Archives - Josephine Freis
Dance
SALSEROS’ “Entre el amor y el olvido” is unforgettable
The dances were beautiful, the outfit changes on point, and the whole audience gasped as the last scene ended.
do the worm squirm
April showers… mean worm hours?
It’s a graveyard of fallen earthworm soldiers, and if you dare to blink while walking, you are liable to end up christening your new Nikes with Eau de Worm.
misanthropy
Life and college students: a mutual hatred
It’s been a horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day. I hate everyone and everyone hates me. I crawl into bed at 8 p.m., face my pillow, and scream into the void.
PRR sucks
Please don’t look at me while I’m studying
I almost felt like a real college student for a second, instead of the precarious pyramid of nocturnal raccoons (in sunglasses and a trench coat, of course) that I actually am.
advice
Discouragement, motivation, and other unhelpful tips
Once you make it to hysterical laughter over the thought of the amount of work you have left to do, you’ve reached peak college nihilism. Join the club. I’m so proud of you! /s.
communication
Long-distance friendships aren’t easy
I miss my friends from home. If you don’t, I’m guessing you either didn’t have friends in high school, or you’re just an emotionless person.
college
On the social archetypes of “good” education
There is value to the broad idea of “teaching students how to think” through liberal arts, but is it really worth forcing students to spend almost two years slogging through classes they may not be remotely interested in?
