Homecoming Weekend

Homecoming was an appropriate reward for an intense 2 weeks of midterms!
Friday was a rainy New England day, but that did not seem to impede upon the spirits and enthusiasm of alumni!
I started off Homecoming weekend with a chemistry midterm, then I was on a panel moderated by Dean Sue for the Alumni Leadership Conference (ALC) where I shared my experiences abroad, both in the Philippines and South Africa. I was happy to have a place where I could actually share my experiences and know that they are appreciated by all because I wouldn’t have been able to have such a great time abroad were it not for Wheaton’s programs. After being on the panel, I went to the ALC luncheon in Emerson dining hall. I enjoyed delicious food and conversed with more alums as well as hear the keynote speakers- a group of young alumni who had started their own non-profit organization.
I was finally able to rest after a stressful week, and then joined my friends and their parents for a Thai dinner nearby. I called it an early night knowing that Saturday night would be jam-packed!
My friends Vanessa and Jamie, who I met abroad and go to BC, came and visited me and Victoria, another Wheatie who I met in South Africa. We had a joyous reunion and talked non-stop, sharing memories and creating new ones.
We all were excited for the Talib Kweli concert taking place in the Haas fieldhouse. This has been a highly anticipated event at Wheaton as Talib is one of the bigger acts to come our way in the past few years. Talib gave a wonderful and very memorable performance- there were even rumors that they used footage from the concert in a new episode of MTV’s show “Made” when a young man awkwardly was brought onstage and instructed to rap about the Red Sox!
I had a wonderful time with all my friends from different parts of my life mingling and talking. All in all, I have to say that my last homecoming was everything I could want it to be, fun, memorable, and productive!