nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm
This will be my first time ever living through a season. As I walked through the changing Aspens in the Bear Lake area of RMNP last Friday, I felt like I was in a movie. A movie with SEASONS! I booked camping in the Rockies in July thinking I would probably be itching to go [...]
*I am still in the process of applying to graduate school. As follows is information on how I am handling this process, but until I actually am accepted into a PhD program all of this is more of a journal entry than a guide. I am NOT an admissions expert for graduate school, just sharing [...]
Do you like strange taxidermy, wrestling, and colorful art? If you do you are in the right place. My house had a close friend organizing this wild and strange and awesome block party and all four of us piled in and sent it to Denver. Honestly, I just feel so lucky to be in this [...]
Hello! Welcome to the most recent installment of Paige Hoel moving somewhere super cool! This year's episode: Boulder Colorado After a conference last November, I was lucky enough to make a connection with two superb women scientists working at the National Center for Atmospheric Resarch. In March I reached out to them again, and in [...]
Monday myself and my best friend set out for what would be one of the wildest weeks of my 22 year life. April I accepted a job in Boulder and it seemed like my start date in August was a lifetime away. But here we were, car packed, ready to drive to Colorado in the [...]
Um, wow. I am not going to lie, I would prefer not to write anything for this post and let the pictures do the talking.... BUT I need to do this Island some justice and I need to share my story. My best friend had always talked about wanting to go to the Channel Islands [...]
Hey pretty people! I have cooked up this idea that everyone is dying to see more of my planning and journals after having received a couple compliments in the past month. Whether you care or not, here are some highlights of my current bullet journal and whats working for me. Hopefully it inspires you to [...]
Hey there! Where are all my cool kids applying to graduate school? The kids who just can't get enough essays, resarch, and stress? If I'm talking to you, I promise you're in good company. I never considered not going to graduate school to be honest. I was lucky enough to be born into a family [...]
The last vacation my family shared was a trip to Munich eight years ago. I was 15, my brother was 17, and although we had a great time most of what I can remember was the stress. After graduating from college and finding a new groove as a family, I don't know if there could [...]
I would like to preface by saying none of this is intended to come off as a brag or boast post. I am very eager to share my experience due to the number of questions I have received from friends as well as my enthusiasm for this opportunity. Sophomore year I was eager for research [...]
Dr Paige Hoel 