nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm
What have I learned from the past 10 weeks of teaching and learning remotely. For all educators and students on this planet earth, this was a really challenging couple of months. For most educators and students, these changes are not temporary, and there are no shortages of challenges to come. I am by no means [...]
In the third week of the quarter in January, I made an uncharacteristically irresponsible decision to go on a surf trip to panama with a massive group of friends. I was really nervous to go. I told both of my professors I would be absent for a full week (and then a full week later [...]
It was the 6am bus ride to school everyday that gave me the dose of reality I needed. Standing on the corner, hoping the bus wouldn't be too late, looking into the headlights on Sepulveda, I realized how lucky I was to be going to school at UCLA, living in Culver City, and commuting to [...]
Wow am I excited to be writing this post. I stole this title from a seminar I went to last year given at NCAR by Michael S Williams (who has some amazing work you can find here). He said a lot of great things in his seminar. One quote that will stick with me is [...]
How on earth did I get into a PhD program?? It's honestly a question I have not been able stop asking myself for the past couple of weeks. Without going into excruciating detail, I have always known I wanted to get a PhD. I am so thankful to have had a family with the ability [...]
Paige Hoel 