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Lost in other people’s stories My brand of escapism
I listen to a lot of audiobooks. In 2023, I listened to 28.6 days worth of audiobooks–while doing chores, while falling asleep, and sometimes even while doing psets. It’s something… -
Blog / Miscellaneous
another day of fall when canvas went down and made me think about internet and people and the seasons
This Monday, as many Mondays go, felt like a terrible start to my week. For starters, it was raining when I woke up. Also, I was running on like 5… -
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oh no the future obligatory “i am old” post with pretentious morbing
As I start writing this, I have a midterm in exactly 24 hours. I holed myself up in Radio Society to avoid getting distracted, and yet here I am writing,… -
Blog / Life after MIT
Boston, through the lens of my children Visiting Boston at 37 years of age was ...
Yesterday (October 14, 2025) I returned home from Boston after 28 hours of driving, four nights in hotels (the cost of hotels in Cambridge is outrageous and is borderline criminal),… -
Blog / MIT Life
Summiting Mount Monadnock camping trip!
Last weekend, I went camping with my living community (Putz)!05 2nd West, one of East Campus' 10 living communities Overall, it was a really fun but chaotic experience, largely because… -
Blog / Uncategorized
gently down the stream whitewater rafting might be easier than driving on mass ave
Last Friday in my Concourse seminar10 my first-year humanities learning community! , our topic of discussion was an excerpt from chemist Primo Levi’s memoir, The Periodic Table. I’ll provide an… -
Blog / Blog Projects
The Periodic Table of MIT It's Interactive! (desktop only)
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Blog / Admissions
my MIT admissions essays a retrospective
I applied to MIT three years ago (shudders). I was originally thinking about writing a blog post about advice for high school seniors but I find it difficult to put… -
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“Hala’s Escape from Groundhog Day” season 18 episode 98
Every modern TV show with more than 3 seasons seems to have one thing in common – the Groundhog Day episode.16 and maybe a painfully bad singing one If you’re… -
Blog / How to Human
liquid nitrogen and everything else 🐸
About a year ago, I posted a blog about what I thought would be my last year of Mathcamp. In hindsight, it’s no surprise that I applied to return as… -
Blog / People & Identities
what is and isn’t me (rush, part 1) and the somewhat methodical unraveling of self
Day 0: The Wind-Up Stop me if you’ve heard this one before—“when I first came to [insert college here], I didn’t think frat/sorority life was for me.” At this point… -
Blog / How to MIT
How to Overcommit Responsibly sidequesting like a pro
With how many cool opportunities, classes, clubs, people, makerspaces, traditions, and shenanigans that happen around MIT on a daily basis, it’s easy to stretch yourself thin. You’ve all seen the… -
Blog / Classes
classes i’m taking! (fall 2025) highways, storks, and movies
When somebody asks me “What classes are you taking?” my mind completely blanks. Unless I’m actively working on an assignment for that course, it will take me a while to… -
Blog / MIT Life
On Being the “Dumb” Friend and the freedom from comparison
A lot of people at MIT were probably seen as the “smart” friend in high school–the one who excelled in classes, or juggled impressive extracurriculars, or always seemed to have… -
Blog / Personal Projects
1 Fish, 2 Fish, a Lot of Fish, and a Snail Putting a Big Box of Water on my Dresser
So last semester I had a radical idea to get a pet aquatic turtle. I don’t even remember what sparked my interest in wanting to get one (it was likely… -
Blog / Challenges
what to expect when you’re expecting a bad grade, that is
I had a biochem exam today. It did not, uh…go as planned. What was even more frustrating was that the exam was not particularly difficult. The content was totally fair… -
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snip snip liberating the shoulder one free t-shirt at a time
Dear blog readers, I have something to confess. I, Veronica P, am an addict. No matter how hard I try to fight it, I get this uncontrollable urge. Every single… -
Blog / How to MIT
loftblogging 3: liberation via customization i <3 process
My dorm East Campus (EC) has a long tradition of radical room customization, including resident-constructed lofts, shelves, and miscellaneous furniture. Although I initially emailed the EC house manager to request… -
Blog / Challenges
rage, as explained by thermodynamics I had a bad day and soon a thermo exam
Tuesday I had a bad day. I want to talk about what bad days look like right now, because what I consider a bad day has changed a lot over…