Re: Life / on shadows, genes, and sushi
My life condensed into variably interesting posts on the internet
Welcome to Re: Life 👋 !
I’m Aaryan - a rising junior at Stanford diving headfirst into a world of microbiology, hardware, and mild sleep deprivation.
You just stumbled on the weird corner of the internet where I chronicle my life. In every post, I share three quick updates from my life, two links to noodle on, and one idea to reflect on for the week.
Let’s begin.
🎬 Three Speedy Updates 🎬
// The (nonexistent) rumors are true! I’m back in Tokyo, this time through a nearly 70-year-old exchange program between Stanford and Keio University.
Fortunately, I’ve been transplanted from my old studio apartment into a host family and a platoon of Japanese college students. It certainly isn’t biophysics research, but every day feels like it’s been reconfiguring my brain to the language and culture. I’m having a blast!
// Last week alone might have been more eventful than most of my summer.
So far, I’ve: scaled Tokyo tower by foot, received a private tour of the now-decommissioned Fukushima reactor, stargazed with friends from a hotel that was formerly an abandoned elementary school, and (of course) gorged on conveyor belt sushi with my two mischievous host brothers. Stay tuned!
// Still wandering, reflecting, and tinkering on spontaneous ideas. A few weeks ago, I built a genetic engine called PhageBOLT that identifies therapeutic viruses from any sample of DNA. More experiments like these underway!
Strange as it sounds, it doesn’t hurt to see summer setting. So much joy has burst into my life in these past months, and every day reminds me how grateful I am to have seen it.
Whatever the next month brings, let’s crush it together :)
🎉 Two Random Resources 🎉
Human Capital Fellowship
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🧠One Interesting Idea ðŸ§
Austrian poet Rainer Rilke on the lightness of feeling:
Both pleasure and pain are poison alone. You must learn to sleep on clouds, and you must learn to swallow thorns.
Let your heart fall into everything, and life becomes whole.
Best,
Aaryan
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