/ //V /a |/t Feel Physics FRESHMAN YEAR, INTERATIVO HIGH SCHOOL, VOLTA REDONDA - BRAZIL Monday morning, 7 am - Physics class. "There's a trick", my friend says. "You draw a triangle, put velocity on the top, acceleration on the left side, and time on the right side. Now, put your finger on a variable and... voilà. You have its formula! That's how you resolve the 30 problem sets.” Physics was easy. And boring. How was it supposed to be interesting if it...

Dartmouth represents to me the total connection between my different selves. For Vinnie, the physicist and philosopher, there’s the Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Engagement, integrating Sciences and Humanities. For the entrepreneur, I'll have DEN’s guidance to bring Soul’s workshops to the US. Le français will certainly enroll in the FSP à Paris, and the Vermonter will love being close to nature. I also want to be part of the small-college community that showed its huge kindliness during my...

Wednesday afternoon, 3:15 p.m. It is 86 ºF outside and I am looking for a corner to play my guitar. It was my first attempt as a street musician, and my mind was quite agitated: "Wait! What are you doing? Are you crazy? What songs are you going to play? Do not get that guitar out, Vinicius. You're in the middle of the sidewalk!" Internal dialogues happen anywhere, at any time, and if not faced properly, they can turn my brightest...