A Day at MHC: Nicole Boutaugh
![Nicole Boutaugh is currently living on campus](/sites/default/files/styles/1170x780/public/news-images/Nichole-Boutaugh-HL.png?h=f53d3d05&itok=hjNZM3Ez)
“I love Mount Holyoke's emphasis on community. Students are constantly provided opportunities to become more involved, whether it be in person or online.”
Class: junior
Hometown: Veazie, Maine
Major: international relations and East Asian studies double major
![Left: a residence hall sink labeled with student names; Right: a laptop by a window](/sites/default/files/styles/editor_full/public/2022-02/Nichole-Boutaugh-morning.png?itok=sy9M5G64)
8:22 am: Starting my day off by washing my face and brushing my teeth. I love that we have assigned sinks to limit the spread of bodily fluids.
9:40 am: My first class of the day is Germans, Slavs and Jews 1900-1950, taught by Jeremy King in the history department. It is a challenging course but I have learned a lot.
![The please wait here sign in auxiliary services](/sites/default/files/styles/editor_small/public/2022-02/Nichole-Boutaugh-aux.png?itok=csCxgYuv)
![Lunch in a reuseable containter next to a laptop on a student desk](/sites/default/files/styles/editor_full/public/2022-02/Nichole-Boutaugh-lunch.png?itok=H25w-yPZ)
12:13 pm: Time for lunch. Today I am eating rice with guac, lettuce, and cheese. I love to watch YouTube as I eat.
![Left: a laptop with readings on the screen; Right: a laptop with photos of cosutmes displayed](/sites/default/files/styles/editor_full/public/2022-02/Nichole-Boutaugh-reading-costume.png?itok=EIHyVRJq)
1:31 pm: Getting some readings done before my next class.
3:00 pm: Time for my costume design class. I have never taken an art class at MHC before, but it is easily becoming one of my favorite classes. Today, I am presenting my design for “The Handmaiden.”
![Left: the view across a students room and out the window; Right: the front of Kendall fitness center](/sites/default/files/styles/editor_full/public/2022-02/Nichole-Boutaugh-view-kendall.png?itok=S4j3cTzh)
5:00 pm: I love the view from my window. When the snow falls I feel like I’m in a snowglobe.
7:31 pm: Heading to Kendall Fitness Center to get my body moving. Sometimes sitting at my desk can feel suffocating, so I am glad I have the opportunity to go to the gym.