Rackham Graduate School

The January topic for our student bloggers was “Winter in Ann Arbor.”  Here is what we’ve learned…

• Winter provides opportunities for a variety of outdoor activities, including snowball fights, sledding, ice skating, and skiing.
• Winter provides opportunities for a variety of indoor activities, including dining in, sitting by a fireplace, hanging “in,” and cooking things to warm you up.
• Winter removes warm weather distractions, so you can focus on writing, research, and applying for grants.
• Winter gives us something to look forward to, like seeing the first signs of spring!
• If you need help figuring out how to make your way around here in the winter, just ask a “Michigander.”
• If you didn’t already know what “black ice” is, you probably will at some point if you drive on Michigan roads.
• Hot chocolate is a remedy for all winter ills.
• Snow can be really beautiful.
• For those of you who are first year students, winter is a time for you to implement what you learned in the fall (e.g., “Michigan time”)
• Take heart: Ann Arbor isn’t the coldest or the snowiest place there is.
• There are many unique winter traditions: Handel’s Messiah, Midnight Madness, Restaurant Week, and the Fire & Ice Festival, to name a few.
• You can walk from the Dana Building to the far southwestern point of the Hatcher Library without stepping foot outside.
• The winter weather gives you an opportunity to purchase a new seasonal wardrobe.

To read more, visit the full posts on the Student to Student page. 

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