I update this site when I can, which isn’t very often because doctoral student life combined with my “regular life” is a very involved, messy kind of life. On this site, I, too, will devote much space to share my "street smarts," or everyday life skills, which may save you some time, pique your curiosity, inspire new practices, or help you avoid some unpleasant, unnecessary experiences. But learning does not only come from formal schooling rather, much of what I have learned in life has been passed on to me as advice from family, colleagues, and friends, or has become engrained in my mind from unforgettable experiences, or has become part of my life from self-discovery, diligent research, and sustained trial-and-error. Here, whenever the opportunity arises, I hope to share my "book smarts," or academic skills, with you, which perhaps will assist you if you are in that stage of your life. I will forever embrace being a nerd, and will tirelessly advocate for more education (informal, formal, conceptualized broadly from all walks of life). I have always cared about learning (a shift from my original wording of “I have always loved school”-which I have since interrogated and found problematic). What hasn’t changed is that I still consider myself a lifelong learner. This site serves multiple purposes: to encourage you (and myself!) to continue wondering, wandering, and becoming (a shift from my original site purpose of “to inspire, teach, and empower,” which was meant well but no longer resonated with my philosophy of sharing experiences). Fast forward five years and in August of 2018, I was making my writing visible to anyone who cared to engage with my recollections of past experiences (and occasional academic essays). I became more self-confident with each new day, and increasingly more inspired to teach beyond my certified subjects and share beyond the classroom walls. Becoming an educator did not convert me from an introvert to an extrovert, but my everyday interactions with my students helped fuel my passion for teaching and allowed me to find my voice, however quiet, in the classroom. It was a decision made from the heart and it is, to this day, one of the best decisions I have made. ![]() To my young self, to write meant to have an internal dialogue.Īnd then I did the impossible (or so I thought) and became a teacher. ![]() I wrote for personal reasons, and never with the intention that my writing would be made visible to others (that would send me into anxiety mode). Growing up, journaling alone in the late evenings was my way of processing the day's events and making sense of new ideas, emotions, and experiences. For as long as I can remember, I have always enjoyed writing. And so, I resorted to taking written notes. There is so much I have and would like to share, but as a natural introvert, I consistently held back. Admittedly, I am, by no means, an expert on life, but as a 30-year old (as of 2020), I have graduated from a women's college, traveled the world a bit, pursued a professional career, honed my academic skills, experienced life's ups-and-downs, and collected a substantial amount of wisdom and “life hacks” from people I've connected with over the years.
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