A place of bountiful learning without the distraction of alluring women; they have my deepest pity.

Oscar Wilde on William & Mary

Sh*t TWAMPS Say

“Oh, I’m a second floor Swemmer.”

“WE SHOULD GO ON A GHOST TOUR!”

“Sometimes I think of President Reveley as Dumbledore.”

Congratulations to my beautiful alma mater, recently voted #8 in the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses (which totally validates the four years I spent wandering around there, muttering to myself, “Oh my God, this place is SO pretty”)!

The College of William & Mary may be considered an “old” campus but they are leading the way for elite East Coast schools in the global sustainability field. The campus has over 1200 acres full of cozy wooded areas such as the Crim Dell pond. Most buildings on campus consist of Georgian and Anglo-Dutch architecture, and the highlight is the Christopher Wren building, the oldest collegiate building in the United States. The campus also profits from tourists flocking to the historic Williamsburg, Virginia area every year.

… excuse me while I cry over how much I miss my shady paths through the wildlife preserve and all the old brick academic buildings done up in the flemish bond style.

If you come here, you belong here. Got a little twinge of homesickness for W&M reading this great blog post. I don’t think you could ever say that everyone has/had a wholly perfect experience at the university, but the school does inspire a somewhat intense sense of love, pride, and loyalty—not to mention a need to buy W&M-related merchandise. 

If you come here, you belong here.

Got a little twinge of homesickness for W&M reading this great blog post. I don’t think you could ever say that everyone has/had a wholly perfect experience at the university, but the school does inspire a somewhat intense sense of love, pride, and loyalty—not to mention a need to buy W&M-related merchandise. 

Alex. 24. NYC. Writer. Ask me anything.

THE DARKEST MINDS comes out December 2012 from Disney*Hyperion