Sakhee Bhure

A long time ago, Earth was the only planet we could study and our theories to explain phenomena as we experienced them on Earth were limited. As we began exploring other planets in our solar system, we discovered both similar and dissimilar characteristics existing on those planets. Our theories about cloud formation, landforms, etc. had to be broadened, giving birth to…

I slept through my alarm this Friday. Within a span of the previous 28 hours, I had had four exams, organised one program and attended two meetings. So, I didn’t beat myself up about not waking up on time. I ticked off things from my to-do list, added a few more and set off on my day. It was a lovely morning, just warm…

They shine, they twinkle and they inspire. Stars have mystified and amazed us since antiquity; the night sky intrigued and amazed our ancestors. Well, before street lights and dust obstructed their view of it. Our ancestors identified shapes and patterns among the stars and came up with stories about these patterns. Even then, their imagination could not fathom what these really were. Over the…

Florida Institute of Technology has consistently been among the most highly ranked institutes for international diversity. As an international student myself, I greatly appreciate the broad spectrum of cultural and linguistic diversity that I get to experience here. All through kindergarten and school, one of the only things that differed among my friends and I was our postal code, sometimes our birthplace or…

Week four of every semester has an uncanny way of being the busiest and craziest week of that semester for me. This time last semester, I was just as whipped. To make things even more interesting, I accidentally dropped my phone in water. I felt it slip through my fingers, and I could do nothing but watch helplessly as it…

In my opinion, winter break is always too long to not go home and too short to feel like you’ve been home. I spend about 30 hours in travel, i.e. when I’m not at home—home or Florida Tech-home—each way. Understandably so, my friends could not fathom why I was leaving a week early. And I explained why. In the week of…

One of the most interesting and wonderful life lessons I learned earlier this year is the FISH! Philosophy. It describes four easy mottoes that can be applied to each day of your life any situation you might come across. Play Life is not fun when it is monotonous. We seem to unconsciously assign a dullness and sobriety to ‘work’ and differentiate it form…

Stars have always mystified us They shine, they twinkle and they inspire. Stars have mystified and amazed us since antiquity. Well before street lights and dust obstructed our view of it, the night sky mystified and amazed our ancestors. They identified shapes and patterns among the stars and came up with stories about these patterns. Even then, their imagination could not…

The blank notebook page stares at me with a malicious grin as if it can sense my anxiety and reluctance to write as I rack my brains, not to brainstorm, but to come up with an excuse to put off writing until I am ‘more inspired’. Well, the assignment is not due until ten days from now and I have…

Half-way through the semester, I seem to have gained a tiny fraction of wisdom from experience. If you know me, that’s a very euphemistic way of saying, I’ve tried and failed, but not without learning a few things in the process. Here are a few of my reflections as I watched a beautiful sun sink into the horizon and the sky…