What a year it has been. I came into 2024, officially starting my position at the University of Washington, while going back and forth between my family in Southern California and my new position in Seattle. The first six months of 2024 was full of back and forth and felt…unmooring. I not only was traveling […]
Month: December 2024
A Moment of Calm, a Time of Grace, a Season of Love, Anticipation of Joy: Final Reflection – Fall Quarter 2024
As is tradition on this academic journey, it is the end of a quarter and time for reflection. A Moment of Calm This has been an extremely busy quarter. After a gradual transition into my position at the University of Washington where I did not teach for the winter or spring quarters last year, this […]
Handle with Care
I want to start this post by saying, I am fine, doing relatively well considering the season, and doing remarkably well considering the time on the clock of the world. And also, I am present this morning to the continued tenacity of grief and fragility of “wellness.” Grief, for me, is an ever-present longing for […]