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• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s been 3 weeks the firehose is still alive and kicking

  

  as tailors near the clutter of strip malls. Aunt Martha often walked me ... expanded, allowing me to meet some absolutely awesome people—Aritro I see you ... storyteller I possibly could be. High school was a period of full bloom for me

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Summer

  and they were roommates living with "randos"

  

  that made it feel different, and it made me feel less alone. Near the ... too timid to tell Rohan about it, but I'm sure he saw me gaping in awe ... Safeway near our office in Menlo Park, and sometimes we walk there after

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 6, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  things i wish i could do thoughts from the bay area

  

  , specifically in the nob hill district near downtown. i didn’t know much about sf ... chinatown to free up valuable land near downtown but stopped because they were ... gentrification largely as a result of being near campus, so i pointed that out and

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • June 23, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Nerdy adventures on the West Coast Q: What changes when you transplant a few MIT students 3,000 miles? A: Not much.

  

  , but in all of our opinions a little overrated and not nearly as good as UBurger, the In-N-Out spinoff located near MIT's campus. The In-N-Out place ... , Mason '10, Sam '07, and me posing in front of the bridge. And no walk

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Falling in Love with a Language at MIT interviews with two of my inspirations

  

  homework, sometimes asking me for help. When I see Chinese-language updates ... which she learned several languages. Growing up, she told me stories of ... language. That connection drew me to language in general. I decided to learn

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 10, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Non-Blinding my junior year(s)

  

  ). Sometimes people ask me why I'm doing this to myself, but I just tell them ... , trying to write something, because it makes me feel like myself. My junior ... become. But, after nearly a month of not writing a blog, I've remembered

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 22, 2023
• Blog / Personal Travel

  [Guest Post] The Southbound Train by Kylee C. '23

  

  me in particular. The Crescent connecting New York City and New ... train near Danville, Virginia. Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” tells ... , but here are the rootinest, tootinest destinations that make me love the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 10, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  Bright IAP a post in two, kind of unrelated, parts

  

  congratulating me, but that's not the point."] plain and simple.[/annotation] And ... to do this for me. Later (in a silvery package) I received an official ... . But really, for me the institute has been great in this regard. I hardly

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 14, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  highlights of a hellish semester it's OVER. IT'S FINALLY OVER GOSDAIUOSDSOIJD

  

  class I initially thought was easy. it took me literally ten minutes to do ... Cambridge at 1 am never fails to make me feel like the main character ... -distant, of course) a few times in the park near my house. we danced to old

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 28, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  fun. the band, but also the form

  

  so hard sometimes Be calm Take it from me, I’ve been there a thousand ... keeping long-lasting friendships really is important to me, why can’t I make the time for it? This part of the song comes near the end, acting as

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  first impressions of LA the struggles of moving cross-country for an internship

  

  . seeing so much sky makes me uncomfortable in unquantifiable ways - i feel ... me at any momentthere are so many pink houses!! they're so cute. some ... 's a photodump of the very few pictures i've taken near where i work and

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 31, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  happiness springs, songs, sheep

  

  or ideological bubbles.   Wikipedia took me to the article on ... opposite group whose idiosyncratic tastes make recommendations nearly ... about leaving this place that has changed me so much. I'm not attached to

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 24, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Rowing at MIT: a guest post by Connor M. ‘16

  

  Rowing at MIT The heavyweight men near the Museum of Science. PC ... with you because I think a lot of you might be like me and would feel the ... men and women) and he introduced me to the sport. I watched one of his

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 26, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Chomsky and Infinities illustrated highlights of an MIT October (part 1)

  

  ): For me, the second month of college has ended, and what a wonderful time ... to me by the Admissions Office through the Shadow a Student Program ... MIT News article on the event):     My October wasn't nearly over after

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Closer Calls and rising unease

  

  relatives asking if we were okay, if we were anywhere near the site. The day ... wariness that always sat deep inside me felt much bigger. A microscope over ... constantly alert, constantly uncomfortable part of me was searching, roving

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 28, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Finding Balance May I have this dance?

  

  13, the dancers-to-be had convened from near and far, hailing from MIT ... slacklining went something like this: Me: "Whoa, this is really cool! I'm gonna ... noobs like me, every time he sets up the line), and I can now almost make

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Answer is Yes Tips for navigating your first month here with a Greek life emphasis

  

  (except that most of the girls agree it's not nearly as fun as rush ... inclined. It was up to me to decide which tasted right. As I sampled each, I ... soon enough! As for me-- I met great guys from many fraternities and

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coming Soon! In which I briefly account for my I-haven't-been-blogging-so-much-recently shenanigans

  

  taste of what to expect from me over the coming weeks: Famous ... search is nearing its conclusion. And now, for the obligatory suspense: Did ... declaration of major form earlier this week, but the emails welcoming me to the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Restoring Sanity… and Fear And love of cats.

  

  following flight because there are no other seats available. Also, let me say ... ). Thankfully, the station officer said the line was too long and let me go in for free ($2.40 saved!). Estimates for the crowd attending were at nearly a

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  North to Peru Not too far from Norway, just south of Mexico.

  

  a large vacation home located near a lake in the town. The owners of ... INVADERS!" they exclaimed. The place was a bit too remote for me – its ... still won. (Also taken by Sam) That evening, several of the guys (not me

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 12, 2010