learning

So, now that it’s summertime and some of us have a bit more free time, if you’re ever bored or looking for something new to try, I suggest learning to solve a Rubik’s Cube. I also think it’s a pretty cool party trick to have up your sleeve. While I am not claiming to be an expert “speedcuber,” I thought I’d share techniques that helped me — an 11-year-old beginner — get the hang of it.

An exploration of my relationship with writing through the lens of sports.

There’s so much good and bad to unpack, but I won’t bore you with the particulars. Even though I felt like I was being thrown back and forth a lot, I managed to make it through all right – and I’ve learned some valuable lessons along the way.

Every week, I would enter the French classroom with more confidence than I did the week before. My professors were impressed by my progress. When I raised my hand in class, my spoken French sounded so natural and so refined. My only secret was that my progress had little to do with their pedagogy. 

I loved the feeling of it — having things to hide, having invisible strings to pull, the light-hearted manipulation of misdirection.

Nobody should stop learning. Whether in formal classrooms, at extracurricular activities or at home, we constantly absorb what is around us.

This is not a letter to reminisce on our time together or wish for all the things that I wanted to be different. It is a letter of goodbye.

If we are to thrive as students, it is wise to prioritize our mental health. UC Berkeley has a plethora of special mental health and emotional wellness services, available to all students, staff and faculty, that may help you on your journey.

When I buy a notebook, there are so many things I could do with it that I end up getting overwhelmed. Check out these five ways of using your blank notebook!

Throughout my life, I have learned multiple instruments ranging from string and wind instruments such as violin and flute to percussion instruments such as piano and drums. Even though the mechanisms of each specific instrument are extremely different, the learning process was more or less the same.