This event has passed! In just a few days I will have the honor of speaking with Stanford University’s current cohort for the Notation in Science Communication. I, along with other fellow alumni from the program, will speak to our experience of using science communication and our ePortfolios to accomplish our goals. I am looking forwardt to learning about where...
This event has passed! Next month I’ll be heading to Los Angeles for a Comedy Fantasy Camp. I’ll be connecting with fellow comedians, attending writing and pitching workshops, learning about alternative formats for performance and, most likely, laughing a lot. I’m really looking forward to getting some professional critiques and exploring comedy in...
Laura Pauls-Thomas picked me up from the Lancaster Amtrak station in a bucket. To be fair, I had been warned. “I can totally pick you up at the station!” they had texted me while I was still riding the Amtrak. “I have a car or an e-cargo bike, if you want to ride in the bucket. Haha Let me know if you prefer the basic or adventurous option.” And that is how I came...
This event has passed! I will be attending Lancaster Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light conference this weekend! I am pleased to attend as the guest of the Global Shapers Lancaster Hub. While working as an intern for The Climate Reality Project earlier this year, I learned about the work that the Lancaster Hub is doing to encourage active and public transit...
(Bradley Siefert) As the cold begins to set in and my skin begins to miss the feeling of the sun, I turn to Instagram for inspiration as to how folks across the country are spending their time to venerate the autumnal seasons. This is a list of my favorite creators who document their relationship to their environment and work to increase joyful accessibility to the...
This event has passed! I am so excited to be attending Laru Beya’s Totally Ghoul Surfing Contest in just a couple of weeks! I’ll be conducting interviews with folks about the amazing passion and labor that they have poured into this community in order to empower historically excluded youths to surf their own breaks. So stay tuned for the article...
I woke up before the sun. I always did. After a certain age, you just don’t need as much sleep anymore. Before dawn, my body gave a jolting wake-up call and summoned me to begin the day, inviting me to spend some time with myself. Lucky for me, the ranch had plenty to offer to fill my need for movement. I put on a wool sweater, rolled the cuffs of my jeans, and...
This event has passed! Next Wednesday, I will read my piece “Morning Lark” published in The Leland Quarterly, Stanford’s literary magazine. My late grandmother, my time spent on the farms that surround Sacramento and my experience harvesting olives in Iznik, Turkey inspired this piece of fiction. I am so grateful for the support from the editorial...
When my younger sisters spot a Daddy-longlegs spider in the house, I’m the one who catches it and returns it outside. (I know, I know. I’m such a hero. Please bow down to my heroism. Bestow upon me the Sister of the Year Award. Shower me with praise.) I don’t mean to be snotty, but when someone grabs a tissue, scrunches it over a bug and twists to mangle the...
This event has passed! After three years learning tips and tricks to the trade of science communication, I have been approved to graduate! I built a portfolio of original works to be reviewed by an academic committee. The committee approved my portfolio in April, and so in this ceremony, I will present my work and celebrate my accomplishments with my classmates...