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  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  The other day, when I stopped in the Admissions Office to annoy a few ... in person. Or maybe this was asked by someone else entirely. Meh. Same ... "Adventures in Logan Airport." First of all, my first name is Keri-Lee. At

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memoriam: Professor Silbey

  

  Last Thursday, Bob Silbey, a professor in Course 5 (Chemistry) and ... . My interaction with Prof. Silbey was in Spring 2010, when I took 20.111 (Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems), so we weren't exactly best buddies. In

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  It's hard to know exactly how I'm feeling on our last night here in ... just wanted to capture this feeling for now before I fill in the details ... me blabbering on in plain text for pages. Sorry about that. Something

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  Three Months In Paris The MISTI experience of Jenny Nelson '09.

  

  been, and neither had anyone in my family, so when I told my parents that ... students all over the world to participate in internships, and they try and ... for set me up with a beautiful apartment in the Cite Universitaire in

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Saturday Night in Simmons it's so busy here tonight [i really need to study or go to sleep]

  

  and seeing who's who in this crazy zoo. Christmas Party: Tonight my ... a new chalk mural in the main stairway in the lobby. So much talent! These guys are responsible for so many amazing chalk murals in Simmons

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 15, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  School’s… in Excitement! Passion! ...Class?

  

  , watching DVDs, and generally bemoaning the fact that school has, in fact ... holiday in October. To celebrate the year's start (and because I'm lazy), I ... .100, Aerodynamics. Although this class is going to be a time sink (Adam walked in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 7, 2005
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Applying Sideways (in Chinese) 橫向申請 / 横向申请

  

  that was my [annotation note="Audacious, in retrospect, given that I had ... traditional Chinese characters, in the hopes that it might be more accessible to ... of readers access whatever wisdom remains in that long-ago post.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week In Review An end-of-year freshman advising event, and my friend's 6.115 final project.

  

  types of fondue -- this one had cheddar in it, and there was another that ... ... lamb, shrimp, all raw... you cook it yourself on a skewer in a marinade ... chocolate fondue -- this one had caramel and almonds in it. Yeah, it was

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 18, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  in a funk and salvaging hope

  

  content warning: mental health, trauma 1   I've been in a ... its ways of wading in and out of life it never goes away it will ... ; Last semester, I went through tough times. things were going on in my

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • March 31, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  winter in Brazil adventures in WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity

  

  class takes place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, so we’re engaged night and day in the setting we’re learning about. I find myself swept up in the ... ’s summer in Brazil, so I brought mostly shorts and crop tops. I have not had

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 10, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting in Connecticut Tales of my trip to a figure skating competition

  

  Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships in Simsbury, Connecticut, the final qualifying segment for the 2016 U.S. National Championships in mid ... call an Uber to get to the bus station, and get stuck in traffic. Rush

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 29, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  hit me in the face. Not a light caress, not a brief reminder of the autumnal equinox, but an actual BAM! Leaf in face. It was new, and weird, and ... didn't have a bachelor's degree, she could apply, get in, and come to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  staying in touch people are great <3

  

  skeptical about it at first since, erm, since when has happiness come in the ... with a stranger in any physical location at this point in time, i decided ... to back calls would be exhausting and in spite of this was pretty

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons Learned in Lab Applicable to life.

  

  in my head. And now, that mental blog entry is here :) I was thinking about lab and about how these past few weeks in Bhatia Lab have taught me ... 've done some pretty stupid things in lab. Case in point: I've cracked

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Complementary in Kinetic Typography Posted with permission from the author. Meet Rishi '14!

  

  When I saw this video back in late April, it was instantly copied to ... never realistically go. In fact, if I had not visited the University in August and completely fell in love with it, I wouldn't have even applied

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Blending In (Guest Entry) Of singing, eating, and shopping (sorta)

  

  little '12 after my Facebook status because I'd been, in truth, intimidated ... -oriented school. Ohohoho, boy was I in for a surprise! The first night was ... ...the wonders of Youtube. Here's a photo of them in concert later on in the

  • by Snively '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventures in Math Conversations in the world of math.

  

  in the math community. A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to ... entire AoPS crew are doing. I hope that if you're interested in and excited ... Circle (like the ones in Berekeley and Boston) is a gathering of K-12

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  summer in boston that summertime, summertime, uh, gladness

  

  bakery called Bova's in the [annotation note="Boston's Little Italy ... to Alive and Kicking Lobsters in West Cambridge"]actual lobster[/annotation] in it, don't worry) and both were delicious. there's a dope park nearby

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 15, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life A photographic biography of a Friday

  

  ” (in the eternal words of Donald Guy '12, who, unlike basically everyone ... awake. The rest of this post will be about things I did yesterday in ... remember the desk in room 26-100 as well as the enormous intellect that sat

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 6, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Staying in Touch Family back home or here in Boston!

  

  back inside for a home-cooked meal, seems so long ago. In reality, it has ... completely until you’re here in a dorm, in a town you’ve only been to during CPW (the preview weekend in April), and on your own doing adult things

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 1, 2017