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Nestor Walters

Nestor was born in Bangladesh, raised in Greece, and served 10 years in the U.S. Navy. He studied math as an undergraduate, and now studies applied mathematics and oceans as a master's student at Stanford.
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Image captured by the James Webb telescope. As NASA describes, it is "a landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula."

Transfers of the universe (and other people too)

Nestor Walters
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Oct. 6, 2022
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A golden retriever sits on a beach. The ocean and the Golden Gate Bridge are in the background.

Farewell to Frankie

Nestor Walters
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May 26, 2021
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Nestor Walters recounts a trip to Greece and the life lessons he learned while there. (Photo: Chelms Varthoumlien)

Digging the bones: A gentle reminder to go out and feel things

Nestor Walters
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May 4, 2021
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(Photo: Jean Carlo Emer/Unsplash)

Transfers, Reloaded: What does a Stanford student look like?

Nestor Walters
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April 5, 2021
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6 poems (loosely) for Valentine’s Day

Nestor Walters
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Feb. 24, 2021
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Like a cactus hanging on a wooden board, our lives often find a balance where our interests converge. (Photo: Unsplash)

Everything converges: On orthogonal interests and fundamental frequencies

Nestor Walters
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Jan. 27, 2021
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2020 ended the decade instead of starting it, which means that I have another excuse to, once again, start us off with a handful of poems. Photo: Unsplash

8 poems to (re)start the decade with

Nestor Walters
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Jan. 18, 2021
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A veteran's perspective on "Thank you for your service." (Photo: Pexels)

Thank you for your citizenship

Nestor Walters
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Nov. 10, 2020
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Photo: Unsplash

On fighting from the benches

Nestor Walters
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Nov. 4, 2020
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On “The Rock,” 9/11 and listening to experts

Nestor Walters
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Oct. 14, 2020
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Which parts of our current reality should we cherish? (Photo: Unsplash)

Don’t hope on a burning sky

Nestor Walters
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Sept. 17, 2020
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July 4th, 2020 from a foreign veteran’s perspective

Nestor Walters
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July 5, 2020
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There’s nothing quite like a poem to give you a glimpse into someone else’s personal heaven or hell. (Photo: Unsplash)

7 veteran poems for the month of May

Nestor Walters
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May 22, 2020
Letters to the Community
A rally for the People's Caucus, a slate of 10 students of color running for the undergraduate senate, was interrupted by racist speech and violent imagery on Saturday. (Graphic: People's Caucus)

Open letter: Stanford veteran responds to ‘Zoom-bombing’ at The People’s Caucus

Nestor Walters
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May 20, 2020
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One juicy strawberry in a bowl of unripe fruit shows you that you have all you need. (Photo: Unsplash)

The juicy strawberry

Nestor Walters
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May 10, 2020
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A Mother's Day Dedication poem (Photo: Unsplash)

The Swan: A Mother’s Day dedication

Nestor Walters
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May 10, 2020
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Nestor Walters offers college application tips for veterans, from a veteran. (Photo: Unsplash)

Applying to elite schools: 5 things every veteran should know

Nestor Walters
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May 4, 2020
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(Photo: Unsplash)

7 reasons Patrick Monreal should be elected God-King of The Stanford Daily Volume 258

Nestor Walters
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April 30, 2020
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We need the hilltops to strive for, but if we focus on them, we miss the whole point of climbing in the first place. (Photo: Pexels)

What to do when there’s no land in sight

Nestor Walters
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April 21, 2020
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In the midst of COVID-19 chaos, former Navy soldier Nestor Walters reflects on a previous time when the apocalypse seemed near. (Photo: Unsplash)

Apocalypse then: Reflecting on the last time I thought the world was about to end

Nestor Walters
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March 25, 2020
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