1: analyzing how my college stories compare to my actual college life
2: first day on the work-study job
3: figure-out-the-family-tree game at ASL club
4: care package of vegan goodies
5: "chatting" at the language table
6: when a classmate gets excited about and praises a mythological description as a metaphor in a poem
7: tattooing myself with the library due date stamp
8: chillin' in PJs and eatin' snack food while doing homework
9: the busy-work of withdrawing DVDs from the library collection
10: fall valley views from the top of the science building
11: the absolute soothing calm of Gregory Alan Isakov
12: lying in the shade of a solar panel
13: strolling through a light drizzle while everyone else ducks under umbrellas & races for cover
14: listening to the full Hamilton soundtrack for the first time
15: being an NYC tourist & crossing things off my bucket list
16: museum tour in ASL
17: tossing crumbs to the birds in Central Park
18: the homey-ness of putting a rug in your dorm room
19: a clicker-training game in psych class
20: a command from a teacher to participate in class in the form of a compliment about my fluency
21: speeding through writing an essay
22: a fellow Hamilton fan telling me about the PBS documentary
23: seeing snow on the mountain after a day of freezing rain
24: casting my first ever vote
25: reading while walking around campus, standing in line, eating, & waiting for class to start
26: when the dining hall cook especially makes vegan pancakes for you
27: a trilingual conversation buddy
28: initiating bike hibernation
29: bustling around the children's room in the library
30: a contemplative walk through the cemetery the day before Halloween
31: the aroma of green tea