- Maxie’s garlic knots are the biggest bargain in Charles Village (6 for $2.50!!)
- As a TA, nothing makes you happier than a correctly formatted paper
- Sometimes, you just gotta skip class and go to DC museums
I played hooky to see Infinite Kusama at the Hirshhorn in DC
- Living with your best friend is a luxury that will cause disappointing roommates for years to come
- Nothing beats the view from the roof of Krieger
- Silent film is a bit of a misnomer and never really existed; there was always some kind of musical accompaniment
- There’s nothing a bag of Uni Mini fries and a nap can’t cure
- People tout study abroad as the end-all-be-all; you’ll be just fine without it
- Baltimore is complicated, but that won’t keep you from loving it
- The expensive salads and empanadas from Alkimia are worth it
- Films place you as a participant in the narrative and viewing experience through identification with the camera apparatus
- Professors can totally be your friends (but they still deserve respect!)
- If you become a regular purchaser of gin at Eddie’s, you’ll get free limes
- You’ll become possessive of certain study spots (@Q-level brown chairs, the Alkimia side of Gilman atrium)
- Snow days are the perfect excuse for a pilgrimage to Pete’s Grille
Emelynn and me braving the snow to get some Pete’s pancakes
- Your J-Card becomes obsolete senior year because you no longer swipe into dorms, and you avoid the library like the plague
- Your classmates will sometimes challenge and frustrate you, but it’s a learning opportunity
- Free & For Sale and Buying and Selling for Girls at Hopkins will save you during that pre-paycheck slump (I practically ran a clothing black market)
- How to actually write a decent, thoughtful paper
- Always get to know the security guards and janitorial staff
- Only get the chicken on stick (not chicken on a stick) at Spring Fair
Spring Fair vibes
- A nice day means ditching homework and sitting on the Beach
- The first walk through the Breezeway will make you officially feel like a ~college student~
- You’ll feel the greatest Baltimore pride when yelling “O!” during the National Anthem at an Orioles game
- Clavel’s happy hour is the epitome of ballin’ on a budget
- Modern Alchemy is the closest you’ll ever get to being on a game show
- Using many different colored pens will keep you awake and attentive during long seminars
- Everyone will celebrate a birthday at Iggie’s
- Walking to the Charmery through Wyman Park is a great way to quickly step off-campus
The Charmery
- Stressbusters offers free shoulder massages in the library every Monday
- The Blue Jay shuttle, JHMI, and the Charm City Circulator will take you anywhere you need to go
- You can use your Hopkins student status to get free Microsoft Office and Financial Times, discounts at ASOS, cheap National Aquarium tickets, and more
- You don’t need to buy textbooks (the library has all the ones you’ll ever need, and you’d be amazed how willing people are to share)
- “Show, don’t tell”
- There are many dogs that regularly walk around campus, and befriending them will improve your quality of life tenfold
Amadeus the st bernard is a campus celebrity. Here he is as a silly puppy
- Nothing beats how collegiate campus feels in fall
- A Reading Room seat is prime real estate during peak study hours, and giving someone your seat is a favor you can milk
- If you spill earl grey tea on your laptop, turn it off, take off the back, and lightly blow dry it
- Brody Cafe’s medium and large cold cups are the same size
- If you feel stuck, cut your hair (Carrie at Sprout in Hampden is the best)
- How my boy Hitchcock avoided the Hays code in this famous scene by having Bergman and Grant break apart every few seconds
- Trohv and In Watermelon Sugar are the best places to get great gifts (for yourself or others)
- Go easy on yourself
- How to perfectly time the “1, 2, 3, 4, we want more” chant at Hopkins lacrosse games
Mommy & me cheering on the Blue Jays
- As an artist, embracing and exploring your perspective is the best thing you can do for yourself
- Surround yourself with people who genuinely believe in you
- The best memories and experiences come from when you throw caution to the wind
- How to say no
- Exploring Baltimore and getting to know the city is as important as your class assignments
- College is weird and wonderful, and I wouldn’t have wanted to spend my time anywhere else