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how to get to Boston
There are some things that only make sense to you once you’re living it, that you can’t understand until they happen to you. And then there are some things that, even while they’re happening, you can’t...
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the art of trying new things
One of my goals for my sophomore year was to do all the things I was afraid to do in my freshman year. One of the bigger things I wanted to do in my freshman year that I did not do was join clubs,...
View Articlein search of a reset day
I spent this summer in a relatively “chill” state. My UROP that I did for the first half of the summer had only one real “deadline”, and that was towards the beginning of the project. I could work at...
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an outlook on emails
A couple of weeks before the school year started, I spent countless hours perfecting my email’s filters, labels, and everything in between. I signed up for forwarding all my MIT emails to my Gmail,...
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Staying sane and strong during a pandemic
This is a long belated blog post; it’s been a busy summer. But I didn’t want to wait for the next cycle to begin before I told this collaborative tale from last April. Longtime readers of the blogs...
View Articlepresent tense
in swim class, our instructor emphasizes the importance of relaxing. “you’re in the water and your body tenses up. why? it’s because of the fear. it’s natural, it’s instinctive, it’s thinking that...
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in an effort to be whole again
This past semester, I haven’t been taking much care of myself. Lately, I’ve been feeling very unwhole. Stuck, almost. Every week seems to run the same, where my Friday through Sunday is filled with...
View ArticleTaking a Step Back
**mild/moderate Avatar: The Last Airbender spoilers, but also this show’s been around for like over a decade soooooooooo, y’know, there’s that** In the TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender, Zuko, the...
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Designing dead ends
In August I celebrated my four year workiversary05 as the in-house designer on the communications team at MIT Admissions and Student Financial Services. Essentially, in the months when I’m not reading...
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halfway across the world
I’m writing this sitting at my aunt’s kitchen table, at midnight, waiting for my next class, and then an info session, and my tutoring job after. From her balcony window, I can see the bright lights of...
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Eating Too Much Cake
Sixteen months ago, in April, I made a promise to myself: if you choose MIT, you get to take a gap year. You’ve been selling your soul to science for too long. I was walking along a riverbed and I was...
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SOFT HOUSE
Guys, in spite of everything that’s happened, I’m having a college experience and it’s absolutely wild. Me and six other friends from my living community are living in near MIT in a place we’ve dubbed...
View Articlea walk down memory lane
Recently, I’ve stopped listening to new music releases in favor of listening to old music for the sake of ~ nostalgia ~ and oh boy, these nostalgia trips have been hitting harder than expected. I’ve...
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a recipe for making yourself extremely hosed
Before we begin, a word of warning. This blog post is not representative of the schedule of a typical MIT student, nor should it be. It is, however, my current experience, which I guess is worth...
View ArticleYou construct intricate rituals
One It’s weird how we do so much that we don’t stop and think about. On Floor Pi, one of our traditions is this event called tea time. It’s a weekly-ish event, usually held around 10 PM, where we all...
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Virtual Fall, Real Performances
I’ve mentioned briefly on this blog before that I’m part of a cappella group, the Asymptones (tagline: “we sing fun and nerdy music!”). We had some really, really awesome repertoire planned for last...
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My Gap Year
So one day I up and took a gap year. I may have mentioned this. Every now and then, I’d stare out the window — of my car, of a plane, of a smelly bus in Spain — with music blasting in my ears, and do...
View ArticleExhaustion
I’ve sort of been implying this on the blogs for a while now, but I’ve been having a crisis over whether to go to grad school or not. And as the school year has progressed, I’ve sort of come to the...
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setting up a house
At the beginning of September, I moved into a new house! It’s 10 minutes away from MIT by foot and dope as hell. There’s an upstairs and downstairs with two sets of fridges, washing machines—sans...
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MIT Got Us iPads! [UNBOXING VIDEO]
Back in July, when the Institvte first accidentally leaked their plans for the fall, most people reading the FAQ immediately scrolled to big-ticket items like “who gets to live on-campus next...
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