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Recreating the taste of home

Recreating the taste of home

Exploring beyond my (culinary) comfort zone

April 7, 2022 | Eva C.

“Do you need anything from home?” say my parents whenever we chat, asking if I wanted anything to be mailed. “I’m good!” I usually reply. There was one thing I missed from home, but it certainly couldn’t be mailed—the bakeries. Every visit to an Asian bakery was reminiscent of childhood memories of visiting the warm, […]

A graduate school simulator

A graduate school simulator

How playing Stardew Valley prepared me to move to MIT

December 1, 2021 | Vik O.

Stardew Valley, the hit indie farm simulator, consumed much of my senior spring. While writing my thesis and finishing my coursework, I needed an opportunity to relax and focus on ANYTHING other than my mounting deadlines. The game, playable across multiple consoles, is a staple recommendation of the “cozy game” genre, occupying a similar niche […]

Escape MIT for a weekend

Escape MIT for a weekend

My favorite weekend getaways around New England

December 1, 2021 | Lily L.

What will you do if you have a weekend free? Netflix? Video games? How about getting out of your (dorm) room and travelling to another state? During my undergraduate study, I spent one seminar in a small town north of Boston doing a co-op (i.e., a 6-month internship). Away from campus, I was free of […]

Christmas in September?

Christmas in September?

You can’t buy happiness, but sometimes you can find it for free in your neighbor’s trash

November 1, 2021 | Grace N.

There’s an old saying, “you can’t take it with you.” It’s mainly used to caution people against overvaluing money or material possessions because you can’t take them  with you when you die. In Boston, the saying could be “you can’t take it with you when you move.” People around here are very familiar with packing […]

Touring colleges on foot

Touring colleges on foot

A brief jog through some of Boston’s many universities

September 27, 2021 | Christopher K.

Coming from an undergraduate university located in a smaller city, I was used to living in an area with few nearby schools to compare to my own. In contrast, the Boston area is littered with colleges! In fact, Wikipedia cites that there are 45 higher educational institutions in the metropolitan Boston area. When I moved […]