Software Engineer. Illustrator. Writer. Artist. Explorer.
UC Berkeley
On Becoming a Real Adult: Making History
We like to believe that history is a grainy footage of a MLK speech, or a newspaper clipping of WWII, or stories about the Free Speech Movement here at Cal, but history is everywhere. This moment is now history. Every moment of action and inaction contributes to how history is turning out. Unless you’re kidding […]
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10 Things That Shark Tank Taught Me
As an aspiring entrepreneur I enjoy watching Shark Tank more than anything else. I have not seen every single episode but I am amazed and animated whenever I recognize products featured on the show displayed on the shelf in a nearby store (“I SAW THAT ON SHARK TANK” is my typical response). I don’t often […]
MoreHalloween 2012 Ninja & Arrietty
The saddest part about Halloween being in the middle of the week is the fact that it might land next to a midterm. As it did this year. Solution: Hold a costume party after Halloween! In the spirit of the season I helped my friend complete her Arrietty costume by making her the hair piece […]
MoreWork, School, & Work + School
Sometimes students attend school and parents help out. Sometimes financial aid steps in and gives a helping hand. Some students, like most of the people I know, receive very little help from financially strapped parents and not enough from financial aid. That’s where trabajo comes into the picture. Here are some reasons why a parent […]
MoreGetting Mugged
Okay, so I don’t consider my encounter with girls who tried to steal my cell phone a successful muggery. I call it an attempted muggery. Here’s how it went down on June 24th, 2012: Me: “blah blah blah” (not actual words) -talking on the phone with my boyfriend (Ex-boyfriend), sitting by the sidewalk right in […]
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Illustrated by Meli 