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  An American in Copenhagen but my luggage went to Amsterdam

  

  upstairs. In some ways this is exactly what I predicted a startup would be; in other ways, it’s better.  I’ve been just over a week in this city ... ="alignnone" width="225"] some ducks I would encounter[/caption] June 3rd. Tucson

  • by Amber V. '24
  • June 14, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Unfolding of Language Your high school English teacher may hate it, but "gonna" really is a word.

  

  , "will," without much of a change in meaning. "I will buy that book" means ... it this way: How would you describe "gonna"? Where did it come from ... gonna- "I'm gonna buy that book." But what about another example- "I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 9, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair #1 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  remains a mystery to me (though I did try to find a pattern in the prices ... ) As part of my weekly Boston Enrichment Trip, I ventured today to the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair. Located in the vast Hynes

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 15, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  ambition finding direction

  

  . but what if i don’t? i’ve been thinking about what it would be like to ... in and day out. extremely smart? again, i wouldn’t object, but i ... ways (except parenting, which i currently have no interest in). but right

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Why didn’t MIT have a logo until 2003? tracing the history of MIT's logo and graphic identity

  

  website. I was most interested in the crown that they use as a logo, but ... see how the MIT logo was adopted in websites. Compare the 2001 version ... ", how did it get two colors, and in general, what was the process like? I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Rubbing Elbows I have pizza with a famous person.

  

  Last week, I blogged a little about how MIT's student body really ... UROPs in the lab to meet with Professor Langer for a pizza dinner! I immediately confirmed that I would come. After that, waiting for that day to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  busy semesters and how to manage them it's organizational structures all the way down

  

  not yet totally fallen apart.[/annotation] Before I describe how I ... . The theme is "How Can I Keep from Singing," which is extremely apt for ... write [annotation note="in fact, i wrote around 60 poems in 60 days during

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 10, 2021
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  . I had no idea how unique certain aspects of my everyday life in the US ... In a few short hours I will hop on a plane back to the US. I have ... my summer in Spain. It doesn't reeeally say what I want it to, but I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Personal Projects

  I painted my door! and it only took 2.5 years

  

  back of my door -- mostly because I needed to know how they would look on ... the fall semester, and sometime late in IAP, I hit on the idea of a ... story of how my door finally got painted! When I moved back into EC this

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 19, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Brass Rat 2016 tunnels, arc reactors, and skycranes

  

  in all of us. It’s the event where the Brass Rat for each class is ... /tooling/hacking, to the class-specific inside jokes, it’s cloaked in tradition. Plus ... campus.  The RingComm chair is at least the 3rd in a row from the same

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 8, 2014
• Blog / People & Identities

  a jaunt to Philadelphia We went to the AWP writing conference!

  

  of confidence which I knew working in tech would bring.  # The last ... ’ in it would reject, we want.” I’d passed a lot of magazines with the ... , because I got too hosed to finish it in March."]room.[/annotation] It’s late

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 26, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Baseball!! a blog about baseball and internet games and embroidered hats and New Zealand Indie Rock.

  

  begin with.  I wasn’t planning on buying anything in particular, but then ... song is so well written and there’s so much raw emotion in it. I would ... of them was in my hands, so I had to buy it. I’m not sure what I’ll do

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 4, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  quarantine throwback i present to you my early april 4 am thoughts

  

  conditions. I could sit here and write until I’m blue in the face about how ... would flip almost without warning. I could write about how much I miss my ... write about how I long for another chance to buy a five-dollar boba at

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 6, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The root of all evil Money, money, money, money... money!

  

  how I've handled it over the past four years. Four years ago tomorrow ... Center) in building 16 for an interview. I worked at the LLARC 8 hours a ... than the expense of groceries, I managed to live in DC the entire summer

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam sells out The most valuable blog entry of all time.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? This weekend is a tax holiday in Massachusetts. I sure ... advertising school in the United States. Because of that, I'm thinking of ... their aptitude for math and science. That's how committed I am to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  A Picture is as much as Ten Hundred Words This is in fact a story that does have pictures.

  

  to write stuff. Here are some pictures and how i feel about those ... computer shop party in a parking building. I took a lot of pictures, but it ... that i ended up buying. It's called "What's the Furthest Place From Here

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • January 26, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  How to jump out of an airplane and live We have football, pistol, fencing, and TKD. . . but did you know we also…

  

  't as difficult as I thought it would be. Just pay your rent on time and ... more difficult. In the summer between sophomore and junior year at MIT I did my first tandem skydive while I was back home in Oregon.  I didn

  • by Snively '11
  • July 31, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  happy singles awareness day

  

  interest clear and I would have to turn him down. And didn’t I owe Mike the ... up in person and talk about it,” I messaged him. The next day, we ... interested in dating anyone right now. I’m so flattered and I seriously

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 21, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Days in NYC

  

  Hi everyone. I'm writing this entry from NYC, where I have Internet access at the office but not in my apartment. It's been rough, as you can imagine. (Not to mention my gas stove, which I don't know how to ignite

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Have you ever wanted to copy-paste the text in an image file? Well, now you can--thanks to a HackMIT project.

  

  Naptha trending the front page. I've blogged a couple of times already about hackathons at MIT and how amazing they are in the amount of experience, learning, and motivation they can give you in the space of ten or

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 25, 2014