by Leslie Hayes | Aug 4, 2011 | Honors Student Achievements
Every journalist should get to interview a chatty British lady. It’s just a complete joy to listen to British accents, and English phrases make for wonderfully quirky quotes. This and many other pleasures have made this summer in New Hampshire an unforgettable time in...
by Leslie Hayes | Aug 4, 2011 | Honors Student Achievements, Uncategorized
This summer I have an internship in theoretical and computational chemistry at the University of Vienna through a program called Partnership in International Research and Education (PIRE). Every summer the PIRE program takes place in either Pisa, Italy; Santiago de...
by Leslie Hayes | Jul 19, 2011 | Honors Student Achievements
Day 3 in Beijing After we finished testing, we went out to lunch without Ms. Talley and Dr. Stewart. We felt so accomplished after we got exactly what we attempted to order. We then went back to the school and got our classroom assignments! Although Prentice and I are...
by Leslie Hayes | Jul 19, 2011 | Honors Student Achievements
My trip to England has been a different and exciting experience so far. On our first full day in Oxford, we went to the weekly market in the morning and bought fresh fruit and vegetables and explored some of the city. Thursday was our first class and in the afternoon,...
by Leslie Hayes | Jul 18, 2011 | Honors Student Achievements
This weekend was absolutely incredible! Possibly one of the best in my entire life! We left on Friday morning and headed to Cardiff, Wales on a train. Europe is has an amazing train system, which allows people to travel very quickly and easily cross-country. We had...
by Leslie Hayes | Jul 15, 2011 | Honors Student Achievements
For the last few weeks we have been helping to run a few Christian Camps. The first of these was Camp Orion, the objective of which is to reach out to and build relationships with unchurched youth from the Brisbane area. Orion was smaller this year than in past...