Cogs and Colors

Old studyblr that I use for scrolling tumblr because I cant be bothered to make a new blog

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3.1.20

Finally got my essay for the ASCE competition revised today! Honestly I got pretty stressed over it, but I’m really proud of the results. View from my bed tonight! I’m waking up early tomorrow for my soil mechanics class!

(I also got my results back for my structural engineering exam and am really happy!)

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2.17.20

I have my first structural design exam tomorrow! Feeling okay about it so far, but still have some material to get through tonight!

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2.12.20

Began reviewing for my art history exam next week! I bribed myself with an iced mocha and brownie. I’ve got lots to do tonight but it will be nice to have it all done!

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2.9.20

Wow, it’s been awhile! These were taken outside the art museum one of my classes is at while walking back from my recitation. This semester has been going really well so far, with an even number of engineering classes and art classes. I will be posting on here regularly again to hold myself accountable! 

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Books, coffee and rain. What else could one want? ☔📖☕

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Sorry I’ve been quite inactive the last few days. I’ve been away on a trip with a friend to London 🖤 I have to admit, although I am a country and wilderness kind of girl, I love London (specially the museums and parks).

What’s your favourite place in the world?

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Recently I’ve been enjoying the British summer (when the weather is normal, none of this 35°c weather) and taking a break from anything academic related, and despite this being a study blog I wanted to just put a lil post on what I’ve been up to. I have a festival and a trip away still to come but I’m starting to yearn for the colder weather and start of the new school year, we’re entering pre-autumn now 🍂

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8.1.19

Normally I’m a night owl but mornings have been growing on me recently

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7.28.19

I spent the last two days of my summer break reading books :))

My IG : @annaofsummerside

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Source.

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I know a lot of incoming college freshmen are trying to figure out which textbooks to get for their classes! Here’s my pretty pragmatic approach to determining which books to buy. I hope it helps some people! Feel free to add comments on anything I missed or that differs from your approach! 

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7.31.19

Went to a coffee shop before class again today (not pictured: the dog who came in with his owner for her morning coffee). I also got my final grades for philosophy and art history and am really satisfied with them!

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Libraries are so dreamy, New York Public Library is no exception 🕯

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Hi Mel! I think it's wonderful you have decided to make a studyblr and your posts are very cool! Could you share something about you so we can know more about your interests and so on? Why have you decided to open a studyblr? For how long have you studied your target languages and why have you chosen them?

Hi there~~

Thank you so much! I obviously just started this studyblr so I’m still getting a hang of everything! Here’s a little about me:

General

My name is Melanie but I go by Melanie or Mel!

I’m 20 years old

Currently double majoring in Civil Engineering and Pre-Architecture

Entering my junior year at an engineering university in Ohio, USA

I’m originally from near Boston, MA!

I’m an INTJ according to all the online tests I’ve taken and an INTP according to the official test. So somewhere in the middle there! 

Interests and Activities

Learning languages + learning about languages

I’m currently learning Korean and Swedish! I took Spanish in high school and may get back to it at some point. 

I became interested in Korean when taking taekwondo since a lot of the names of forms and things we learned were in Korean. My aunt also moved to Korea to teach linguistics at a university and would post statuses in Korean, which got me interested in the writing system (Hangul). I’ve been studying it off and on for about 3 years now! 

I started learning Swedish about 8 months ago, because (if all goes well) I might be studying abroad at Lund University! I wanted to know at least basic Swedish by the time I go, and fell in love with the language once I started learning it! 

In general, I just love learning about languages too, even if I’m not specifically trying to learn them! I considered majoring in linguistics. :)

Reading! I’m currently reading A Sense of the World by Jason Roberts, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, and Dead Wake by Erik Larson

Traveling as much as I can. Most recently I visited Pittsburgh, PA and Israel and the Palestinian territories 

I’m also an officer in my sorority (I’m our Vice President/Risk Manager/Judicial Board chair), so that keeps me pretty busy! 

Why I Started a Studyblr

I’ve followed studyblrs for years on my personal blog and always really liked the community. I finally decided to make one myself to inspire me to study and enjoy the process more, rather than just focusing on getting things done!

Thank you so much again for your message!! :) 

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7.30.19

I don’t have any classes today, so I’m having a nice relaxing rainy-day morning before getting back to work on studying for my final!

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7.29.19

Woke up early and walked to my local coffee shop! Spent a few hours working on homework and having breakfast before class. Definitely a favorite study spot!

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Honda - Colombia (by *Iván Erre Jota*)