[ This is a second installment to the blog post I wrote in the spring of 2022 about my project to make a quilt out of the T-shirts I...

It’s been a while since I’ve written, which is a reflection of both what is happening and also a creative dry spell. I’m not someone who...

It is almost the end of 2023, and as I reflect on the year, I have to fight myself to not see it in the light of all of the things that I...

In early May, I got an eyebrow piercing. I had it done at a wonderful place in downtown Durham (Clarity Piercing). I had been mulling the...

In dating app bios, or when asked about myself, I often say that I “like to be active outside.” Going for a walk or run just about...

Just before the start of 2023, I moved into a one-bedroom apartment in a rental complex very close to downtown. I love it! When I moved...

It is almost the end of 2022, and I haven’t shared one of the biggest pieces of recent news, my first co-first author paper was accepted...

I have been feeling happy. Happy, not in a tied to specific event way, not in an overly elated way, just in that my most powerful emotion...

Incredibly, I have now lived in Durham for three plus months, and I have been at my job for two months! I am enjoying my work and putting...

[Please please read the information about HIV below. Also, this post is not as long as the time estimate because the references are...

Being pushed outside one’s comfort zone often leads to heightened awareness, dependence on others, and increased gratitude. One of my...

Last week, I moved to Durham, North Carolina. In many ways this move is a long time coming. I’ve known I wanted to try living here since...

I had a lot of anxiety when I started graduate school about what I would wear every day. I’m not totally sure why, I had worn a...

Today was my last day doing at-the-bench experiments at Harvard. On Saturday I will drive away from Boston. Wow!! I am ready for the next...

I consider myself to have strong staying in-touch skills. I enjoy phone calls, I love sending text messages when I’m thinking of someone,...

A celebrity crush, computer programming, and an interview-inspired more positive take on my PhD are a few of the things currently bring...

One of my best friends excitedly texted me in March 2021 about the new book “Honey Girl.” He said: “This book is about finishing your PhD...

The two most consistent routines of the last eight years of my life are drinking coffee in the morning and reading before bed. My coffee...

I’m in New Jersey right now with my mom. I was anxious about how it would feel to be back again in the house where I have spent so much...

Reflecting on 2021, it is easy to focus on the events that marked change. But I also want to reflect on some of the constants of the past...