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(IAP ’18 EXPLORE) Michelle Xu
Dec 19, 2017 Entry 3: Tidbits from the Subconscious I’ve been thinking a lot lately. And contrary to any wisecracks my friends might suggest in this situation, I do think…
(IAP ’18 EXPLORE) René Andrés García Franceschini
February 9th, 2018: Conclusions and next steps I’ve been at MIT for something like two weeks now. I concluded my work having visited and talked to dozens of small business…
(IAP ’18 FELLOW) Claudia Chen ’20
Final Weeks @ STEM From Dance- February 10, 2018 Today marks one week back in Boston for me, and I figured it was time to do a final reflection/blog post…
(IAP ’18 FELLOW) Andrea Baena, G
Andrea will be working in Cartagena, Colombia, on the Project:  Architecture from the margins, co-designing and co-shaping informal settlements. She will collaborate with the Fundación Social in the informal occupation of…
(IAP ’18 FELLOW) Sami Khan, G
Blog Post 3: We generated biogas bubbles! In my last blog post, I described how I put together our biodigester with help from the orphanage staff, and designed and built…
(IAP’18 FELLOW) Anjuli Jain Figueroa, G
Anjuli will be working in San Jose, Costa Rica, on a Project entitled “Adventures in Science with Carretica Cuentera.” She will collaborate with Carretica Cuentera, an NGO dedicated to fostering…
(IAP ’18 FELLOW) Lisette Tellez, ’18
Entry 3: Live Well & Eat Well March 18th, 2018 Shortly after my last post, there was an Eat Well Watertown event during which various local chefs showcased healthy winter…
(Summer ’17) Juan Constain Ramos, G
PART 4. A cultural hub in Quibdo and Reflection Motete is a non-profit located in a busy street in Quibdo, Chocó. It’s led by Velia Vidal and her husband Rogelio,…
(Summer ’17) Griffin Smith, G
Griffin Smith (G, Urban Studies and Planning) Griffin spent the summer in Salt Lake City, Utah, working with the Environmental Dispute Resolution Program in the S.J. Quinney College of Law…