you ain’t gonna need it
there are decisions that i worry about long after i know which choice i’m going to make, like whether to go to mit or choosing what to do this summer. i fall in the same traps when i think about what i...
View ArticleI am reading so many books!
As a child, I was a hugely voracious reader. I spent the majority of my free time reading, and also a significant part of my non-free time (i.e., in class while my teachers were talking…) I started...
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A day at Seaborg Technologies
The day in question is Thursday, one day before the end of my internship. 7:00 This morning I woke up nervous as hell, mainly because I didn’t know where to buy cake. I also had an end-of-internship...
View Articlework-life balance
one. in mit, and undergrad in general i guess, you spend your time hanging out with your classmates. you go to classes with them, work on problem sets and projects with them, live with them, cook with...
View ArticleSophomore Fall Goals
My first year was a little rough. I could’ve written more about the low points, but it takes a certain amount of humility and retrospect to not sound like an ass in doing so. I’ve got them all written...
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I Should’ve Been Working When I Drew These
What the title says. in my notes for 18.01a (single-variable calculus), specifically about the normal distribution i should’ve been writing my final paper final exam angst best sitcom ever! i honestly...
View Articlei feel completely fine
I’ve been reading a lot of slow, contemplative writing recently, which is the kind of writing that always makes me want to write my own blog post of that nature. Frankly, I’ve been overdue for such a...
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your best american girl
Last month, my friends and I saw Mitski live. I didn’t know that many Mitski songs, but I went to her concert anyway because the songs I did know made me certain that everything that happened inside of...
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everything i cooked this summer
I’m not a particularly good cook. I once managed to set spaghetti on fire while trying to boil it.01 it was in the pot with water and everything... don't ask I’m not confident that I knew how to cook...
View Articleand they’re going to better places
playlist; tw: suicide mention briefly Today, I interviewed for a product manager position. At one point in the interview, they asked me, “What is the place you’ve worked at that you’re most proud of?”...
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by bike, by train, by wind, by rain
I’ve been thinking about different modes of transport through cities. In the past three years, I’ve visited over 10 cities and lived in three. Each of those three have their own method of transport:...
View ArticleLessons Learned from (Watching) D&D
This summer, living alone has given me the immense freedom to do whatever I want, however I want. Apparently, ‘immense freedom’ is just slang for ‘binging copious amounts of Dungeons and Dragons...
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Maiden Voyages
Around this time last year, I was furiously wrapping two shipping boxes in Saran Wrap. Inside the boxes, I carefully loaded all of my clothes, my bedding, my shoes, the books I’d yet to read, my...
View Articlethe lying lives of adults
A few weeks ago, I was reading Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney and someone asked me what it was about. I said that I wasn’t sure, but if I had to guess, it seemed to be about an affair but...
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sharp and soft
in my favorite naruto scene, a samurai and a ninja charge at each other. everyone expects their blades to collide in midair, but instead, this is the result: the samurai’s sword (left) slashes straight...
View Articlebaby steps
campus feels alive again. frosh spilling into dorms, catching up with hallmates in the lounges, the ec rush playlist blasting in the courtyard, texting people if they want to get lunch or go grocery...
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Tales of Two Parallels
Last fall, I took STS.S20, Tales of Two Parallels: East Campus History. It’s a special class, offered for the first time this year, with the purpose of documenting East Campus culture and history...
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a few new things
I have a confession to make, which is that I’ve started this post at least five times in the past few months, but never gotten around to finishing it. Every time I’ve started it, I’ve gotten caught up...
View ArticleThe seniors are tired but the frosh are fine
International student orientation started last week, and the first-years, or technically prefrosh as they aren't first-years yet, because they aren't officially frosh until convocation, the...
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what i drew this summer
This summer, I took an art class through the Student Art Association at MIT. These classes aren’t for credit and if you’re an undergraduate student, you can become an Art Scholar and receive a...
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