How The Madrid Metro Passport Works
The Madrid Metro has this interesting thing called the “Pasaporte de los Museos de Metro de Madrid“, or roughly the Madrid Metro Museums Passport. It’s an little booklet where you can visit a selected eight …
Building the ultimate college homework tracker with Grist, N8N, and Todoist
I’m a devout user of Todoist, my to-do list software of choice. Todoist is how I keep track of everything I need to do in my life, from my friends’ birthdays to dropping something off …
2025 Year in Travel, Costs Included: Part 2
This is a continuation of my 2025 Year in Travel series. Check out Part 1 here before you read this. To recap from earlier, in 2025: Most of these trips were booked or funded using …
2025 Year in Travel, Costs Included: Part 1
2025 has been a fantastic travel year for me. This is really the first time I’ve had the flexibility to travel essentially whenever I want, especially in Q3 and Q4 of 2025, when I only …
In 2025, I opened 7 credit cards and 18 bank accounts in search of their sign-up bonuses (aka churning). For my credit cards (both new and existing), I paid $1,855 in annual fees. Churning in …
This is a 2025 follow-up to my post last year about my consumer technology setup. As with last year, this is inspired by Jon Seager’s blog on how he computers! Hardware Computers Since 2020, I haven’t had …
I recently picked up a new Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 Pro through some carrier promos. Both phones had fantastic prices but also the classic stipulation that the phone is SIM locked to a …
Reconnecting with ITE Friends in Switzerland
Last week, I took a trip around Western Europe to celebrate the end of the 2024-2025 school year. One of my stops along the way was Zürich, Switzerland, a city I’ve wanted to visit but …
Apple Store iPhone Trade-In Criteria
I recently traded in an iPhone 13 at the Apple Store. I was a bit nervous going into the store since the phone’s screen had several fairly deep (deep enough to catch a fingernail) scratches …
My Perspective on Experiencing USC to the Fullest
The USC chapter of the Institute of Industrial Systems Engineers (IISE) hosted our annual western regional conference at USC this past weekend! We had been planning this event for months, and it was so rewarding …