A Tale of Seahorses

Published at January 16, 2021 ·  8 min read

July 2015 Several years ago, the summer before my first semester of college, I went on a trip with a few friends to Breckenridge, CO. We spent most of our time playing board/card games and mountain biking, but we also took the opportunity to walk around the town. One of the stops we made along the way was a little cafe where we had breakfast. While we were waiting for our food, I noticed that there were paintings hung up on the wall that were for sale from various local artists, and one of them immediately caught my eye: an acrylic painting of seahorses with vivid colors and extraordinary texture....

First Class of Reactor Principles

Published at January 10, 2021 ·  12 min read

Good afternoon! As I mentioned at the end of my last post, my time teaching Math has, at least temporarily, come to an end. I loved teaching Math, and it is something I had been wanting to do for years, but the rapid transition at our command meant that over the course of just 9 short months I went from being the most junior person to being one of the most senior people, and finally moving on to teach “second-half....

My Time Teaching Math

Published at July 5, 2020 ·  8 min read

I hope you are all well! Teaching math has been so. Much. Fun. Honestly, I could not have asked for anything better! When I first heard about the position it sounded too good to be true, and now having been here for nearly a year (!) I have found that it is even better than I was expecting. My initial qualifications took about four months, finishing up in December shortly before going home for Christmas....