I’ve never considered myself a very natural leader. I’m usually pretty reserved, and, although I think I’ve become a lot less shy over the past few years, I have been…
After three and a half years of being at this school, I’ve taken quite a few classes. What have I even learned from them? I’m bad at remembering numbers (sometimes…
disclaimer in case the title doesn’t show this, I am writing this blog to show that there *isn’t* a ‘best way’ to choose where to apply, and that even after…
Last Sunday, some friends and I walked across the state of Rhode Island! This idea originated last year, when my friend Xavier and some of his mates realized that states…
A few months ago, May. When I’m away from you, I’m happier than ever Wish I could explain it better — Happier than Ever by Billie Eilish It’s final projects…
cw: I discuss some injuries with varying amounts of needles and blood I learned some valuable life skills in Denmark, from how to turn on an induction stove to…
The MIT Monologues (MITMo) is a spinoff of the play The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler, talking about the intersections of sex, gender, relationships, disability, sexuality, etc. written by people with…
a joint post with Admissions Officer Jeremy, we stan Song: burnt espresso, by Sidney Amos Paige: Nearly three years ago, I was writing my college application essays over cups and…
This fall, I enrolled in EM.S21: Design and Make a Lamp. It’s a 3-unit, half-semester class under IDM47 Integrated Design and Management and the Infinite, as in, it’s in the…
(taps mic) is this thing working? hello? okay, great. that’s cool. it’s been a while since i wrote a sad post here. well, not sad exactly, but like, a deep…
A few weeks ago, I visited a friend at Harvard. She snuck me into the observatory. There were murals on the walls in a manner that distinctly reminded me of…
Warning: this blog features spoilers for the video game Celeste regarding the plot. I highly encourage you to play the game if you haven’t, it’s one of my favorite platformers.…
It’s 7:59am. The natural lighting fills the room– every square inch of a pink shag rug, and every piece of laundry that I still need to do– but none of…
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.…
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…
This summer, I’m doing MISTI-Germany and living in Berlin. I’ve been enjoying it a lot for a number of reasons: not least because in Europe, everything is close, which allows…