I really like learning languages. And MIT has been a really good place for that. I took a lot of language classes in high school, but it wasn’t really something…
My old computer and I had a complicated relationship. We spent three years together, and they were three of the most formative years of my life. I bought my computer…
Bonjour de la France! Photo credit: Rebecca Grekin. I’ve spent the last two weeks in Paris with an MIT program called JSF—January Scholars in France. The students of JSF 2018…
MIT has A LOT of graduation requirements. Most colleges have some sort of breadth requirement. MIT, being a technical school, has a weighty 8-class humanities minimum (the Humanities, Arts, and…
This was my summer of new. Capital S, capital N. Definition: Going out of my way to do, see and experience things that I’ve never done, seen, or experienced before. I got a new job, worked part time in a
Scatterred throughout the years are probably dozens of blog entries which begin with my eternal apologies for their lateness, and the fact that I haven’t blogged in “forever.” (The earlier…
Responses to comments: Sam said: Laura, I can’t make my lab printer duplex. Can you come fix it? No. Anonymous said: SOMEWHERE… there’s a photo of a Burton-Conner room also…
In my last entry, Meagan said, “Anyways, could you please do an entry on some of colloquialisms that you are learning? That would be awesome. :]” Yeah, sooooo, I’d love…
Machine Shops, Part 2 In case you haven’t read it: Machine Shops, Part 1 There are a lot of machine shops on campus, so in my massive efforts to document…
Yes, I’m alive. Yes, I haven’t blogged since JULY. I know, I’m a horrible person. Please don’t tell me about it, because I already know, and I feel awful about…