When I entered Oberlin as a first-year, I made a vague plan for my four Winter Terms (one on campus, one at home, one abroad, and one TBD adventure)--and followed through with it!
- My first year, I lived with my parents in Maryland and interned in a Dennis Kucinich's office on Capitol Hill.
- My second year, I stayed on campus and independently researched the Israel-Palestine conflict (after my attempted abroad trip to teach environmental sustainability on a kibbutz in Israel was canceled three days before departure due to political instability)
- My third year, I was studying abroad in Morocco for the spring semester and the program started in early January so I couldn't even fit in a half-credit project (but it was OK, I was in sunny, warm Morocco)
- My fourth year, I WWOOFed on a horse farm in central France that specialized in endurance racing and breeding Arabian horses, and then traveled a bit through Europe on my own.
- This year, as the BCSL AmeriCorps*VISTA, I'll be supervising my very own Winter Term interns here on campus!
Want to have your very own Winter Term adventure? Here are some resources to get you started:
Apply for internships from all corners of the country on ObieOpps - the deadline to apply is Nov. 7!
Check out last year's group projects for inspiration (this year's projects will be posted October 24!)
Good luck and don't forget to let the BCSL know what cool things you end up doing!
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