Sean Simons

Virginia Tech

From Italy to Texas to Virginia, I have moved around. I have varying interests from architecture, culture, politics, literature and social dynamics to food, fashion, and the art world. I value the educated opinions of anyone who is willing to share, and find that writing my thoughts out allows for better understanding than anything else. Having grown up outside of the U.S., I like to think I have a different way of looking at things and how they impact their surroundings and/or the world. I especially enjoy researching the connectivity of unrelated fields and mediums, seeing how they influence one another, and in turn bring some sort of change to some sort of field.

Articles by Sean Simons

I Am a Hokie December 9, 2011 Even after April 16th and last week's shooting scare, I would never think of leaving Virginia Tech. I choose to see the future, not the past. I choose to be a Hokie, forever and always.

CERN and the Problem with Facts September 27, 2011 Perhaps it’s our nature to accept what we are told blindly and without question, or perhaps we don’t want to think outside of our own ability. Regardless, I want to believe that without the limits of finite facts, our society would advance intellectually and culturally.

Being Grounded in College July 29, 2011 It is important to find a passion in which to root oneself during turbulent times – whether in relation to academic pursuits or personal explorations.

Expectations of Europe June 29, 2011 I had built Europe up to be a haven, as well as a place of infinite possibility and perfection. Now, though, I’m on my fifth week in London, with one more to go, and I’m just itching for a plane ride.

Prudish Americans Abroad: We Should Get Lost in the City June 16, 2011 Students studying abroad expect the conveniences of home, which is both insulting to the country they are visiting, and incredibly selfish.

Differing Lifestyle of Europe and America: a Cure for Stress? May 31, 2011 The happier the employee or student, the better the work. It seems like being stress-free would make people work less, or look at the world apathetically as though they have no goal, but I think the key realization is seeing that each individual is their own goal. Everything we work towards and for in life is to advance ourselves, and what good is that if we simply stress what little free time we have away?

And Yet There is Hope May 26, 2011 People are supposed to invigorate each other, stimulating ideas and thoughts in their peers through real-world interaction and involvement. The reality of communicating online is that it is destroying the natural bond we as human beings have with each other—that sacred of all sacred things, a connection.

Too Many Questions, Not Enough Random May 4, 2011 I find myself avoiding college as a writing topic, because for me the college lifestyle is no different than anything else. Depending on other people’s college experience to make decisions regarding your own is a sad start to what is idealized as the ‘college life’.