Time After Time
The analog antidote to my over-digitized life
The ability to have a shower curtain delivered by Amazon in under twenty-four hours is a recent development, relatively speaking. But the ability to have a printed copy of the latest news delivered to your doorstep, with articles written just hours ago, is not very recent at all, in fact. Home delivery of the print […]
These Boots Are Made for Walkin’
The first 10 places to locate in Cambridge
There are an incredible number of buildings, parks, and attractions to visit across the MIT campus and greater Boston area. When I first arrived, though, I needed to identify and find the places that were most immediately important for orienting myself. Here are the first locations I scouted out upon landing in Cambridge. The first […]
All by myself
Beating loneliness when you live in a studio
My complete home (containing my sofa, kitchen, and bed) is very compact—370 square feet, to be exact. I live in a studio apartment, where I am the sole occupant of an elongated room containing my full living space. I really like having my own place to return to at the end of the day, but […]
I can see clearly now
Getting contact lenses and defining a research vision
Over the winter break, I got contact lenses for the first time. Putting them in produced an effect like removing a plastic sheet from before my eyes. Every detail, even in the distance, was crisp and clear. When driving, I could read the small print on signs, and in the mirror I saw every pore […]
