Appreciate the Gift Science Has Given You

A story about the bond between a raunchy exchange student and a 20th century Greek scientist.

When I was 22, I was an exchange student in Austria. This was, I still believe, the most significant year of my life. My first experience living abroad led me through an amazing education system and a crash course in cross-cultural communication. The incredibly exciting life in a dorm for international students meant endless parties, trips across Europe, and conversations in several languages all at once. All of this gave me inspiration and focus, defined who I…