Finding connection through the “Wednesday Waffle”
Staying close to faraway friends during the first year at MIT
When I first came to MIT, I was confident that I’d had a decent plan for building a meaningful social life for myself at MIT and in Cambridge/Boston more broadly. Student groups, hobby groups, one-off events, and department outings were all readily available. Even without stepping out of the MIT bubble, there were so many […]
Hoops across borders
A EuroLeague fan’s journey to appreciating Boston basketball
Let me make one thing clear: I still believe the EuroLeague is the pinnacle of basketball. The intensity, the fans—they’re unmatched. My loyalty lies with Anadolu Efes, a Turkish powerhouse and back-to-back champions from 2020 to 2022. They are my team, my pride, and my heartbreak, often all at once. But Boston has this strange […]
Why rockets won’t be named after women
My thoughts on the absence of change in Aerospace since the Sixties
A big headline in aerospace news right now is the first orbital launch of Blue Origin’s rocket ‘New Glenn’. And while I am extremely happy there is an up-in-coming competitor to Space X’s Falcon Heavy, every time I hear about New Glenn I get a bit twitchy, but let’s go back in time a bit. […]
The commuter’s crucible
Finding patience and resilience in Boston’s daily commute
Two years ago, as I prepared to embark on my grad school journey, I devised a bold plan to live far off campus in order to save money. I chose to share a two-bedroom apartment in a town fifteen miles from MIT, fully aware that it would require more effort to get to campus and […]
From chore to creative hobby
How a busy grad student can find joy in cooking
We’ve all been there—work drags on longer than expected, protocols need troubleshooting, and by the end of the day, the idea of cooking feels more and more like another chore. Why didn’t I meal prep this Sunday to avoid this current dilemma? Energy levels are low and take-out sounds so good. As a fourth year […]
