Over the past year or so, I’ve gotten much more aware of the trash problem. But even as I compost, buy my food in bulk, and wouldn’t be caught dead with a disposable coffee cup, it’s still all too easy to order a packaged delivered, grab an office snack, and let the associated garbage vanish… Continue reading Project Pack Out
Category: Personal
I Got A Job, So Time to Offer Career Advice
Alternative title: things I think I learned about job and career searching in college. First, Why I Am Qualified to Give Advice Well, I’m not. But I did have An Experience that I am pretty proud of having gone through. I had a non-ideal internship stack up (not a single internship in the industry my… Continue reading I Got A Job, So Time to Offer Career Advice
I Didn’t Fly in 2022
The last time I flew was September 4th, 2021, to get to college for the start of my senior year. That’s 479 days ago. That fall, I made the decision to stop flying for at least one year. Why? Because flying airplanes emits emits a massive amount of greenhouse gases. I’d been vaguely aware for… Continue reading I Didn’t Fly in 2022
World Vegan Day 2021
I was polishing off the last bits of my dinner, scrolling on my phone, when I noticed that today was November 1st, World Vegan Day. I thought back to what I’d had today, and decided to write a quick post about it to show an easy day of vegan eating. This morning was off to… Continue reading World Vegan Day 2021
Lessons from Ballet
I grew up dancing ballet from about eight to eighteen. Here are some lessons I learned. Never stretch cold In a ballet class, stretching generally occurs after the barre – the first ~30 minute of class that is basically a methodical workout that drills all the foundational movements with the assistance of the barre (railing… Continue reading Lessons from Ballet
4 Values
On one hike this summer (which there’s a funny story behind, too) my sister brought up an interesting question. I call this proxy free counseling – a question from my sister’s friend’s counselor. What are your four most important values? I immediately questioned why it has to be four—it doesn’t, of course. Could be three… Continue reading 4 Values
Reflection on Teaching “Energy and Human Ambitions on a Finite Planet”
In August, I taught a 7-session seminar series through Wave Learning Festival, a new student-founded organization offering free remote learning. This was an exciting new experience for me, as I’ve never taught before. I got to design my own course off of one of my favorite new books, Energy and Human Ambitions on a Finite Planet by Tom Murphy
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