On the Front Lines

During most of my time in Holland, I have been attending a Reformed Church (not my background by a long shot) that is somewhat politically activist oriented. Although the church has its share of religious-related factors that drove me away from organized religion in...

Leavings: Setting an Unpublished Blog Free

Note from Teresa: At a time when I spent most of the day writing about my decision to leave the US, and putting to paper some hard things around that time, I am setting another unpublished blog from that time free. Today I enacted the final decision to leave a job...

A Birthday Reflection

It is very surreal that today is my birthday! However, it’s a good time to reflect on the past and coming year. I love that my birthday falls toward the beginning of each year. It provides a great milestone for setting goals for the new year. I’ve decided...

One Year Retrospective

I arrived a little over a year ago. It’s a good time to reflect on how the year has gone and to think about goals for the coming year.Of course, foremost has been my search for a full-time professional job that uses my skills. The year has been quite a bit more...

Feels Like Starting Over Again

Today I went to a faculty research presentation on campus in the department of my field. Now is a good time for me to get used to the academic culture again and to begin being visible there. After being into government and business environments for 2.5 years,...

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