So, you’re going home for Thanksgiving break. If you were at Baylor last year, going home for Thanksgiving was weird — we literally got up and left for the rest of the semester. If you’ve been here since before 2020, you didn’t even have a whole week off for Thanksgiving. This break is noticeably different than any other Thanksgiving break we’ve ever had, and it’s OK to feel indifferent about it.
Author: Lakesyn Melia
At 5,000 feet up in the air, there are a lot of things going through your mind as you look down and notice the intensity of the world around you. How many things are happening in so many people’s lives in that exact moment? The idea of falling to your death is high on the list, but the vibrance of the sky and the way roads with hundreds of cars look insignificant are a close second. You wouldn’t know what life looked like from this high up if you didn’t put yourself in this position.
You will feel less homesick if you make yourself at home. My biggest tip is to incorporate small aspects of where you’re from and allow yourself to love where you are. It won’t last forever.
People say matcha is an acquired taste, but if you order it the right way, it really lives up to the hype it gets online.
As the new semester begins, students reflect on successful ways they have managed their course load and commitments with on-campus resources in the past.