What? No this isn't a New Year's Resolution, bugger off. Upon several realisations, I figured I might as well give this whole blogging and writing thing another proper shot. I mean, a real good, proper go. I really enjoyed writing for the ANU student newspaper, Woroni last semester. But I made … [Read more...]
The First Week – Initial Reactions
So I've been at RSI for about 5 days now, and there's definitely lots of awesome things to talk about. I should probably start off with my initial reactions to arriving on the MIT campus and getting settled in. As a somewhat country Australian kid, the sheer prestige and atmosphere of Boston, and … [Read more...]
Pre-RSI Thoughts
As I write this I have about 14 days to go till I leave for Boston. I still haven't bought my clothes and formal attire yet and my visa only just arrived, so it's all a bit rushed. Everyone keeps asking me if I'm excited and of course the obvious answer is "yes, definitely", but the honest answer is … [Read more...]
Ruminations and Cows
And so it begins. Okay so first off, ruminations. More specifically, the word 'ruminations'. If you study psychology you might be a bit a concerned because it's academic definition is " the compulsively focused attention on the symptoms of one's distress, and on its possible causes and … [Read more...]