My First Time at the ICA
Over the weekend, I went to the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) for the first time. Fun fact: On Indigenous People’s Day, all tickets to the ICA are free! You…
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How Do I Make Time Stop
A Poem by Maya Cacanindin: When I get out of a class early, I calculate how many tasks I can get done. An unexpected hour and a half Equals two…
Read Blog PostGoodbye Forever
If you’re a freshman, you’re in for a rude awakening about college: It is not a magical friendship land. I’m sure everyone has dreamed of meeting your lifelong best friends…
Read Blog PostCantonese Bakery Goodness
My mom works as an insurance agent based in an office in Flushing, NY, an essentially bigger chinatown in Queens. Just a 45 minute drive away, this city has been…
Read Blog PostWays to Study Smarter, Not Harder
It is the first day of October and classes have certainly kicked it up a notch. I managed to spend my first few weeks in Boston catching up with different…
Read Blog Post10,000 Steps A Day
A common ice breaker question I have been asked is what did you miss in quarantine?What did you miss about Boston? While most people respond “hanging out with friends,” I…
Read Blog PostThree Joys a Day
My all-time favorite TED Talk is called “The Happy Secret to Better Work” by Shawn Anchor. It sat at the bottom of a long list of assignments my AP Psychology…
Read Blog PostIt’s Okay to Take Up Space
Hi there! This is Maya, reporting from an on-campus apartment on my first virtual day as an Asian American Center intern. For those of you who don’t know me, I…
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