The people who know me know I enjoy discussing the many trips I’m lucky enough to have taken while in law school thanks to the American Bar Association. Las Vegas, Toronto, and Puerto Rico immediately spring to mind as memorable destinations. Such trips, and others, have been to fulfill my duties as an officer with the Law Student Division of …
Biodiversity Law In Paradise (1/15/2013)
Every year, the students in Biodiversity Law travel with Professor Andrew W. Torrance to the Virgin Islands (U.S. and British) for an intensive week-long fieldtrip. This is the dispatch from January 15, which originally appeared on Torrance’s blog Lexvivo. The Biodiversity Law class began its first full day in the Virgin Islands with a voyage across the channel from the …
Recovering liberal arts major: Law school teaching me ‘how to actually be useful to people’
Liberal arts majors are among the worst kinds of people. I can say that because I am one. We think we know so much because of our well-rounded education, and we “just love learning” and don’t really have a life goal but “definitely want to help people.” For four years, I perfected the ivory tower lifestyle: highlight text for hours, …
Keeping it together: Surviving my first semester as a law school parent
When I made the decision to go back to school, I knew it wouldn’t be easy: I’m also the mother of two boys, ages four and six. Making the decision to head back into school is a huge one, and I am eternally grateful to those that shared advice with me, so here are a few things that have worked …
Work-life balance keeps first-year student sane
In law school, there’s a saying that goes: “The first year, they scare you to death; the second year, they work you to death; and the third year, they bore you to death.” As a first year, I can’t personally speak for two-thirds of that statement, but I can definitely attest to the first portion. Day one seems innocent enough …
Snapping shots, stopping stress
Many law students have their own unique ways of relaxing and decompressing after a long day. For some, running at the gym is the best kind of medicine. For others, dancing or singing takes the edge off. For me, taking photos is the best way to dissociate myself from the stress that unfortunately accompanies the end of the semester and …