Today was the annual short term clam bake at Popham Beach. This is a day where you can buy a ticket and enjoy burgers and lobster at the beach with the entire school. The weather left a little bit to be desired, it was cloudy and cold with not much sun but no one seemed [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Short Term Clambake 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on May 24, 2009 | Comments Off
Mysteries in Archives Class
Posted in Random Thoughts, tagged archiving, Bates College, Medici family, short term, vampires on May 22, 2009 | Comments Off
So in going through photo after photo I have to examine all the writing on the back of each picture. Sometimes there’s a lot, in different mediums (pens, pencils etc.) and by different people. Often times its explaining the same scene in slightly different words. It can get frustrating. And boring. And so my mind [...]
Archives are cool.
Posted in Bates Opportunities, tagged archives, Bates College, friends, Leeds Historical Society, photographs, short term on May 22, 2009 | Comments Off
So now that the year has finally come to a close, short term has begun to descend upon us. Short term is a Bates tradition where a student can take one class intensively for 4 weeks. The idea behind it is to allow students to explore subjects they wouldn’t usually dabble in (the grade you [...]
Road Trip!
Posted in Random Thoughts on May 8, 2009 | Comments Off
The longest drive I have ever done with me as the sole driver has been from my house to Bates (supposed to be around 5 hours, can be anywhere for 4 1/2 to 9 depending on traffic). So, needless to say I was excited and anxious with the prospect of driving to Maine from Chicago. [...]
