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  • Howdy, I’m Ryan.

    Welcome to my blog: On Rye. This site serves as a place for me to reflect, show off, and discuss what I'm interested in. Poke around and come back often!
  • About Me

    Ryan Kellett (姜宇東) is a recent graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont where he studied International Politics and Economics with a focus on China and Mandarin Chinese. He blogs for MiddBlog and NPR's All Tech Considered. More.

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Postcards from Candyland

This summer, I have been lucky enough to have a little free time (and leeway) to produce a set of “video postcards” from the Middlebury Summer Language Schools. I got deemed “executive producer,” and I got to work with students who could craft videos that helped audiences get an idea of each language school using … Read more

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What’s Good?

A photo of mine from Ecuador made it in the GOOD magazine photo show competition. Go vote for it by commenting on their post; it’s number 10. If I win, it gets printed and maybe I get a t-shirt?

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Code for America

I am quoted in a Campus Progress article on Code for America by Andrew Bluebond (read the full article for a better idea of CFA’s purpose): Ryan Kellett applied to be a CFA fellow next year after hearing about the program via Twitter. Kellett, who graduated from Middlebury College in January 2010, says  “some sort … Read more

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road trippin’

Lots of work this summer at Middlebury. One my pleasures is getting to be the producer for the “ON THE ROAD life after middlebury” team. From the very first time I floated the concept of a “road trip,” I’ve been sure that this multimedia project would be both zany and unlike anything I’d ever done … Read more

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Canvassing for clean energy

Not sure what compelled me to pick up a clipboard on Saturday and help canvass for Race to Replace. I tried out, for about an hour or so, being that annoying person on the street trying to solicit you for some cause or another. Persistence, knowledge of the issue, and an approachable smile are key to … Read more