Here I document my adventures in travel, lifestyle, and thinking differently with the hope of broadening people’s perspectives. I hope you enjoy!
While seeing new cultures forms of expression while traveling is always stunning, sometimes my favorite elements are the small things. Recently in Japan, my host family showed me that you can de-select a floor in Japanese elevators by double pressing the button.
A few years ago, I came across Ann Morgan’s project “A Year of Reading the World” . Basically, she realized that even as an avid reader, she was completely unfamiliar with most non-English literature, even in her native continent of Europe. Now, I've decided that even if I can just read all 197 books, that will be a good place to start. I encourage you to join me!
One of the things that I have enjoyed most about switching computers at the beginning of college is the little automation features included in MacOS. While most of these have simplified my workflow, there was one design that I dearly missed from Windows: opening an application in full screen by default.
I thought it might be fun for people to track my location as I progress through my upcoming year abroad in India, Morocco, and Austria. However, I didn't want to share my exact location, so I decided to stick to listing whichever country I am currently in. As of a few weeks ago, you can now check up on my travels by entering the URL WhereIsNoah.com
Cold showers are often talked about for their supposed health benefits, boosting the immune system and speeding muscle recovery after hard workouts. This past year I took a deep dive into the practice.
This year I partook in a program called "Bridging the Divide" which seeks to promote a deeper understanding across the many divides (rural/urban, red/blue, etc) facing our country today.
One of my close friends at college, and the best barber I know, decided to take a leave of absence from UChicago this quarter for various reasons. After listening to his podcast “Failwell” I was inspired to learn more about both the creative process behind it as well as his musings on the topic. I hope by sharing it here that you too might begin to consider failure and success, college, and maybe even life itself slightly differently.
Back in October, I was coming home from an intramural “Midnight Soccer” match when someone threw open their car door causing me to crash, flip over their door while my bike crashed into it, and roll across the asphalt road. The accident happened less than a block away from my apartment, and despite my initial thought that I would shake it off, resulted in me being treated at the hospital and (eventually) being diagnosed with a concussion.
Whether we like them or not, institutions are here to stay. Although there are definitely times throughout history where tearing down the old and building something new paid off, for most of us, most of the time, it‘s most efficient to work within their confines rather than try to break free.
