Creative Archives - The Minerva Quest

Leaving

Anonymous Minerva StudentMarch 26, 2020

Stupid people, I feel hurt, hurt that we’re leaving, hurt that we left. Ohhh, sure… We thought about our families, Of what might happen in four months, Of what a pandemic means in a “Third World Country” - we rich world, “civilized” fuck. Stupid people, I am angry at how easy we gave up. India was difficult: this was our excuse.... Read More

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Poem1

Gal RubinMarch 21, 2020

This piece, written by an anonymous Minerva student, is a part of a new anonymous creative writing feature series. If you feel inspired, submit your own work ... Read More

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My Goofball

Anonymous Minerva StudentMarch 21, 2020

“It’s all for the best” You learn to embrace it nonetheless I admire this, him and his high standard-ness Otherwise, isn’t life just a chaotic mess?... Read More

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THE FOUR MINARETS

Daniel OpeMarch 1, 2020

At the heart of Hyderabad lies a 400-year-old grand structure built to mark the eradication of the plague that tore through the city in 1590. Four Minervans in... Read More

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4-5 a.m.

Emma StiefelFebruary 27, 2020

4 a.m., fluorescent lights. Feet still cold (note to self: never again wear sandals on trans-oceanic flights) shuffle over white tile, blurry eyes blink over p... Read More

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Home

Helen van der MerweFebruary 22, 2020

I've never quite felt at home I have connections to a lot of places But none of them are home And over the last couple of months I still haven't fo... Read More

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?

Emma StiefelFebruary 2, 2020

? When I was tiny, I would lie in bed and barrage my father with questions before he left after attempting to put me to sleep. In a desperate attempt to kee... Read More

CreativeWords0 Comments 03 min read

If Thou Must Love, Let it be With a Heart

Anonymous Minerva StudentJanuary 21, 2020

So simple a word yet so complicated it seems to be An existent charm, thou would have gained It is always probably destiny To meet another soul in fate... Read More

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A to Z Berlin: M’2021 Memories

Enkhtsatsralt EnkhjargalDecember 18, 2019

This video was created by Enkhtsatsralt Enkhjargal with other students in the class of 2021 to reflect on their experiences in Berlin. The video was originally... Read More

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Travel: A rambling exploration of how and why we move around the world

Emma StiefelDecember 10, 2019

Tell someone you’re part of the extraordinary one-point-whatever percent of students accepted into one of the world’s most selective undergraduate programs — t... Read More

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