Nara is a 22-year-old Dutch communication design student at
Carnegie Mellon University, double-
minoring in computer science and Japanese. Her interest lies in discovering how the
combination of design with new technology can aid us in finding more creative ways to
communicate and exchange information. Her dream is to one day work at the MIT Media Lab.
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beyond-sanity.ORG is Nara’s personal website and blog, where she writes about topics such as being a design student, her experiences abroad, and her various hobbies such as web design, cooking, and photography. Her current focus is on leading a more balanced life amidst school, work and stress, so she occasionally posts lifestyle improvement tips and zen-inspired ideas. more »
Many older posts are gone, since I cleaned up the blog in the summer of '08 and wanted a fresh start. Here is what is currently still in the archive: