So, this it. The last blog entry for me. I have had an incredible year, and writing this blog has been an important part of the year. Writing this blog has given me an opportunity to take a moment and reflect on the highs and lows that I experienced in the moment. In the moment.… Read More The Last Post
Classes are over (for the moment), and summer is just around the corner. And now, a chance to take a deep breath and recuperate from the frenetic pace of the fall and winter terms. Time to waste long moments of time (moments, not hours or days). A chance to hit the road, find a beach,… Read More Summer Plans
Every year when I began to work on my home garden, I am reminded of the most amazing project that I initiated at the high school where I teach. A couple of years ago, a fellow teacher and I decided to start a community garden. It seemed like a great way to introduce a bunch… Read More High School Community Garden – An Epic Failure
Marie Currie, Albert Einstein, Watson and Crick, Banting and Macleod (and Best), Alexander Fleming, Linus Pauling, Planck, McClintock. The great ones who came before. This past week in Los Angeles, I was lucky enough to chaperone The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), the world’s largest international pre-college science competition. At IISEF this… Read More Future Nobel Prize Laureates
The term is over, classes are done. So, what is next? It’s time for a holiday. My list of reasons why I know a holiday is overdue, are the following: You get nervous when your computer is out of sight (what if someone steals it!!!). Your idea of going for a quick coffee includes a… Read More You know it is time for a holiday when…
As I was posting my latest blog, I noticed that GradLife McGill was accepting applications for bloggers, instagrammers, and vloggers for the 2017-2018 school year. And so, I thought back to one year ago, and why I decided to become a GradLife blogger. Why would someone voluntarily commit to writing a blog, spend more time… Read More Why Become Part of the McGill GradLife Team?
PhD candidate! A major milestone that was the culmination of months of writing, reading, research and revising. Late night meeting with my advisor (who was invaluable), pushing my thinking, drawing connections from my hazy unformed thoughts. I held a practice defence that was open to everyone in the department. Now that was nerve wracking. Four… Read More PhD Candidate
I was attempting to zoom up Peel the other day, going from the metro up to the Faculty of Education. There were McGill students everywhere, going up and down the hill. I was in a crazy rush, trying to move through the hordes of students as quickly as possible. And I kept having to move… Read More Brain Hacking
The topic of this blog is a most unpleasant one. When you are so caught up with work full time AND PhD full time, some things just slip away. Of course, you expect family to have your back. And mine does, with the exception of BRIDEZILLA. Here is the story: my niece, living in Vancouver… Read More When Grad School and Bridezilla are Incommensurate
Having a crazy amount of writing to do this weekend, I have decided to start things off in the most productive way I can think of: intensely procrastinating. My plan is to check emails – maybe every 15 minutes, while watching CNN (I don’t even like CNN). Maybe eat a box of chocolates until I… Read More Procrastination
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