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Experiences Abroad: Study, Research, Employment: Complete Blog Archives

"Fuji: Not Your Grandma's Mountain"
by Jess K. '10 | August 06, 2009
I guess if we're being honest here there were actually a lot of grandmas climbing Mt. Fuji, and they were actually a lot faster than I was.

"Seven Years of Good Luck"
by Jess K. '10 | July 03, 2009
MISTI paid for all the MIT Japan interns to meet up this weekend in Kyoto. My stomach is still full.

"Lost and Found"
by Jess K. '10 | June 12, 2009
I've been here for almost two weeks, and been lost at least half of that time. It's starting to feel more familiar than knowing where I am.

"The Grandest of Road Trips"
by Jess K. '10 | June 01, 2009
Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

"Think Happy Thoughts"
by Kim D. '09 | December 02, 2008
D-Lab Memories >> Graphing With Matlab

"Introduction to D-Lab"
by Paul B. '11 | October 15, 2008
Saving the world - just one of the many things you can do at MIT.

"VI-A"
by Kim D. '09 | October 03, 2008
Course 6? Work experience and a Masters degree all at once!

"2008 Summer (Pics!)"
by Chris S. '11 | September 04, 2008
Photo overload. eep.

"Adios, Madrid"
by Laura N. '09 | August 16, 2008
My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

"Wiimote Fun in Spain"
by Laura N. '09 | July 25, 2008
What I'm actually doing with my time over here, when I'm not learning Spanish insults or celebrating Spain's Eurocup victory.

"Culture Clash"
by Laura N. '09 | July 09, 2008
Spain doesn't do sarcasm, and my soul is slowly dying. But then I took some pretty pictures, and it was all okay.

"In Their Own Words (Part 3)"
by Paul B. '11 | July 08, 2008
Thailand and Israel and Columbia, oh my!

"¡Es-pa-ña!"
by Laura N. '09 | July 05, 2008
¡Campeones!

"Happiness in threes"
by Laura N. '09 | June 14, 2008
Okay, so I just figured out how to add the Spanish keyboard to my OS and switch between English and...

"I <3 Madrid"
by Laura N. '09 | June 09, 2008
My Spanish adventures!

"A Day in the Life (3)... [Biochemistry]"
by Cambridge Program | May 13, 2008
Another biochemist sharing his experience as an exchange student.

"Life and Learning in the Other Cambridge"
by Cambridge Program | May 08, 2008
[by Justin '08] "We are, we are, we are, we are..." The Engineer's drinking song is being proudly sung by...

"A Day in the Life (2)... [Mathematics]"
by Cambridge Program | May 04, 2008
Studying math at Cambridge and MIT.

"A Day in the Life... [Biochemistry]"
by Cambridge Program | May 01, 2008
Life as a biochemist at MIT and Cambridge

"Cream Tea with the MIT Club of Great Britain"
by Cambridge Program | April 27, 2008
Meeting MIT alumni in the UK

"St. George's Day"
by Cambridge Program | April 26, 2008
England's National Day

"Crotchets and Quavers"
by Cambridge Program | March 09, 2008
The evensong tradition

"Whoooo!"
by Laura N. '09 | February 09, 2008
So Facebook has this interesting application that lets you display on your profile a map of all the places in...

"Tour of Town"
by Cambridge Program | February 08, 2008
Cambridge: university and city.

"Vacation = Relaxation, right?"
by Cambridge Program | January 04, 2008
What I do over vacation...

"Travels"
by Cambridge Program | December 04, 2007
Winter break is here!

"Thanksgiving in England"
by Cambridge Program | November 24, 2007
Celebrating a North American holiday in Britain.

"Sunsets"
by Cambridge Program | November 13, 2007
Academics at the other Cambridge.

"5th of November, Remembered"
by Cambridge Program | November 05, 2007
Bonfire Night celebrations in Cambridge.

"Study Breaks, Apple Pies, and Formal Halls"
by Cambridge Program | November 03, 2007
First off a few notes of clarification. CME stands for Cambridge-MIT Exchange. This is the actual exchange program. CMI is...

"Three Months In Paris"
by MISTI | October 31, 2007
The MISTI experience of Jenny Nelson '09.

"Cambridge Traditions and 5 Course Meals"
by Cambridge Program | October 18, 2007
Here in Cambridge, all new students must go through a matriculation process in which you are formally admitted into the...

"One Life to Live"
by Karen F. '11 | October 13, 2007
In which I use the title of a soap opera as a motivational phrase

"Punting"
by Cambridge Program | October 03, 2007
Punting is a really relaxing and nice way to spend the afternoon if you’re not the punter. My name is...

"MIT-France: To The Observatory of Paris and Beyond"
by MISTI | September 17, 2007
The MISTI experience of Anjali T. '09.

"Back at MIT: Reflecting and Restarting"
by Public Service Center | August 28, 2007
Summer is nearly over and our five bloggers have returned to the United States...

"Through her eyes"
by Public Service Center | August 14, 2007
A PSC fellow photoblogs through 5 countries...

"PSC fellows: end of summer in India and Africa"
by Public Service Center | August 07, 2007
Late July and August... busy times for our bloggers...

"PSC fellows and their projects wordwide"
by Public Service Center | July 30, 2007
Biyeun herself has also been quickly moving forward… on a motorcycle!

"I who have nothing"
by Sam M. '07 | July 28, 2007
Darling, 'tis I who loves you.

"Public Service Fellows Weekly Update #1"
by Public Service Center | July 23, 2007
Public Service Fellowships enable MIT students to travel all over the world using their skills, talents, and education to make contributions to underserved communities.

"Dig me, but don't bury me"
by Sam M. '07 | July 12, 2007
This entry is brought to you by McDonalds and Google. I mean, literally.

"I was out of bullets."
by Sam M. '07 | June 25, 2007
Living free or dying hard in Germany.

"I O Europe"
by Sam M. '07 | June 16, 2007
Help me, blog stalkers, you're my only hope.

"MIT-Italy: Working With Ferrari"
by MISTI | March 27, 2007
The MISTI experience of Patrik Kunzler.

"More Notes From The UK"
by Cambridge Program | March 12, 2007
[by Mirat Shah '08] Currently in Cambridge, it is 50 degrees F and not only is the sun shining, the flowers are also blooming.

"Sunny Skies In The OC"
by Cambridge Program | February 15, 2007
[by Mirat Shah '08] A new post, and answers to your questions from the last one...

"MISTI-India: Community Health Internship"
by MISTI | February 15, 2007
The MISTI experience of Gilad Evrony '07.

"Some Perks Of Life At The 'Other' Cambridge"
by Cambridge Program | January 23, 2007
[by Mirat Shah '08] Along with ~40 other MIT students, I am studying abroad at Cambridge University in the UK.

"Zambia Ate My Neighbors"
by Mitra L. '07 | January 11, 2007
We only get 20 minutes on the internet every night and I spend 15 of them blogging.

"Spring Break and Study of Cities Abroad"
by Anthony R. '09 | November 22, 2006
Students in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning enjoy a subsidized spring break abroad to learn about city planning "on location."

"Alia Whitney-Johnson: Making a Difference in Sri Lanka"
by Melis A. '08 | November 09, 2006
Alia Whitney-Johnson, a Junior studying Civil and Environmental Engineering, spent three weeks teaching the art of jewelry making to eighteen Sri Lankan young mothers in a shelter for raped and sexually abused girls.

"This doesn't suck"
by Sam M. '07 | October 20, 2006
It's not particularly great, either. But you could go to Germany!

"Some summer pictures"
by Jessie L. '07 | September 24, 2006
I've been promising for a while that I would post some pictures from Switzerland, so I'll be doing that gradually...

"Ten Things I Hate About Europe"
by Sam M. '07 | August 04, 2006
Well, not really. More like, Ten Things I Like About MIT. You've got to accentuate the positive.

"More entries about buildings and food"
by Sam M. '07 | August 03, 2006
Same as it ever was. I'm still single, but at least I'm in Belgium.

"A Day at the Races"
by Sam M. '07 | July 26, 2006
Read this entry. It will rock you. I promise!

"The train in Spain is ungainly, take a plane"
by Sam M. '07 | July 23, 2006
I'm an MITblogger, get me out of here!

"And sometimes why?"
by Sam M. '07 | July 18, 2006
A reality check on the state of my MIT blogging.

"Lodger"
by Sam M. '07 | July 15, 2006
Third in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring the country of Moldova.

""Heroes""
by Sam M. '07 | July 14, 2006
The second in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring Michael Jackson.

"Low"
by Sam M. '07 | July 13, 2006
The first in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring Zinedine Zidane.

"Bonn, Games, Bonn"
by Sam M. '07 | July 07, 2006
Wherein we teach the world the true meaning of democracy.

"I jumped into the river"
by Sam M. '07 | June 30, 2006
...black-haired Asians swam with me.

"Bavarian Rhapsody"
by Sam M. '07 | June 29, 2006
I'm just a poor boy, I go to MIT.

"Number Münchners"
by Sam M. '07 | June 28, 2006
Eaten by a Trogglus Nicoise.

"Greetings from Switzerland"
by Jessie L. '07 | June 23, 2006
I did something today that I had previously sworn I would never do. I joined College Confidential. I finally decided...

"Wouldn't it be Nice?"
by Sam M. '07 | June 19, 2006
...actually, I'm kind of glad that I'm not older.

"Last train to Koblenz"
by Sam M. '07 | June 12, 2006
If I get back by 7:30, I don't need a reservation.

"DOMR"
by Sam M. '07 | June 08, 2006
My first crazy picture entry from Germany.

"Piece of my Heart"
by Sam M. '07 | June 01, 2006
Hey, look, a Turkish internet cafe.

"Springtime for Interns in Germany"
by Sam M. '07 | April 27, 2006
Watch out, Europe: I'm going on tour.

"Study Abroad Fair"
by Mitra L. '07 | October 05, 2005
Learn about opportunities to study in another country (8 pictures)

"The Cambridge-MIT Exchange"
by Matt McGann '00 | April 14, 2005
Here's the long-awaited guest blog entry on the Cambridge-MIT Exchange (CME)! For background on the program, check out the CME...

"Vive la France!"
by Matt McGann '00 | August 15, 2004
I'm about to head off for a two week in vacation in Paris, Rennes, and Bordeaux. In the meantime, you...

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