Yo Firaol! It’s been a while since you journaled. Last time, it was right before your interview. Now, you have your visa approved. Now, the only thing left is for August 18 to come. You are not going to be where you are now in 9 days. You won’t have…

Yo Firaol! The day has finally arrived! Do you remember 50 days ago when you first scheduled your interview? It looked like it won’t happen, but man it is here! I know you got this!!!!!!!! Remember that you are Firaol, the person who is going to attend the Massachusetts Institute…

6.0001 (Intro to computer science) 18.01 (Single Variable Calculus) I have decided to take only the two courses above. I have come to this decision because of time shortage and it’s just me being realistic. If i went with all the courses I first intended to ASE out, I believe…

Hey Firaol! Today, you made me proud.You were courageous. You went almost 20 KM to help your fellow peers and meet new people. Literally, you met like 10 new people. And, you know what that’s what life is about. Going out; talking to people; breathing; making a differnece; helping other…

Hey! Here I am sitting on the floor of my room all alone at 1:29AM waiting for a zoom meeting by MIT SFS and reflecting about where my life is going. Steve Jobs said, If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I…

Somewhere along the line you changed.You stopped being you. You let people stick a finger in your face and tell you you’re no good. And when things got hard, you started looking for something to blame. Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and…

Hey! Don’t you think it’s about high time that I realize that I had enough! I have had it! I have been into this for like 6 months, and I have had it! I know who I were before getting into this habit. I know what I felt before getting…