A Day at MHC: Tasha Elizarde
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“My favorite part of the day was walking outside and enjoying the beautiful campus scenery. There are so many birds both in the sky and on the ground (hey, Jorge!).”
Class: junior
Hometown: Juneau, Alaska
Major: history, with a Five College Certificate in Asian/Pacific/American studies and a Nexus concentration in global business
Tuesday
![A notebook open on a student desk](/sites/default/files/styles/editor_small/public/2022-02/Tasha-Elizarde-photography-notes.png?itok=nf2oI0Ut)
9:20 am: Starting off the day with a new class. Smith College started yesterday, so even though I’ve been taking classes for a month now, today is my first day of Photography 2. So, I’m starting a new notebook to write about our semester syllabus.
11:30 am: We finished class early today, so I brought out the yoga mat to stretch. Usually, I like to exercise in the morning, and since I live far away from Kendall I like to either exercise in my dorm room or walk around outside my building, Creighton.
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12:15 pm: Going to lunch. I usually run errands on my way, so I stopped by the post office and then the lake to catch the winter sun. |
![A student desk with materials laid out for making earrings](/sites/default/files/styles/editor_small/public/2022-02/Tasha-Elizarde-earring-work.png?itok=pyjsnIqC)
2:00 pm: Before getting back to school work, I made a few earrings out of polymer clay. Since I got put into one of the singles this year, I have an extra desk I use to make the earrings. I sold a few designs and I’m currently working on making a few statement blue stone pieces and mini rainbow studs.
3:30 pm: Doing homework. Today, I’m researching Filipinx labor migration. Last week, I compiled resources describing the causes behind labor migration, so today I’m starting to read through the sources I’ve collected. Eventually, my research will become a larger paper on labor migration policies.
6:00 pm: Grabbing dinner at Blanch, then continuing homework. Working on internship applications and an essay.
10:30 pm: When I end the day, I try to do something restful like journaling, playing the ukulele, playing video games, etc. Today, I watched some TV using my projector.
Wednesday
![Tasha Elizarde in a stretching pose.](/sites/default/files/styles/editor_full/public/2022-02/Tasha-Elizarde-exercise.png?itok=C4vlzlz3)
9:00 am: Morning exercise time.
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12:00 pm: Went for a walk and saw some birds flying around. |
![Left: Tasha Elizarde playing the ukelele; Right: a laptop playing a film](/sites/default/files/styles/editor_full/public/2022-02/Tasha-Elizarde-ukelele-movie.png?itok=ZEh7_hEZ)
12:30 pm: Had lunch and played some ukulele.
1:30 pm: Watching a film called “Awāra” for my Bollywood cinema class.
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6:00 pm: Instead of going to Blanch, I cooked today. I made chicken adobo, a Filipino dish that consists of chicken marinated in soy sauce, vinegar and spices. Using the Golden Pear in our res hall, I made chicken adobo and rice. |