“Music is love in search of a word” -Sidney Lanier I’ve always been interested in music. At least, for as much of my life as I can remember. And before I was interested in making music, my parents made sure to expose me to all the great music they loved, and I loved listening. As […]
Author: Ellis
Book Review: Monk and Robot Duology
This spoiler-free review covers the books A Psalm for the Wild-Built and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers. As nearly everyone has already said about these books: they’re a pure delight. Reading them felt like relaxing escapism to its most extreme. Imagine playing animal crossing new horizons, except where the animals had decided […]
Engineering Design Project: FungiFusion
An Overview of My Senior Project My high school required students to spend their senior year working with a group on an engineering design project of their choice. This project served as one of the most formative experiences in my educational career thus far. I learned and taught myself numerous new skills, and learned what […]
Off to College: Finding Joy in the Waiting
I’m a senior in high school, heading off to college soon. I’ve had a full year of thinking, wishing, applying, and planning for college, waiting to hear back from schools, and now college has almost arrived. As I write this, there are two weeks left until my exams. Honestly, so far I’ve been miserable. The […]