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What to do in Austin, Texas?

I love going back home to Austin. It’s a fantastic city with many things to do. Although I spend most of my time with family, I occasionally have the opportunity to go to my favorite nostalgic places. If you told me you were visiting Austin right now, here are my

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 by Kevin5 Min Reading

Life

From photos to video diaries: how I remember the past

One challenging question I’ve always had was how to remember the past. I know that my memory isn’t the best, and when my friends and I reminisce about the good ol’ days, our accounts begin to differ. Who knows what another few years will make of our memories? We include

April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 by Kevin4 Min Reading

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Thoughts after moving to New York

As I’ve finally settled into New York, I wanted to talk about the good and the bad of moving to New York. A half of a year has gone by in a blink of an eye. It was only a year ago that I thought summer internships were short… Full-time

March 13, 2022March 13, 2022 by Kevin3 Min Reading

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Stuck on the NYC subway

Have you ever been stuck on a subway? I guess it feels exactly like being stuck in traffic. I feel both a sense of helplessness and of urgency and annoyance. Like why didn’t I have the foresight to take the train 7 minutes earlier? I had planned my trip uptown

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022 by Kevin2 Min Reading

Thoughts

High school hackathons are overrated*

As someone who organized HackMIT for multiple years, I wanted to talk about our high school hackathon Blueprint and the weird spot hackathons are for high school students. On the one hand, hackathons provide amazing opportunities for high school students to learn computer science early. However, some students take it

February 20, 2022March 4, 2022 by Kevin4 Min Reading

College, Swimming

Pros and cons of being a college swimmer

tl;dr if you want to do clubs in college, don’t swim D1. Context: I swam D3, so I’m heavily biased toward recommended athletics to future college athletes. It can be challenging to decide whether or not to continue on a sport that may or may not have been fun along

February 13, 2022January 23, 2022 by Kevin4 Min Reading

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Writing more on flights with no internet.

As an avid JetBlue fan, I was thrilled when they began offering free WiFi for all their flights. However, growing up flying without the internet, I’ve begun to appreciate the brief disconnection I get from flying in the open skies. Ever since I started college, I constantly check Facebook messenger

February 6, 2022January 18, 2022 by Kevin3 Min Reading

Thoughts

How to get an software engineering internship (thought dump)

I thought I’d share my thoughts on the lifecycle of an SWE internship. These articles combined give you a summary of the advice that I’ve gotten over the years. Maybe I’ll eventually write about my internships specifically. One of the biggest things I’ve learned is that anyone can become an

January 30, 2022January 24, 2022 by Kevin3 Min Reading

Thoughts

Who inspired your New Year’s resolutions?

Ah yes. It’s the two months of the year that people ask each other for their new year’s resolutions. The first thing I wonder is if they’re actually interested in other people’s goals or if they’re looking for inspiration. As expected, I’ve asked this question here and there, and most

January 26, 2022January 24, 2022 by Kevin3 Min Reading

Programming, Tips

Tips on what to do during a software engineering internship. (part 5 – during)

In my opinion, a bad internship only occurs if you did not learn something new from the internship. I’ve been pretty lucky at the company’s I’ve interned at and the mentors I got, but I can’t say the same for some of my friends. Unfortunately, poorly executed internships are not

January 23, 2022January 23, 2022 by Kevin5 Min Reading

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What to do in Austin, Texas?

From photos to video diaries: how I remember the past

Thoughts after moving to New York

What to do in Austin, Texas?

From photos to video diaries: how I remember the past

Thoughts after moving to New York

Stuck on the NYC subway

High school hackathons are overrated*

Pros and cons of being a college swimmer

Writing more on flights with no internet.

How to get an software engineering internship (thought dump)

Who inspired your New Year’s resolutions?

Tips on what to do during a software engineering internship. (part 5 – during)

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