Tag: life

How to Talk to Your Family About Prejudice this Thanksgiving: A Guide to Difficult Conversations

November 11, 2018

Family members don’t agree on everything, and it’s easy to get into heated arguments. It’s no secret that arguments, yelling, and excommunication aren’t the best way to have an open dialogue. I worked for several years as a science ethics teaching assistant and writing tutor, it was part of my job to point out micro … More How to Talk to Your Family About Prejudice this Thanksgiving: A Guide to Difficult Conversations

I Spent the Summer on Lake Superior and All I Got Was This Stupid Sunburn

September 9, 2018

The first thing I want to tell you about Lake Superior is that she is not a lake; Superior is a sea. She creates her own weather patterns and kicks up squalls out of nowhere. On the Bayfield Peninsula, surrounded by her on three sides, it feels a little like she completely engulfs us. My … More I Spent the Summer on Lake Superior and All I Got Was This Stupid Sunburn

What I Learned in Four Years as an Undergraduate Student

May 7, 2018

So after four years of hard (eh) work on a Bachelor’s of Science in Neuroscience, additional major in Professional Writing, I am graduating! As I have been M.I.A. from this blog, and somehow actually have a few readers to explain myself to, here is a nice wrap up post summarizing the finer points of my … More What I Learned in Four Years as an Undergraduate Student