# Grace Masback
**Source**: https://admission.princeton.edu/blogs/blogger-profile/grace-masback
**Parent**: https://admission.princeton.edu/blogs/princeton-workload-too-much-me
**Class Year:** 2021
**Major:** Near Eastern Studies
**Hometown:** Portland, Oregon
**Pronouns:** she/her/hers
Hi Everyone! My name is Grace and I am from Portland, Oregon (though I moved around a lot growing up). I am a member of the Class of 2021, majoring in [Near Eastern Studies](https://nes.princeton.edu/undergraduate)! I am also a proud resident of First College.
On campus, I am involved with SPEAR (Students for Prison Education and Reform), the [Petey Greene Program](https://pace.princeton.edu/get-involved/petey-greene-program) and I am on the board of the [Center for Jewish Life](https://hillel.princeton.edu/). I am also a tutor with the [El Centro program](https://pace.princeton.edu/get-involved/esl-el-centro) and do research for a professor in the [Princeton School of Public and International Affairs](https://spia.princeton.edu/). Princeton is great because it gives you the chance to do lots of learning both inside and outside the classroom.
I am looking forward to telling you all about why I love Princeton through this blog!
## More Stories
Being a Vegan at Princeton
2021-06-04
Grace Masback
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Is the Princeton Workload Too Much for Me?
2021-05-26
Grace Masback
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Walking the Princeton Campus
2021-04-26
Grace Masback
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The Beauty of First College
2021-04-21
Grace Masback
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Advisers, Independent Work and Beyond
2021-03-21
Grace Masback
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My Study Abroad Adventure(s)
2020-08-18
Grace Masback
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Being a Peer Academic Adviser (PAA)
2020-06-23
Grace Masback
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¿Qué es el CJL?
2020-05-20
Grace Masback
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What is the CJL?
2020-05-12
Grace Masback
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Living Far From Princeton
2020-04-20
Grace Masback
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¿Dónde comes?
2020-04-16
Grace Masback
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Where Do You Eat?
2020-04-15
Grace Masback
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Aprender a amar los descansos de estudio
2020-01-29
Grace Masback
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Learning to Love Study Breaks
2020-01-22
Grace Masback
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A Trip to the New York Jewish Film Festival
2020-01-02
Grace Masback
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Dialogue, Friends and Fall Break
2019-11-19
Grace Masback
[Read More](https://admission.princeton.edu/blogs/dialogue-friends-and-fall-break)
The Waiting Game
2019-11-18
Grace Masback
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Baking my Way Through Princeton
2019-09-26
Grace Masback
[Read More](https://admission.princeton.edu/blogs/baking-my-way-through-princeton)
English Language Program
2019-02-05
Grace Masback
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