Cambridge in the In-Between Moments
A brief guide to the city’s finest unplanned programming
Some of my favorite moments in Cambridge weren’t planned. They weren’t the kinds of things you’d mark on a calendar or schedule your week around. They just happened, quietly and unexpectedly, while I was trying to get home, find dinner, or avoid doing my laundry for the third night in a row. And I’ve noticed […]
Ode to a Restaurant
Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post, although a free sandwich would be nice…
Thinking is hard. Thinking is tiring. Thinking makes me hungry. As a graduate student, I spend much of my day deep in thought, trying to understand convoluted equations, engineer a successful experiment, or daydreaming about skiing down a mountain. The result of this academic brainstorming is a roaring thunderstorm emanating from my stomach by one […]
Ten Stitches Up, Nine Down
On knitting, perfectionism, and the scarf that’s been narrating my MIT years
We all know the trope: pick up a hobby, splurge on supplies, try it once, and never touch it again. I took it a step further—starting a scarf in 2019 and heroically refusing to finish it for years. What began as a quick winter project quietly turned into a long-running companion to my time at […]
Navigating MIT
How I learned to stop worrying and love the maze
When I first got into MIT, I was surprised. Then I felt a rush of excitement, and at last a sense of dread at the immense task in front of me. Getting a PhD is a gruelling endeavour that can test anyone’s intellect, drive, and sanity. So I knew I would face no shortage of […]
Following your fascinations for a fulfilling future!
How chasing his curiosity fulfilled a 13-year-old’s dream
From the moment I realized the significance of the sequence of events I am about to narrate, I wanted to save this story for my thesis defense speech. As I start the 6th year of my PhD, however, I can’t contain the excitement anymore. When I learned this blog post would be read by hundreds […]
