Monthly Archives: April 2011

Shuffle Up and Deal

Looking through all the posts, I really was surprised by the absence of any Residence Life perspectives (for those of you unfamiliar with the Puget Sound lingo, Residence Life basically equates to RAs). As there are over fifty RAs—or other … Continue reading

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Studying in Friday Harbor

Since this blog is supposed to be about my “studying abroad”, here’s some of that. I am taking classes through the University of Washington in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. I am in three classes: invertebrate zoology, marine botany, … Continue reading

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MUCUS and other wonders of the physical world

Re-inspired by a recent encounter with a stranded banana slug, I think it is finally time to bring to life a blog that I started in January. It’s time to tell the story of the advent of Mary Krauszer’s love … Continue reading

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Cue The Nostalgia

9 days until Relay For LIfe. 13 days until the Last Day of Classes. 22 days until Finals are over. And 24 days until Graduation. Can you feel the nostalgia kicking in already? I’ve said all year that, when May … Continue reading

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When You Give a Kid a Camera…

And you thought this blog was going to be entirely about ASUPS? Well, I guess I gave you ample reason to believe that—but fear not! There are plenty (errr…at least a few) other things in my life worth posting on … Continue reading

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Marine Biology Camp

Remember summers when you were a kid? I’m talking single digits. Morning cartoons, fruity cereal, chewable vitamins, no responsibility, no job. Nothing to do with your time but play outside or contemplate your belly button. You were so unoccupied, in fact, … Continue reading

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Learning on the Go

Spring Break was the first time it hit me. Spring Break began two days after our inauguration. Inauguration was incredible—both my parents came up, great food was served, President Thomas gave a unique introduction (you had to be there), thank-you’s … Continue reading

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The Road to Graduate School, Part IV

Visits… I mean interviews… I mean… wait what? Yeah! Getting an interview means you’re past that first hurdle. They love you so much on paper that they want to meet you! That first interview invitation was one of the best … Continue reading

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The Problem Child

In continuing my reflection on the Sea Education Association program that occupied the last three months of existence, let’s talk about the hard stuff. Abstractly, sailing a tall ship and doing science research in the tropical Atlantic sounds pretty ideal. … Continue reading

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ASUPS leadership

Hey everyone.  I’m new at this whole journaling/blogging thing, so please have a bit of patience while I get my bearings over the first few posts.  I’m not really a technology whiz, and you can confidently expect more than a … Continue reading

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