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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  That time MIT was almost rebuilt on an artificial island in the middle of the Charles River we were THIS CLOSE to being a pirate fortress university

  

  but there wasn’t any room to do that in the Back Bay. In search of a new ... were modeled after European cities with islands such as the Ile de Cite

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 22, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  The Abstract The adventure density has been high

  

  ! tell me about your research.") and asked Neil deGrasse Tyson a question ... crazy and do lots of work in exotic places during Independent Activities

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures in Italy, Part 2 Tales from Rome, Take Two

  

  . And order I did. Pizza de Quattro Formaggi Translation: Four Cheese ... . Moral of the story: Lose 10 Euros. Do not pass go. After the

  • by Bryan
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  things i have been consuming this summer random bits of media i have eaten

  

  pandemic. In an effort to, well, not do this, I've been revisiting some old things that make me really happy. Gravity Falls [embed]https://www.youtube.com ... would do homework in school, I would always put on YouTube videos or

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 19, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Español Foreign Languages at MIT

  

  García Márquez entirely in its native language of Spanish: Crónica de una ... sentence using words from a vocabulary list; that I can do. It’s quite ... direction. We are only on chapter two of Crónica de una muerte anunciada and

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 23, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Floating On A Whim [by Katharine Chu '09, Guest Blogger] An art UROP carries a curious course 9-er all…

  

  into MIT wanting to do the same thing as when you leave without even ... in Sweden, I realized what I had to do.  I called the artist, Jane ... sculpture. One painting that was was especially wonderful was Willem van de

  • by ARTalk
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  A Jaunt Across Europe (Part 2) 12 hours of coastal biking and other Spanish adventures

  

  of the commute, but I do recall one thing: we drove through a really ... de Barcelona, a landmark statue. Early in the morning, we picked up the ... indulged in our food as we watched the waves crash around Niu de Ca l

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 11, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More on the Paris Metro Our final review was Monday - officials from the Paris public transport authority flew in…

  

  in these things. RATP headquarters (Maison de la RATP/House of RATP) near Gare de Lyon, Paris For the first three weeks or so, we developed ... about the Paris subway system, do a little research, and come up with some

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  The Quest Continues and into the open world i go

  

  MIT. Sometimes when I find myself not believing it, I go to Google ... memories, as you normally do in the hubbub of real college life, you ... movies watched way too late at night. In the absence of doing these things

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 29, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A reading list for a week at MIT All my classes have required reading this semester!?

  

  lecture notes, do a pset, repeat. This semester, none of my classes have ... reason about them. So I thought I’d take the opportunity of doing something I never thought I’d do at MIT—giving you an intro to my classes

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • February 27, 2018
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Culture Clash Spain doesn't do sarcasm, and my soul is slowly dying. But then I took some…

  

  In my last entry, Meagan said, "Anyways, could you please do an entry ... , but you do it anyway, for that great moment when you say, "aha! That was ... almost the same thing. "What do you think of my friend?" "Me cae bien" = I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Scooper Bowl All you can eat ice cream.

  

  * Mint Chip * Light Dulce de Leche * Light Cherry Fudge Truffle * Pineapple

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Companion #2: Cat The Boston Globe discusses MIT's four cat-friendly dorms.

  

  Currently, the most emailed article on boston.com is this piece on MIT's four cat-friendly dorms (please note that the other seven are to ... cat for a couple of minutes and just de-stress." On the third floor of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Another Journey Planned How to go abroad 101

  

  school, I am aware that most college programs do not provide the same type ... semester to Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Universidad Complutense de ... I wanted to do a youth high school exchange, and so at 15, I embarked

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 21, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Soldering Things pronounced "soddering"

  

  my life, I get to actually do cool engineering-y things with my actual ... Opportunities Program), which means I get to have an on-campus job doing cool ... Laboratory and do Real Science with my Real Hands, and that's actually exactly

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 25, 2013
• Blog / People & Identities

  first time in cdmx and first time out of the US, but not the first time having an ethnicity…

  

  Palacio de Bellas Artes which has the most stunning architecture I've ever ... is so much to do left in the city. We didn't have the chance to travel ... stood out to me"]I do not speak the language fluently[/annotation] was

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • August 15, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 1 MITWE (+ FJE and VJE) go to Brazil

  

  dinner, we went to Luar de Uaicurapá – a nightclub-esque restaurant famous ... projects were possible thanks to the Nobre Academia De Robótica – a local ... bank, where we saw some kids doing backflips off tall trees into the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 18, 2023
• Blog / How to Food

  My life in the bush of ghosts The long-awaited chronicles of my life as a vegetarian.

  

  am as an omnivore. Earlier in the summer I'd do about two meals a day. Last month I'd have to do breakfast, lunch, pre-running snack, sensible ... de Laurentiis's Gnocchi I love gnocchi, and this recipe takes about 40

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  self care define it or perish

  

  only thing i can do right now. i'm getting enough sleep, but i don ... ...which makes me think of how much time i had this summer to do things!! i took ... times. i just want to get homework done!! and do nothing else!!! but ever

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 2, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts On The MIT Interview ...from the perspective of an MIT interviewer.

  

  more about it than we do now). We don't make admissions decisions, but we do send notes on your behalf to the admissions team so they know a ... special thing to do, and I really have enjoyed meeting everyone I have had

  • by John DeTore '80
  • October 19, 2006