stream! Continue reading
Bid Night 2013
A couple photos from Bid Night 2013 this year. Absolutely exhausted from the week, and we go right from rush for sororities to SLUsh for the Small Living Units (like Interfaith House) on campus. It’ll all be worth it next week, but until then I’m up until 3 a.m. doing homework. Continue reading
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