Today Anne Hathaway came to Bryn Mawr! Unfortunately, I was working at the office of Residential Life, so I didn’t get to see her arrival. Regardless, it was really cute to see everyone’s excited chattering over social media about getting to see “Princess Mia.” She came to rally young voters to vote for Hilary Clinton, and gave a short speech about the importance of being politically active. Apparently Donald Trump had also been in Pennsylvania within the last couple of days, so my area has been really lively within the political arena lately!

…But I’m stressing out over school work and right now this upcoming election is not helping to share any space within my mind. So instead, I’m going to try to actively focus my attention on 1) doing work and 2) taking care of my self! Last night Pam came over and kept me company while I studied. I unfortunately have a lot of things that have piled up, so I’m working on getting them completed. On the bring side- my best friend Grace, another Bryn Mawr graduate, is coming in this weekend to celebrate her birthday. I get to see her so infrequently that when she does come it’s a huge deal. It’s really weird to have friends who have graduated and left, and then are able to come back to visit, but life continues without them.

It’s not necessarily bad, per say, but just different. Part of it is extremely bittersweet- looking around and seeing a space and being reminded of a memory that will never be once more with people who have already gone! But regardless, I’m excited to venture into Philly this weekend, get some work done, and hide from politics for a bit.