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  Making friends by learning languages Welcome to the Language Conversation Exchange

  

  'm not as eloquent on these topics in Spanish as I would be in English, but ... place for that. I took a lot of language classes in high school, but it wasn't really something I expected to continue in earnest in college

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 6, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  packing for the road looking back on nights that last forever

  

  table saw my handful of plastic Ben Franklins and invited me to buy in. I ... basement. I went to get water and two people were switching shirts in front ... . But before my would-be opponent and I could find a suitable table

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 27, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Alia Whitney-Johnson: Making a Difference in Sri Lanka Alia Whitney-Johnson, a Junior studying Civil and Environmental Engineering, spent three weeks teaching the art…

  

  treasure those moments when the girls would clearly be talking about me in Sinhalese, and I would start imitating them and we would all laugh.” But when ... , organization, hope, and autonomy. Emerge would continue to support them in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 9, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  holidays in boston a photodump for you to procrastinate with

  

  holiday season, and I'm coming in hot, live from my bed watching Frozen instead of studying for my [annotation note="I'm posting this as I leave for ... lack of any holiday spirit inside of me, I have done a very minor amount

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 16, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fame Discover Magazine tries to cash in on this whole "turkey into oil" craze that I…

  

  , the company I'm working for in my UROP got into Discover Magazine again ... Korean-American woman who weights 105 lbs. She recently finished 3rd in the ... 's confident that the proteins would be ripped apart and rendered harmless by

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Why We Blacked Out The Blogs and joined the SOPA strike

  

  they would do, including: Create a blacklist of banned websites comparable in its effect to the Great Firewall of China Kill websites that ... noticed that the first link I posted in this blog entry was a link to a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 18, 2012
• Blog / Summer

  “How was your day?” asked and answered

  

  engage in my social media ritual without the guilt I usually would have if ... classes this semester, and I’ve seen her put in lots of time and effort into ... to Medical and check in at the desk. I’m preparing to travel to India

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 2, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Monday on learning to balance growth and recovery

  

  .       In some ways I've found recovery harder to ... what I'm going to do today. I might swing by HMart, buy some snacks, and ... all of the above. For the first Marathon Monday in awhile, I'm trying

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 17, 2017
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  i quit an internship on the second day cut your losses early

  

  sit in an empty Zoom room for thirty minutes; during this time, I sent several emails, bumping the founders ("Hey! I'm in the Zoom." "Hey! Let me ... the pay: in high school, I did plenty of miserable jobs. But now I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 6, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Sports The store has the word "marathon" in it, so it has to be good, right?…

  

  do sit-ups in the mornings. About a month ago, I got the crazy idea to ... running shorts to make trying out the new shoes easier. I thought I would just walk around in them, so I thought, "Okay, whatever." The guy

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  four semesters in music and food just some lists and reminisces

  

  ; when I had time alone, I listened to some of my favorite chilling-in ... their lentil dal. Over March Break, I met my parents in LA, hit up so many ... even so hosed that I gave in and bought takeout: Pepper Sky pad see ew

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 28, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Finals Blog but not the final blog unless something terrible happens to me in the next 48…

  

  Today I sprinted down Massachusetts Avenue in a noontime spritz of ... my true Midwestern roots. Back when I lived on the prairie, Ma would grill flapjacks and sausages every morning in our sod house while I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  2014 Resolutions January 2nd and still going strong

  

  This New Year, I want to try a resolution that would mandate how I ... fail, I will revive them from where I left off INSTANTLY in some way. No ... ." Instead: "I'm going to figure out my weak points in Physics and work my way

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 2, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  One thing every woman’s missed in Massachusetts Bay Sam and Shana have gone to look for America, starting in Philadelphia.

  

  -Japanese fusion cuisine behind an unassuming concrete facade. Since I was dressed in ... the restaurant at night"--how exciting! I mean, if you happen to live in ... that we would be in Philadelphia for the evening... and possibly the next

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer in San Francisco Interning at PlayStation Network

  

  to use git—which in itself would have justified the summer. I learned a ... I spent this summer interning at PlayStation. The office was in San ... lock in my major—meaning I could change direction if I didn’t enjoy my

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 7, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  home

  

  remember standing in front of it when I was small, wondering if I would be ... phantom. I’m not sure how to handle it, exactly.  In grade school, I would always ask my parents to buy me jellybeans during Ramadan. I would stay up

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • November 4, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Welcome Back! a fresh coat of paint, and a fresh batch of bloggers

  

  .org better. New bloggers! In addition to our new website, I also want to ... decide to redesign? As I explained here, we were proud of our old website ... students but anyone who might find their way to our website. I really want

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 13, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  senior house / pilot 2021 / senior house facts, and a thought

  

  many others for the past month. I'm not going to, nor would I like to ... decision, I hope you will understand it is firmly rooted in our care for you ... residences website. Instead it's 70 Amherst Street. I don't know what to feel

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 11, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Don’t Read This if you Already Go to MIT My life is good and I get plenty of sleep. Please don't hate me.

  

  be going my way. Case in point number 1: As I was returning to Boston ... whatnot. Nonetheless, what are the odds? Case in point number 2: I was ... me yet. If I kept going, I would beat him to class but he would see me

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 22, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Solution: Are we going to win? Guess where I am!

  

  Can you guess where I am right now? Points to the most creative answer. Expect an entry either later tonight or tomorrow about how I ... going to win? "Here is my schedule. I just can't seem to get the times

  • by Bryan
  • August 8, 2005